Seismic response of subway station in soft soil: Shaking table testing versus numerical analysis

• Published in: Tunnelling and underground space technology Vol. 100; p. 103389
• Main Authors: Wu, Weifeng, Ge, Shiping, Yuan, Yong, Ding, Wenqi, Anastasopoulos, Ioannis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Bending moments; Columns (structural); Computer simulation; Constitutive models; Deformation; Earthquake loads; Earthquakes; Finite element analysis; Finite element method; Finite elements; Galvanized steels; Galvanizing; Mathematical models; Maximum bending; Numerical analysis; Prototypes; Reinforcing steels; Sawdust; Seismic engineering; Seismic response; Shake table testing; Shake table tests; Shear tests; Soil dynamics; Soil layers; Soil mixtures; Soil-structure interaction; Soils; Stiffness; Subway stations; Subways; Underground construction; Underground structures; Finite elements; Soil-structure interaction; Seismic response; Shake table testing

•The seismic response of a station is studied combining experiments and analysis.•Shaking table tests are conducted using synthetic model soil and granular concrete.•A nonlinear FE model is calibrated and validated against the shaking table tests.•The validated model is used to transfer the results...