Numerical modelling of vibration response in loess hills due to a high-speed train on railway viaduct

Abstract

In order to accurately analyze vibration characteristics and site effects of loess hills under moving load of a high-speed train, four types of loess hill models under railway viaduct was established by ABAQUS of finite element analysis software by field test. The dynamic response and stability of loess hills under two different vibration sources under high-speed train load were studied by using two-dimensional equivalent linear response time-history analysis, and the influence of the mechanical parameters of loess on the vibration of different types of loess hill was analyzed. Results show that there are obvious differences between peak displacement cloud maps of loess hills under the railway viaduct under gravity and train load action. We analyzed the influence of the change of elastic modulus on vibration propagation of soil of foundation and loess knoll, and found that the change of elastic modulus of soil in different position of foundation has more effect on vibration propagation than that of loess knoll soil. At the same time, the vertical acceleration cloud maps of the four types of loess hills are obviously different.