The increasing need for High-Speed Railway (HSR) to reduce the travelling time requires increasing research within this field. Bridges are main components of any railway network, including HSR networks, and the optimization of their design for this purpose would contribute to a faster and more cost effective development of the HSR network. The initial investment, the running and maintenance costs of the bridges can be decreased through better understanding of the their dynamic behaviour. This thesis studies the dynamic behaviour of end-shield railway bridges under HSR operation. 2D beam analysis is used to study the effect of the distribution of the train’s axle load. Relatively accurate 3D FE-models are developed to study the effect of Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI) and the dynamic response of the bridges. Modelling alternatives are studied to develop an accurate model. A full scale test of a simply supported Bridge with end-shields using load-controlled forced excitation was performed and the results were used to verify the theoretical models. A manual model updating process of the material properties of the 3D FE-model is performed using FRFs from the field measurements. A Simple 2D model is also developed, where a spring/dashpot system is implemented to simplify SSI, and updated to reproduce the field measured responses. The conclusions of the project emphasize the importance of SSI effects in the dynamic analysis of end-shield bridges for predicting their dynamic behaviour. The conclusions also show that the modelling of the surrounding soil and the assumption of the soil material parameters have significant effect on the dynamic response. Even the boundary conditions, bedrock level and the ballast on the railway track affects the response. The results also show that the bridge’s concrete section behaves as uncracked section under the studied dynamic loading. / <p>QC 20170403</p>

Major cities in Sweden experience a population growth, demanding innovative solutions regarding land exploitation for residential housing. One solution is to build closer to existing railway tracks, however difficulties arise regarding determining traffic induced vibrations from trains. This sometimes results in vibrations being too large in buildings regarding comfort, resulting in expensive measures taken as to reduce the vibrations. The scope of this thesis is to investigate the soil-structure interaction caused by traffic induced vibrations in buildings using ABAQUS FE software, where the aim is to partly investigate how a structure effects surrounding soil, partly to investigate which parameters of a structure has largest favorable impact on foundation vibrations. Major results include that ground vibrations at 2-4 meters parallel to a structure relative to the vibration source remain constant, independent on whether a house is present or not. Further results show that increasing the thickness of the foundation slab has a mitigating effect on the induced vibrations. The main conclusions of this thesis include that quadratic elements are superior to linear elements for dynamic analyses for soil, and that accelerometers should be placed at least 2-4 m next to an existing structure to obtain accurate measurements comparable to if no structure was present. / Större städer i Sverige upplever en befolkningstillväxt, vilket resulterar i att kreativa lösningar måste introduceras gällande markexploatering för bostadshus. En sådan lösning är att bygga närmre befintlig järnväg, dock resulterar detta i svårigheter gällande att kvantifiera magnituden av trafikinducerade vibrationer i byggnadsfundament orsakade av tågtrafik. En konsekvens av detta är att vibrationsnivåerna i husen ibland blir för stora sett till komfortvibrationer, vilket resulterar i att dyra åtgärder måste tas för att minska vibrationerna. Denna avhandling syftar till att genom att använda ABAQUS FE-mjukvara utforska jord-strukturinverkan i hus orsakade av trafikvibrationer. Målet är delvis att undersöka hur byggnation påverkar omgivande markvibrationer, delvis att undersöka vilka parametrar som har störst gynnsam effekt gällande dämpning av trafikinducerade vibrationer. De viktigaste resultaten indikerar att markvibrationer 2-4 meter bredvid ett hus relativt vibrationskällan förblir oförändrade oberoende av om byggnation existerar eller ej, samt att en ökning av tjockleken av grundplattan resulterar i minskade fundamentvibrationer. Slutsatserna som presenteras är flera, däribland att kvadratiska element är mer beräkningseffektiva än linjära element för dynamiska analyser för jord, samt att accelerometrar bör placeras minst 2-4 m bredvid ett befintligt hus för att erhålla mätdata jämförbara med om ett hus inte skulle finnas på platsen.

The work reported in this thesis presents a general overview of the dynamic response of short-span railway bridges considering soil-structure interaction. The study aims to identify the effect of the surrounding and underlying soil on the global stiffness and damping of the structural system. This may lead to better assumptions and more efficient numerical models for design.A simple discrete model for calculating the dynamic characteristics of the fundamental bending mode of single span beam bridges on viscoelastic supports was proposed. This model was used to study the effect of the dynamic stiffness of the foundation on the modal parameters (e.g. natural frequency and damping ratio) of railway beam bridges. It was shown that the variation in the underlying soil profiles leads to a different dynamic response of the system. This effect depends on the ratio between the flexural stiffness of the bridge and the dynamic stiffness of the foundation-soil system but also on the ratio between the resonant frequency of the soil layer and the fundamental frequency of the bridge. The effect of the surrounding soil conditions on the vertical dynamic response of portal frame bridges was also investigated both numerically and experimentally. To this end, different numerical models (i.e. full FE models and coupled FE-BE models) have been developed. Controlled vibration tests have been performed on two full-scale portal frame bridges to determine the modal properties of the bridge-soil system and calibrate the numerical models. Both experimental and numerical results identified the substantial contribution of the surrounding soil on the global damping of short-span portal frame bridges. A simplified model for the surrounding soil was also proposed in order to define a less complicated model appropriate for practical design purposes. / <p>QC 20180315</p>

