Propagation attenuation of elastic waves in multi-row infinitely periodic pile barriers: A closed-form analytical solution

M Wu, B Wang, Z Ba, K Dai, J Liang - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Periodically arranged media exhibit attenuation zones for elastic waves, and the related
periodic structures play a crucial role in the design of seismic isolation and vibration …

Novel periodic pile barrier with low-frequency wide bandgap for Rayleigh waves

C Zhao, C Chen, C Zeng, W Bai, J Dai - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper aims to investigate the propagation of low-frequency seismic surface waves in
periodic in-filled barriers from the viewpoint of bandgaps. Based on Bloch-Flouquet theory …

Modelling of pile wave barriers by effective trenches and their screening effectiveness

SE Kattis, D Polyzos, DE Beskos - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 1999 - Elsevier
The three-dimensional problem of isolation of vibration by a row of piles is studied
numerically on the basis of a model replacing the row of piles by an effective trench in order …

Vibration isolation by a row of piles using a 3‐D frequency domain BEM

SE Kattis, D Polyzos, DE Beskos - International Journal for …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The problem of vibration isolation by a row of piles is numerically solved in a three‐
dimensional context by an advanced frequency domain boundary element method (BEM) …

Surface-wave attenuation by periodic pile barriers in layered soils

X Pu, Z Shi - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to investigate surface-wave isolation by periodic piles from the
perspective of attenuation zones. There are three major components. The first is the …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing multi-layered soil to design seismic metamaterials with ultralow frequency band gaps

Y Chen, F Qian, F Scarpa, L Zuo, X Zhuang - Materials & Design, 2019 - Elsevier
Phononic metamaterials are capable of manipulating mechanical wave propagation in
applications ranging from nanoscale heat transfer to noise and vibration mitigation. The …

Attenuation zones of periodic pile barriers and its application in vibration reduction for plane waves

J Huang, Z Shi - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2013 - Elsevier
The periodic theory of solid-state physics is introduced to study the reduction characteristics
of periodic pile barriers. The attenuation zones of a two-dimensional infinite periodic pile …

Periodic pile barriers for Rayleigh wave isolation in a poroelastic half-space

X Pu, Z Shi - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
A detailed investigation is carried out to investigate the use of periodic piles as wave barriers
for Rayleigh wave isolation from the perspective of periodic theory in solid state physics …

Efficacy of a sheet pile wall as a wave barrier for railway induced ground vibration

A Dijckmans, A Ekblad, A Smekal, G Degrande… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effectiveness of a sheet pile wall to reduce railway induced
vibration transmission by means of field measurements and numerical simulations. At Furet …

Optimization of design parameters of displacement isolation piles constructed between a high-speed railway bridge and a double-line metro tunnel: From the view …

Y Shan, G Cheng, X Gu, S Zhou, F Xiao - Computers and Geotechnics, 2021 - Elsevier
A double-line metro tunnel was constructed beneath an existing high-speed railway bridge
in a city of east China. To avoid the unexpected displacement of the bridge resulting from the …