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Numerical and test study on vertical vibration characteristics of pile group in slope soil topography

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Topography effects on the vertical vibration responses of pile group are revealed though numerical analysis and model tests. First, a series of model tests with different topography of ground and bedrock are conducted. The results indicate that displacement amplitude of the pile head in sloping ground topography is larger than in horizontal ground. Differential displacement at various positions of the pile cap is observed in non-horizontal topography. Afterwards, a numerical algorithm is employed to further explore the essential response characteristics in group piles of different topography configurations, which has been verified by the test results. The lengths of the exposed and frictional segment, together with the thickness of the subsoil layer, are the dominant factors which cause non-axisymmetric vibration at the pile cap.

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This work was supported by the National Science Foundation of China (51622803, 51778092), Innovation Group Science Foundation of the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing, China under Grant No. cstc2020jcyj-cxttX0003, and China Scholarship Council (File No.: 201806050121) for financial support to visit Purdue University.

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  1. College of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China

    Qu Liming, Ding Xuanming, Wu Chongrong & Cao Guangwei

  2. Key Laboratory of New Technology for Construction of Cities in Mountain Area, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China

    Qu Liming, Ding Xuanming, Wu Chongrong & Cao Guangwei

  3. MOE Key Laboratory of High-Speed Railway Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China

    Qu Liming, Ding Xuanming, Wu Chongrong & Cao Guangwei

  4. School of Civil Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, 350118, China

    Zheng Changjie

  5. Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology and Informatization in Civil Engineering, Fuzhou, 350118, China

    Zheng Changjie

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Liming, Q., Xuanming, D., Changjie, Z. et al. Numerical and test study on vertical vibration characteristics of pile group in slope soil topography. Earthq. Eng. Eng. Vib. 20, 377–390 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11803-021-2026-7

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