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This thesis concerns dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI) analysis of portal framerailway bridges. Dynamic problems are common for bridges used for high speedrailway traffic. The passing trains induce harmonic loads on the bridges causingvibration amplitudes that may cause damage to the bridge structures and userdiscomfort.Previous studies have shown that the effects of SSI are substantial for short spanportal frame bridges. The damping ratio of the system is greatly increased due to theenergy dissipation properties of the surrounding soil causing significant changes in thedynamic response of the structure. Therefore, it is of interest to investigate the effectsof SSI for portal frame bridges with longer spans.Two case study bridges with span lengths of approximately 16m have been investigatedin detail in this study. Dynamic analyses of the bridges and train passage simulationshave been performed. The results show that SSI significantly increases the dampingratio which leads to lower vibration amplitudes. It is also possible to draw theconclusion that more accurate results are achieved when modeling fixed foundationsrather than using static spring foundations to replicate the stiffness of the subsoil.Moreover, a simplified modeling approach accounting for the effects of SSI is proposed.The proposed method provides satisfactory results, but more future work may increasethe quality of the results further. To validate the conclusions from this study, a proposalfor experimental validation is presented. Performing full-scale dynamic tests on thestudied bridges would enable further comparison and validation of the results.

Thesis deals with problems of the soil-structure interaction. In the theoretical part is described the approach to mathematical modeling of structure-foundation-soil interaction. The subsoil models are further described in detail, including the models with piles (both static and dynamics models). In the next chapter there is described the dynamics theory of the systems with single or more degrees of freedom. There is also an analysis of propagation, reflection and refraction of mechanical one-dimensional waves (P-wave, S-wave) and spatial waves (P- wave, SV-wave, SH-wave) and waves in homogeneous half-space (R-wave L-wave). The numerical analysis is logically sorted from hand calculation of the parameter change influence on the modal characteristics to complex computational FEM model of the machine with a foundation on piles placed in the spatial block of soil. Numerical studies aim to determine the influence of the subsoil model on the modal characteristics and thus confirm the absolute necessity of the subsoil model in tasks of dynamics. The next goal is to determine the appropriate key parameters of the computational model: the size of finite element, suitable shape of subsoil model, suitable inclination of boundary condition and suitable boundary conditions. For creating of set of computational models was used language APDL in conjunction with ANSYS software interface. All used input files are listed in the Annex.

Neste trabalho estuda-se a interação solo-estrutura de grupo de edifícios com fundações superficiais, em maciço de solos de argila mole. O comportamento ao longo do tempo da argila mole é analisado com o modelo reológico de Kelvin. Os parâmetros do modelo são determinados através do ajuste entre as curvas recalque – tempo do modelo e as curvas medidas em três prédios, construídos simultaneamente, na cidade de Santos/SP - Brasil. O estudo da interação solo–estrutura entre os edifícios do grupo e o maciço de solos utilizou a metodologia de CHAMECKI (1956), onde a superestrutura é modelada como pórtico espacial elástico linear e, o solo é modelado como meio elástico estratificado conforme AOKI e LOPES (1975). Estudos paramétricos demonstram a influência da rigidez da estrutura, do efeito de grupo entre as fundações superficiais, do processo construtivo e das construções vizinhas, na configuração final dos recalques / This work presents a methodology for the soil-estructure interaction analysis of a group of buildings on shallow foundations in soft clay soils. The long term behavior of clay is modeled by Kelvin’s rheological model. Model parameters is evaluated by back-analysis of measured settlement – time curves. The soil–estructure interaction is based on CHAMECKI (1956) model, where the superstructure is modeled is a spatial elastic linear frame and, the soil is modeled is an elastic linear stratified half space according to AOKI & LOPES (1975). Parametric studies shows the influence of the superstructure stiffness, the interaction among buildings foundations, and the effect construction steps in the final settlements configuration

O estudo do comportamento mecânico do complexo sistema advindo da interação entre solo/subestrutura/superestrutura é o tema do trabalho. Neste contexto, a representação do maciço é feita usando-se o método dos elementos de contorno (MEC) em abordagem 3D, de maneira que se possa simular o maciço com características mecânicas não-homogêneas, além de se considerar uma camada de apoio indeslocável a distâncias prescritas a priori e condição de aderência perfeita. A subestrutura também é representada via MEC tridimensional, a qual está imersa dentro deste meio heterogêneo. A infra e a superestrutura são modeladas empregando o método dos elementos finitos (MEF), com o uso de elementos estruturais reticulares e elementos laminares. São apresentados alguns exemplos em que se valida a formulação e outros que demonstram a potencialidade e a necessidade de se empregar a formulação para a melhor análise do complexo fenômeno em estudo. Por fim, demonstra-se a obrigatoriedade de se otimizar a formulação, empregando-se duas grandes ferramentas numéricas: o paralelismo e o emprego de um adequado método de resolução de sistemas esparsos. / The analysis of the soil-structure system interaction is a vast field of interest in the area of civil engineering. A realistic representation of its behaviour. Thus, in the present research, the soil is considered a non-homogeneous continuum supported by a rigid and adhesive interface and modelled by boundary element method via Kelvin solution in 3D space. The foundation is also modelled by this above-mentioned modelling technique. The raft foundation and the superstructure are represented by finite shell and 3D frame elements. In order to estimate the accuracy and the potentiality of the proposed numerical formulation, some examples are validated when compared to similar approaches, and others simulations are presented to stress the necessity of coupling the non-homogeneous soil-foundation-radier-superstructure system as a whole. Finally, to acquire numerical time efficiency, it is shown that it is imperative to apply parallel processing and sparse techniques for the solution of the final system.

