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Three-Dimensional Vibration Isolation Effect of Pile Group on Rayleigh Waves in a Fluid-Saturated Half-Space

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Based on Biot’s theory of two-phase media, the screening effectiveness of a multi-row pile barrier system on incident Rayleigh waves in a fluid-saturated poroelastic half-space is investigated using a high-precision threedimensional indirect boundary element method for multi-domain scattering. According to the single-layer potential theory, the scattered wavefield in a poroelastic half-space can be constructed using the distributed loads in three orthogonal directions and the fluid source, which are virtually applied on the surface of all the scatterers. This paper describes the theoretical derivation of the model. A companion paper presents the numerical results.

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  1. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Civil Structure Protection and Reinforcing, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, China

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  2. CCTEG Huaibei Blasting Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Huaibei, China

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  3. School of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China

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  4. The People’s Bank of China, Kunming Central Sub-branch, Kunming, China

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Translated from Osnovaniya, Fundamenty i Mekhanika Gruntov, No. 2, March-April, 2023.

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Liu, Z., Feng, T., Fu, Z. et al. Three-Dimensional Vibration Isolation Effect of Pile Group on Rayleigh Waves in a Fluid-Saturated Half-Space. Soil Mech Found Eng 60, 158–164 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11204-023-09877-0

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