Aseismic performances of constrained damping lining structures made of rubber-sand-concrete

Flexible damping technology considering aseismic materials and aseismic structures seems be a good solution for engineering structures.In this study,a constrained damping structure for underground tunnel lining,using a rubber-sand-concrete(RSC)as the aseismic material,is proposed.The aseismic performances of constrained damping structure were investigated by a series of hammer impact tests.The damping layer thickness and shape effects on the aseismic performance such as effective duration and acceleration amplitude of time-domain analysis,composite loss factor and damping ratio of the transfer function analysis,and total vibration level of octave spectrum analysis were discussed.The hammer impact tests revealed that the relationship between the aseismic performance and damping layer thickness was not linear,and that the hollow damping layer had a better aseismic performance than the flat damping layer one.The aseismic performances of constrained damping structure under different seismicity magnitudes and geological conditions were investigated.The effects of the peak ground acceleration(PGA)and tunnel overburden depth on the aseismic performances such as the maximum principal stress and equivalent plastic strain(PEEQ)were discussed.The numerical results show the constrained damping structure proposed in this paper has a good aseismic performance,with PGA in the range(0.2-1.2)g and tunnel overburden depth in the range of 0-300 m.

Multiple Impact Phenomenon in Impact Hammer Testing:Theoretical Analysis and Numerical Simulation

As conducting an impact hammer testing during experimental modal analysis,the multiple impact phenomenon must be avoided.It is generally recognized that the multiple impact phenomenon is induced by the tester’s improper operation and can be avoided through more careful operation.This study theoretically and numerically investigates the whole process of the dynamical interaction between the hammer tip and the impacted structure and discovers the intrinsically physical mechanism of the multiple impact phenomenon.The determination of the interacting process comes down to solve two sets of governing differential equations alternately,and the effectiveness of the theoretical analysis is validated by numerical simulations.Four dimensionless parameters governing the interacting process are recognized in the theoretical framework.The critical stiffness ratio for a given impacted location and the critical impacted location for a given stiffness ratio are analytically determined.These results can guide impact hammer testing to avoid the occurrence of multiple impact by suggesting the hammer tip and impacted locations.