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Dynamic response analysis of liquefiable ground due to sinusoidal waves of different frequencies of shield construction

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Vibration induced by shield construction can lead to liquefaction of saturated sand. Based on FLAC3D software, a numerical model of tunnel excavation is established and sinusoidal velocity loads with different frequencies are applied to the excavation face. The pattern of the excess pore pressure ratio with frequency, as well as the dynamic response of soil mass under different frequency loads before excavation, is analyzed. When the velocity sinusoidal wave acts on the excavation surface of the shield tunnel with a single sand layer, soil liquefaction occurs. However, the ranges and locations of soil liquefaction are different at different frequencies, which proves that the vibration frequency influences the liquefaction location of the stratum. For sand-clay composite strata with liquefiable layers, the influence of frequency on the liquefaction range is different from that of a single stratum. In the frequency range of 5–30 Hz, the liquefaction area and surface subsidence decrease with an increase in vibration frequency. The research results in this study can be used as a reference in engineering practice for tunneling liquefiable strata with a shield tunneling machine.

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Financial support from the Research Grants for Returned Students of China (No. 2020-038) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51408392) are acknowledged and appreciated.

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  1. College of Civil Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China

    Jingyue Wang, Xinsheng Ge, Jingyuan Sun, Yasheng Liu & Zhuo Shang

  2. The 3rd Engineering Co. Ltd. of China Railway 18th Bureau, Zhuozhou, 072750, China

    Zhiqiang Wang & Maoguo Tian

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Supported by: Research Grants for Returned Students of China under Grant No. 2020-038 and the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 51408392

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Wang, J., Ge, X., Sun, J. et al. Dynamic response analysis of liquefiable ground due to sinusoidal waves of different frequencies of shield construction. Earthq. Eng. Eng. Vib. 22, 637–646 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11803-023-2192-x

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