Numerical modelling for prediction of ground-borne vibrations induced by pile driving

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Pedro Alves Costa (Author) FEUP; Aires Colaço (Author) FEUP; Tales Sofidis (Author) Other; Luis Godinho (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Engineering Structures

Vol. 242 No. 112533

ISSN: 0141-0296

Publisher: Elsevier

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Authenticus ID: P-00V-0J6

DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112533

Abstract (EN): In this work, ground-borne vibrations due to pile driving impact are analyzed. A comparison between numerical results and experimental responses obtained in a low strain test measurement is presented. The experimental campaign is held at a construction site next to the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (Portugal). The low strain test is carried out with 13 accelerometers equally distanced in a straight line and the ground vibrations are measured at the ground surface for several blows induced by an impact hammer. Soil properties and stratification are determined through non-intrusive geophysical tests - seismic refraction tests and SASW (Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves) tests. The numerical model is developed in time domain with the same characteristics of the construction site, considering a finite element axisymmetric formulation and an effective semi-explicit/explicit time marching procedure. The numerical results present good agreement with the in situ measured response, which indicates the effectiveness of the developed numerical model. In the sequence, a parametric study is developed and the results compared to previous numerical and experimental studies available in the literature.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 17