Centrifugal and numerical modeling of buried structures. Volume 2. Dynamic soil-structure interaction. Final report

Technical Report · Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:5610433

Shin, C J

Soil-structure interaction under blast loading was investigated both experimentally in a 10 g-ton centrifuge and analytically by finite-element simulation. In the centrifuge experiments, circular pipes made of micro-concrete were buried in a dry sand and tested in the centrifuge to simulate the effects of gravity-induced overburden stresses which played a major role in controlling the soil stiffness and, subsequently, the response of the pipe. The blast loading was simulated by a pressure pulse generated by rupturing a burst disc in an impact generator. Surface stress gages and contact stress gages both made of polyvinylidene fluoride were built and calibrated to measure air blast magnitudes and contact pressures. The centrifuge experiments provided insight into the dynamic response of buried pipes and a data base for the verification of numerical results. These results were obtained by linear and non-linear finite element analyses of the experiments duplicating the surface overpressure loading. The suitability of constitutive relations for both soil and micro-concrete were verified by comparing test results and analysis. The effects of soil arching around the buried pipe was also delineated from both experiment and analysis.

• Research Organization: Colorado Univ., Boulder (USA). Dept. of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
• OSTI ID: 5610433
• Report Number(s): AD-A-186360/4/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: See also Volume 3, AD-A186 361
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
DYNAMIC LOADS
SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS
CENTRIFUGES
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INTERACTIONS
INTERFACES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
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PIPES
PULSES
SAND
SIMULATION
SIMULATORS
SOILS
STRESS ANALYSIS
STRESSES
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ANALOG SYSTEMS
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FUNCTIONAL MODELS
MATHEMATICS
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