Seismic Response Characteristics of High-Speed Railway Hub Station Considering Pile-Soil Interactions

As a key transportation infrastructure, it is of great significance to ensure the seismic safety of the high-speed railway hub station. Taking Changde high-speed railway hub station as background, a comprehensive 3D numerical model of the high-speed railway station structure is proposed to consider...

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Main Authors: Ning Zhang, Ziwei Chen
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-07-01
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description As a key transportation infrastructure, it is of great significance to ensure the seismic safety of the high-speed railway hub station. Taking Changde high-speed railway hub station as background, a comprehensive 3D numerical model of the high-speed railway station structure is proposed to consider the engineering geological characteristics of the site, soil nonlinearity, and pile-soil interactions. The results show that the hub station structural system, considering pile-soil interaction, presents the ‘soft-upper-rigid-down’ characteristics as a whole, and the natural vibration is lower than that of the station structure with a rigid foundation assumption. Under the action of three strong seismic motions, the nonlinear site seismic effect is significant, the surface acceleration is significantly enlarged, and decreases with the buried depth. The interaction between pile and soil is related to the nonlinear seismic effect of the site, which deforms together to resist the foundation deformation caused by the strong earthquake motions, and the depth range affected by the interaction between the two increases with the increase of the intensity of earthquake motion. Among the three kinds of input earthquake motions, the predominant frequency of the Kobe earthquake is the closest to the natural vibration of the station structure system, followed by the El Centro earthquake. Moreover, the structures above the foundation of the high-speed railway hub station structural system are more sensitive to the spectral characteristics of Taft waves and El Centro waves compared to the site soil. This is also the main innovation point of this study. The existence of the roof leads to the gradual amplification of the seismic response of the station frame structure with height, and the seismic response amplification at the connection between the roof and the frame structure is the largest. The maximum story drift angle at the top floor of the station structure is also greater than that at the bottom floor.
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spelling doaj-art-a7067838a13d4cccae724e683d4a5f152025-07-25T13:17:26ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092025-07-011514246610.3390/buildings15142466Seismic Response Characteristics of High-Speed Railway Hub Station Considering Pile-Soil InteractionsNing Zhang0Ziwei Chen1Department of Underground Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, ChinaDepartment of Underground Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, ChinaAs a key transportation infrastructure, it is of great significance to ensure the seismic safety of the high-speed railway hub station. Taking Changde high-speed railway hub station as background, a comprehensive 3D numerical model of the high-speed railway station structure is proposed to consider the engineering geological characteristics of the site, soil nonlinearity, and pile-soil interactions. The results show that the hub station structural system, considering pile-soil interaction, presents the ‘soft-upper-rigid-down’ characteristics as a whole, and the natural vibration is lower than that of the station structure with a rigid foundation assumption. Under the action of three strong seismic motions, the nonlinear site seismic effect is significant, the surface acceleration is significantly enlarged, and decreases with the buried depth. The interaction between pile and soil is related to the nonlinear seismic effect of the site, which deforms together to resist the foundation deformation caused by the strong earthquake motions, and the depth range affected by the interaction between the two increases with the increase of the intensity of earthquake motion. Among the three kinds of input earthquake motions, the predominant frequency of the Kobe earthquake is the closest to the natural vibration of the station structure system, followed by the El Centro earthquake. Moreover, the structures above the foundation of the high-speed railway hub station structural system are more sensitive to the spectral characteristics of Taft waves and El Centro waves compared to the site soil. This is also the main innovation point of this study. The existence of the roof leads to the gradual amplification of the seismic response of the station frame structure with height, and the seismic response amplification at the connection between the roof and the frame structure is the largest. The maximum story drift angle at the top floor of the station structure is also greater than that at the bottom floor.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/14/2466structure of high-speed railway hub stationseismic response analysispile-soil interactionsite soilroof structureframe construction
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Seismic Response Characteristics of High-Speed Railway Hub Station Considering Pile-Soil Interactions
Buildings
structure of high-speed railway hub station
seismic response analysis
pile-soil interaction
site soil
roof structure
frame construction
title Seismic Response Characteristics of High-Speed Railway Hub Station Considering Pile-Soil Interactions
title_full Seismic Response Characteristics of High-Speed Railway Hub Station Considering Pile-Soil Interactions
title_fullStr Seismic Response Characteristics of High-Speed Railway Hub Station Considering Pile-Soil Interactions
title_full_unstemmed Seismic Response Characteristics of High-Speed Railway Hub Station Considering Pile-Soil Interactions
title_short Seismic Response Characteristics of High-Speed Railway Hub Station Considering Pile-Soil Interactions
title_sort seismic response characteristics of high speed railway hub station considering pile soil interactions
topic structure of high-speed railway hub station
seismic response analysis
pile-soil interaction
site soil
roof structure
frame construction
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/14/2466
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