Shaking table test on the seismic response of parallel tunnels closely crossing beneath a subway station
The seismic performance of underground structure systems is extensively studied,but research on the interaction mechanism and influence law of underground structure crossing sys-tems during an earthquake is limited.In this study,the influences of parallel tunnels crossing be-neath a subway station system on the site soil and the underground structure were investigated with a lg shaking table test.Test results show that(1)the underground structure would reduce the surface acceleration response by up to 25%;(2)the upper station would reduce the accelera-tion response of the underpass tunnels by up to 25%,and the influence of the underpass tunnels on the acceleration response of the upper station is complex and has no general regularity;(3)the influence of the underground structure on the dynamic characteristics(mainly the fundamental frequency)of the system is extremely limited and can be ignored in practical engineering.The research results could provide a reference for the seismic response analysis and preliminary design of the underground structure of a crossing system.