Composite periodic foundation and its application for seismic isolation

Cheng, Zhibao; Shi, Zhifei

doi:10.1002/eqe.2999

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“…If the Metafoundation described in Section can be designed as a periodic system, relevant unit cells can suppress the propagation of seismic waves in certain frequency regions . These regions are called band gaps and can be determined by means of a lattice dispersion analysis using the Floquet‐Bloch theorem .…”

Section: Uncoupled System Properties and Metamaterials Conceptmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This particular property has opened an innovative direction to reduce earthquake-induced vibrations. [10][11][12] At the outset, two types of applications have been proposed based on this phenomenon: (1) foundations with embedded resonators [13][14][15][16] capable of attenuating seismic waves effects and (2) barriers that are able to redirect surface waves back into the ground. [17][18][19][20] More precisely, Cheng and Shi 14 studied a periodic foundation composed of a reinforced concrete matrix and steel masses that are connected to the matrix with rubber layers.…”

Section: Background and Motivationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…If the Metafoundation described in Section 2.2 can be designed as a periodic system, relevant unit cells can suppress the propagation of seismic waves in certain frequency regions. 13,14 These regions are called band gaps and can be determined by means of a lattice dispersion analysis using the Floquet-Bloch theorem. 41 Under the aid of this theorem, it becomes possible to reduce the study of an infinite lattice to the analysis of a single unit cell with Floquet-Bloch quasiperiodic boundary conditions.…”

Section: Properties Of a Periodic Latticementioning

confidence: 99%

“…This particular property has opened an innovative direction to reduce earthquake‐induced vibrations . At the outset, two types of applications have been proposed based on this phenomenon: (1) foundations with embedded resonators capable of attenuating seismic waves effects and (2) barriers that are able to redirect surface waves back into the ground …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…More precisely, Cheng and Shi studied a periodic foundation composed of a reinforced concrete matrix and steel masses that are connected to the matrix with rubber layers. They demonstrated the effectiveness of their isolation system for a large set of ground motions and applied it to a nuclear power plant.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Finite locally resonant Metafoundations for the seismic protection of fuel storage tanks

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Summary This paper introduces a novel seismic isolation system based on metamaterial concepts for the reduction of ground motion‐induced vibrations in fuel storage tanks. In recent years, the advance of seismic metamaterials has led to various new concepts for the attenuation of seismic waves. Of particular interest for the present work is the concept of locally resonant materials, which are able to attenuate seismic waves at wavelengths much greater than the dimensions of their unit cells. Based on this concept, we propose a finite locally resonant Metafoundation, the so‐called Metafoundation, which is able to shield fuel storage tanks from earthquakes. To crystallize the ideas, the Metafoundation is designed according to the Italian standards with conservatism and optimized under the consideration of its interaction with both superstructure and ground. To accomplish this, we developed two optimization procedures that are able to compute the response of the coupled foundation‐tank system subjected to site‐specific ground motion spectra. They are carried out in the frequency domain, and both the optimal damping and the frequency parameters of the Metafoundation‐embedded resonators are evaluated. As case studies for the superstructure, we consider one slender and one broad tank characterized by different geometries and eigenproperties. Furthermore, the expected site‐specific ground motion is taken into account with filtered Gaussian white noise processes modeled with a modified Kanai‐Tajimi filter. Both the effectiveness of the optimization procedures and the resulting systems are evaluated through time history analyses with two sets of natural accelerograms corresponding to operating basis and safe shutdown earthquakes, respectively.

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Section: Uncoupled System Properties and Metamaterials Conceptmentioning

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Section: Background and Motivationsmentioning

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Section: Properties Of a Periodic Latticementioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Seismic surface wave attenuation by resonant metasurfaces on stratified soil

Zeng

Zhao

Zeighami

2022

Earthq Engng Struct Dyn

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This study aims to theoretically and numerically investigate the dispersion relations of Rayleigh waves propagating through vertical oscillators periodically distributed on stratified media. The classical elastodynamics theory and an effective medium approximation method are adopted to describe the dynamic behavior of metasurfaces and hybridization between the local oscillators and the foundational surface wave modes. The Abo-zena algorithm and delta-matrix method are combined to simplify the Eigen equation to overcome the accuracy problem in solving the closed-form dispersion laws and improve the computational efficiency. Subsequently, plane-strain finite element (FE) models with three configurations are developed to confirm the analytical predictions and obtain further insight into the resonator-Rayleigh wave coupling mechanism. The numerical results are in good agreement with the analytical solutions, revealing that only the foundational mode is strongly coupled with the vertical resonators at resonance, while the surface wave band gap reported in homogeneous media is crossed by the remaining higher-order surface modes. The attenuation performance and mechanical behavior of a finite-length metasurface are investigated, and it is demonstrated that the output surface ground motion can be significantly reduced in a narrow frequency band near resonance. Moreover, a graded resonant metasurface with decreasing frequency is simulated to assess the feasibility of broadband attenuation. In summary, the aforementioned analytical framework and numerical simulation results show that the vertical oscillators placed atop a stratified soil system can be designed as resonant metasurfaces for shielding seismic surface waves to protect multiple large infrastructures or special structures from earthquake hazards.

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New Metamaterial Foundation Based on Novel Omnidirectional High‐Performance Inerter Mechanism

Zhang

Wang

Shu

et al. 2023

Physica Status Solidi (b)

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Seismic metamaterials are newly emerging structural–functional materials for controlling seismic waves, and they provide a new solution for building earthquake resistance. However, existing seismic metamaterials need to be further improved to achieve low‐frequency and broadband performance. Herein, a new metamaterial foundation containing a novel omnidirectional high‐performance inerter mechanism is proposed for low‐frequency protection against seismic waves. The research results show that this metamaterial foundation can effectively generate a lower frequency bandgap in any direction of the horizontal plane. Subsequently, the inerter mechanism is improved, which enables the metamaterial foundation to provide vibration protection for different specific frequency bands. The bandwidth of the corresponding frequency band can be adjusted flexibly by appropriately controlling the design parameters. Subsequently, to enhance the broadband attenuation performance, the inerter mechanism is further improved, which enables the metamaterial foundation to produce an ultrabroadband attenuation effect. Finally, the effect of the building mass on the metamaterial antiseismic system is investigated, and it is shown that the attenuation width of the metamaterial antiseismic system further increases as the building mass increases. The designed inerter mechanism has potential for applications in other scenarios such as beams, plates, and interfaces.

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Composite periodic foundation and its application for seismic isolation

Cited by 80 publications

References 40 publications

Finite locally resonant Metafoundations for the seismic protection of fuel storage tanks

Finite locally resonant Metafoundations for the seismic protection of fuel storage tanks

Seismic surface wave attenuation by resonant metasurfaces on stratified soil

New Metamaterial Foundation Based on Novel Omnidirectional High‐Performance Inerter Mechanism

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