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ABSTRACT
For the seismic risk of utility tunnel in trapezoidal backfilled soil and its possible amplification effect of ground motion, the seismic response of utility tunnel in trapezoidal backfilled soil under P wave is studied by a high-precision indirect boundary element method (IBEM) with the idea of “partition fit.” The results show that the peak surface displacement appears on the backfill surface, and the softer the backfilled soil, the greater the peak surface displacement; the peak vertical displacement at oblique incidence is generally smaller than that at vertical incidence; the existence of utility tunnel can restrain the incidence wave to a certain extent, especially for the low-frequency wave; the peak displacement and stress of utility tunnel in the soft backfilled soil are all greater than that in stiff backfilled soil; the peak stress of utility tunnel at oblique incidence is greater than that at vertical incidence; the stress concentration occurs at the axillary corner; and the stress in the inner wall of utility tunnel is greater than that in the outer wall. The similar conclusions could be further confirmed from the time history analysis. The research results can provide some reference for the seismic design of utility tunnel in the backfill site and the evaluation of seismic performance of near surface pipeline, etc.
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