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Modeling of energy transfer and parameter effects on it of a vibrator-ground system

Modeling of energy transfer and parameter effects on it of a vibrator-ground system The amount of energy transferred to the ground truly represents the performance of the seismic vibrator. So, it is crucial to investigate the transfer of energy in the vibrator-ground system and how parameters affect it. For this purpose, a model of vibrator-ground system considering frequency change is developed based on half-space theory, and methods of calculating energy transfer is innovatively proposed. Results show that the total energy done by the hydraulic force on the vibrator-ground system in the frequency band of 3–200 Hz is 3.156×105 J, and 9.11% of the energy is transferred to the ground. In addition, effects of structural parameters and soil parameters on energy transfer are carried out. It is concluded that lightweight reaction mass can significantly increase the total energy, but heavier reaction mass generates more ground energy. Baseplate with small mass not only helps the vibrator to transmit energy uniformly but also generates more ground energy above 100 Hz. Larger baseplate area can improve the baseplate-ground interaction to transfer more energy to the ground. For the effects of soil on energy transfer, the ground energy in low-frequency band is mainly dominated by soil elastic modulus, and both elastic modulus and density of soil have great effects on energy transferred to ground at high frequencies. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Advances in Structural Engineering SAGE

Modeling of energy transfer and parameter effects on it of a vibrator-ground system

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The amount of energy transferred to the ground truly represents the performance of the seismic vibrator. So, it is crucial to investigate the transfer of energy in the vibrator-ground system and how parameters affect it. For this purpose, a model of vibrator-ground system considering frequency change is developed based on half-space theory, and methods of calculating energy transfer is innovatively proposed. Results show that the total energy done by the hydraulic force on the vibrator-ground system in the frequency band of 3–200 Hz is 3.156×105 J, and 9.11% of the energy is transferred to the ground. In addition, effects of structural parameters and soil parameters on energy transfer are carried out. It is concluded that lightweight reaction mass can significantly increase the total energy, but heavier reaction mass generates more ground energy. Baseplate with small mass not only helps the vibrator to transmit energy uniformly but also generates more ground energy above 100 Hz. Larger baseplate area can improve the baseplate-ground interaction to transfer more energy to the ground. For the effects of soil on energy transfer, the ground energy in low-frequency band is mainly dominated by soil elastic modulus, and both elastic modulus and density of soil have great effects on energy transferred to ground at high frequencies.

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Advances in Structural Engineering – SAGE

Published: Nov 1, 2020

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