O objetivo do presente trabalho é o desenvolvimento de um código computacional que possibilite a análise dinâmica de estruturas tridimensionais em regime elástico-linear acopladas ao solo, tratado como meio infinito elastoplástico. As superestruturas são tratadas por elementos finitos simples de casca e de barra geral, as estruturas de fundações são tratadas por elementos de casca que simulam o contato com o solo, modelando radiers, túneis e reservatórios enterrados. Blocos são modelados por elementos de contorno tridimensionais. O solo é modelado de duas maneiras distintas: na região plastificada emprega-se a solução fundamental de Kelvin (estática) e na região não plastificada (elástica) adota-se a solução fundamental do problema de Stokes. O acoplamento entre os meios é feito aplicando-se a técnica de subregiões. Deve ficar claro que todo procedimento estático equivalente foi implementado. Vários exemplos numéricos são apresentados, onde se percebe a eficiência do código computacional desenvolvido / The objective of the present work is the development of a computational code that makes possible dynamic analyses of three-dimensional structures in elastic-linear behavior coupled to the soil, modeled as elastoplastic infinite medium. Simple finite elements, shell and general bars, are used to model elastic structures. The structures of foundations are modeled by shell’s elements which simulate the contact with the soil, modeling radiers, tunnels and buried reservoirs. Blocks are modeled by three-dimensional boundary elements. The soil is modeled in two different ways: in the plastic region Kelvin’s fundamental solution (static) is used and in the elastic region the fundamental solution of the Stoke’s problem is adopted. The coupling among the media is done applying the sub-region technique. It is important to note that the equivalent static procedure has been implemented. Several numerical examples are presented, demonstrating the efficiency of the developed computational code

As análises estruturais têm como procedimento usual considerar apoios rígidos nas fundações e aplicar as ações de maneira instantânea. Essas duas simplificações podem induzir a uma configuração de esforços não condizentes com a estrutura real. Este trabalho investiga a interação solo-estrutura (ISE) em edifícios de paredes de concreto apoiados em fundação do tipo radier. O presente estudo considera a sequência construtiva da edificação, denominada por ações evolutivas, objetivando obter resultados mais condizentes com a estrutura real. A investigação é realizada mediante simulação numérica utilizando o Método dos Elementos Finitos (MEF) por meio do pacote computacional DIANA&#174;. A tipologia do modelo numérico é baseada em um conjunto de edifícios já construídos. São utilizados dados de monitoramento de recalques geotécnicos ao longo da construção dos edifícios para aferir as propriedades constitutivas do solo no modelo numérico. São analisados os efeitos da deformação da fundação na redistribuição de esforços e tensões das paredes da superestrutura, a contribuição da rigidez da estrutura na uniformização dos recalques e demais parâmetros que envolvem a ISE na estrutura e na fundação. A NBR-16055 (ABNT, 2012) obriga que seja incorporado a interação solo-estrutura nas análises de edifícios de paredes de concreto acima de 5 pavimentos. O presente estudo indica que os efeitos da ISE na estrutura têm uma maior dependência da rigidez relativa estrutura-solo. Deste modo, é proposto um coeficiente específico de rigidez relativa estrutura-solo para edifícios de paredes de concreto. São realizados estudos paramétricos que indicam que o coeficiente proposto pode ser utilizado como um parâmetro para análise da ISE em edifícios de paredes de concreto. / The usual procedure in structural analysis neglects the deformation of the foundations and the load sequence of the building. These simplifications can provide inaccurate results. This work deals with the structural analysis of concrete wall buildings settled on raft foundations taking into account the soil-structure interaction (SSI) and the progressive vertical loading. The numerical simulation was performed using the finite element method (FEM) in the DIANA&#174; software. The numerical model is based on a set of buildings already constructed. During the construction process, the settlement of many points were measured and are used here to evaluate the constitutive soil parameters to feed the numerical models. The obtained results show a redistribution of the walls internal forces and the loss of uniformity of their vertical normal stress. The progressive vertical loading during the construction reduces the influences of the soil-structure interaction. The Brazilian code for concrete wall buildings (NBR-16055, 2012) requires that the soil/structure interaction be incorporated into the structural model in the buildings with more than 5 stories. A specific relative stiffness structural-soil factor is proposed for concrete wall buildings. The present study indicates that the SSI results are not related to the number of floors of the building. The SII have a larger dependence on soil stiffness and relative stiffness structure-soil.