Abstract:To investigate the dynamic characteristics of the tunnel-group metro station on rock sites under ground motions, a large-scale shaking table test model of the structure was designed at a scale of 1∶30. Seven artificial seismic waves with different intensities, having peak accelerations of 0.07g, 0.15g, 0.21g, 0.30g, 0.50g, 0.70g, and 1.0g, were applied horizontally to investigate the accelera tion response characteristics, displacement response characteristics, structural failure modes, and dy namic strain response characteristics of the tunnel-group metro station under strong ground motions. The results showed that the amplification factor curve of Arias Intensity revealed that the modeled sur rounding rock and the station hall lining structure entered the plastic failure state after a peak accelera tion of 0.5g. The platform lining structure gradually transitioned from a plastic state to a failure state after a peak acceleration of 0.3g, accompanied by a gradual increase in energy dissipation. As seismic intensity increased, the relative displacement of the station hall cross-section increased significantly, and the difference in peak relative displacement between the open and non-open sections further wid ened. Cracks in the structure are primarily distributed longitudinally. Wide and long longitudinal cracks were observed in the middle of the vertical walls of the station platform, while no significant cracks ap peared in the middle of the vertical walls of the station hall. The fundamental frequency of the structur al transfer function decreased with the increase in seismic intensity, with fundamental frequencies of 22.7 Hz in the elastic phase and 18.5 Hz in the plastic failure phase. Under lateral seismic excitation, the tensile strains at the same locations in the VL section were greater than those in the HR section, with the maximum tensile strain occurring at the lower arch shoulder of the vertical connecting passag es.