Soil-Structure Interaction Approach of a Timber-Concrete Composite Pedestrian Bridge
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 28, Issue 3
Abstract
Soil-structure interaction contemplates a series of comprehensive studies, such as those related to the use of springs to represent the soil-structure behavior in complex structures. In this context, the present paper aims to apply methodologies available in the technical literature regarding the inclusion of the combined effects of soil, foundation, and structure to represent a timber-concrete composite pedestrian bridge of the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo. Numerical models associated with soil-structure interaction methodologies were developed and calibrated using experimental data from monitoring campaigns on the footbridge. Vertical displacement and natural frequency results displayed good adherence with experimental data. Overall, the use of soil-structure interaction provided a satisfactory improvement in the numeric responses. This paper thus demonstrated the importance of adopting adequate representation for the foundation and soil elements to represent the actual behavior of an asset, displaying the influence of the soil-structure interaction. The modeling configuration of this work enables the selection of more reliable numerical models for future analyses.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
Data Availability Statement
Data and computational models of the proposed approach are available from the corresponding author.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to acknowledge CNPq (The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development), FAPESP (Grant #2020/02350-2, The São Paulo Research Foundation), and VALE Catedra under Rail for providing financial support to develop this paper.
References
Ahmad, E., C. Caprani, S. Zivanovic, and A. Heidarpour. 2021. “Experimental validation of moving spring-mass-damper model for human-structure interaction in the presence of vertical vibration.” Structures 29 (Jun): 1274–1285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2020.12.007.
Boulom, M., P. Garnica, and P. A. Vermeer. 1995. “Soil-structure interaction: FEM computations.” Stud. Appl. Mech. 42 (Aug): 147–171. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0922-5382(06)80010-3.
Bucinskas, P., and L. V. Andersen. 2020. “Dynamic response of vehicle–bridge–soil system using lumped-parameter models for structure–soil interaction.” Comput. Struct. 238 (1): 106270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2020.106270.
Conti, R., and R. Laora. 2022. “Substructure method revisited for analyzing the dynamic interaction of structures with embedded massive foundations.” J. Geotech. Geoenviron. Eng. 148 (6): 04022029. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002787.
Datta, D., J. Coleman, and A. H. Varma. 2018. “Comparative analysis of algorithms for interface modelling in non-linear soil structure interaction.” In Proc., 11th U.S. National Conf. on Earthquake Engineering. Oakland, CA: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.
Deng, L., and C. Cai. 2010. “Bridge model updating using response surface method and genetic algorithm.” J. Bridge Eng. 15 (5): 553–564. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0000092.
Gazetas, G. 1991. “Formulas and charts for impedances of surface and embedded foundations.” J. Geotech. Eng. 117 (9): 1363–1381. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9410(1991)117:9(1363).
Guellil, M. E., Z. Harichane, and E. Çelebi. 2020. “Seismic codes based equivalent nonlinear and stochastic soil structure interaction analysis.” Stud. Geotech. et Mech. 2020 (1): 1–14. https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2020-0007.
Jia, J. 2018. “Soil dynamics and foundation modeling.” In Offshore and earthquake engineering. Berlin: Springer.
Jung, D., and C. Kim. 2013. “Finite element model updating on small-scale bridge model using the hybrid genetic algorithm.” Struct. Infrastruct. Eng. 9 (5): 481–495. https://doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2011.564635.
Kamali, A. Z. 2018. “Dynamic soil-structure interaction analysis of railway bridges: Numerical and experimental results.” Licentiate dissertation, Dept. of Civil and Architectural Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Raheem, S. E. A. 2022. “Soil–structure interaction for seismic analysis and design of bridges.” In Innovative bridge design handbook: Construction, rehabilitation and maintenance. 2st ed. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann.
Richart, F. E., and R. V. Whitman. 1967. “Comparison of footing vibration tests with theory.” J. Soil Mech. Found. Div. 93 (6): 143–168. https://doi.org/10.1061/JSFEAQ.0001049.
Shaik, K. A., and G. P. Chandradhara. 2022. “Seismic retrofit of monorail bridges considering soil–Pile–Bridge–Train interaction.” J. Bridge Eng. 25 (10): 549–555. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.09.496.
Shoaei, M. D., B. B. Huat, M. S. Jaafar, and A. Alkarni. 2015. “Soil-framed structure interaction analysis—A new interface element.” Lat. Am. J. Solids Struct. 12 (2): 226–249. https://doi.org/10.1590/1679-78251130.
Svendsen, B., Ø. Petersen, G. Frøseth, and A. Rønnquist. 2021. “Improved finite element model updating of a full-scale steel bridge using sensitivity analysis.” Struct. Infrastruct. Eng. 2021 (1): 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2021.1944227.
Tamayo, J. L. P., and A. M. Awruch. 2016. “On the valuation of a numerical model for the analysis of soil-structure interaction problems.” Lat. Am. J. Solids Struct. 13 (8): 1545–1575. https://doi.org/10.1590/1679-78252450.
Wu, T., and W. Qiu. 2020. “Dynamic analyses of pile-supported bridges including soil-structure interaction under stochastic ice loads.” Soil Dyn. Earthquake Eng. 128 (Aug): 105879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2019.105879.
Zangeneh, A., A. Andersson, C. Pacoste, and R. Karoumi. 2020. “Dynamic soil-structure interaction in resonant railway bridges with integral abutments.” In Proc., 11th Int. Conf. on Structural Dynamics. Volos, Greece: European Association for Structural Dynamics.
Zangeneh, A., J. M. Battini, C. Pacoste, and R. Karoumi. 2019. “Fundamental modal properties of simply supported railway bridges considering soil-structure interaction effects.” Soil Dyn. Earthquake. Eng. 121 (9): 212–218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2019.03.022.
Zangeneh, A., C. Sveldholm, A. Andersson, C. Pacoste, and R. Karoumi. 2018. “Identification of soil-structure interaction effect in a portal frame railway bridge through full-scale dynamic testing.” Eng. Struct. 159 (15): 299–309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.01.014.
Zhao, Q., S. Dong, and Q. Wang. 2021. “Seismic response of skewed integral abutment bridges under near-fault ground motions, including soil–structure interaction.” Appl. Sci. 11 (7): 3217. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11073217.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 28 • Issue 3 • August 2023
Copyright
© 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Received: Sep 9, 2022
Accepted: Jan 20, 2023
Published online: Mar 24, 2023
Published in print: Aug 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Aug 24, 2023
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.