Structural Engineering and Mechanics
Volume 91, Number 1, 2024, pages 25-38
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2024.91.1.025
Seismic train-bridge coupled system sensitivity analysis considering random aftershock intensity and residual track deformation
Jincheng Tan, Manman Chen, Xiang Liu, Han Zhao, Lizhong Jiang, Peidong Guo, Wangbao Zhou and Ping Xiang
Abstract
After the mainshock, whether the train can be allowed to pass the bridges plays an important role in ensuring the transport of supplies and rescue works for example, in the "12 May" earthquake in China, after evaluation, the bridge was still used for transportation in rescue at a very slow speed, engineers usually evaluate whether the train can pass the bridge safely based on the experience, lacks sufficient calculation basis and does not fully consider the risk caused by aftershocks. To address this issue, this paper comprehensively considers the randomness of track irregularity, the randomness of aftershock intensity and other multiple random sources in train-bridge interaction system (TBIS). The sensitivity of train to various random parameters after earthquake is analyzed from the perspective of probability, the most sensitive random variable in this paper is PGA of aftershocks, both for bridge and trailer car, With the increase of epicentral distance, the sensitivity of PGA will decrease, and correspondingly, for trailer car, the sensitivity of other random variables will increase, research in this paper provides a basis for the subsequent random analysis of post-earthquake driving safety.
Key Words
aftershocks; rail irregularity; randomness of aftershock intensity; residual deformation; sensitivity
Address
Jincheng Tan, Xiang Liu, Han Zhao, Lizhong Jiang, Peidong Guo, Wangbao Zhou: School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410075, China
Manman Chen: Department of Civil Engineering, Guangxi Polytechnic of Construction, Nanning, 530007, Guangxi, China
Ping Xiang: School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410075, China; School of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Taishan University, Taian 271000, Shandong, China