Empirical model for estimating Fourier amplitude spectra of ground acceleration in Taiwan region

A collection of ground‐motion recordings (1070 acceleration records) of moderate (5.1⩽M_L⩽6.5) earthquakes obtained during the execution of the Taiwan Strong Motion Instrumentation Program (TSMIP) since 1991 was used to study source scaling model and attenuation relations for a wide range of earthquake magnitudes and distances and to verify the models developed recently for the Taiwan region. The results of the analysis reveal that the acceleration spectra of the most significant part of the records, starting from S‐wave arrival, can be modelled accurately using the Brune's ω‐squared source model with magnitude‐dependent stress parameter Δσ, that should be determined using the recently proposed regional relationships between magnitude (M_L) and seismic moment (M₀) and between M₀ and Δσ. The anelastic attenuation Q of spectral amplitudes with distance may be described as Q=225 ƒ^1.1 both for deep (depth more than 35 km) and shallow earthquakes. The source scaling and attenuation models allow a satisfactory prediction of the peak ground acceleration for magnitudes 5.1⩽M⩽6.5 and distances up to about 200 km in the Taiwan region, and may be useful for seismic hazard assessment. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

环向空间预应力结构模型振动台试验研究

某新建国际网球赛馆为大型空间预应力混合结构。其主赛馆看台为倒锥形现浇预应力混凝土结构,屋盖为开闭式钢结构。对该结构进行了缩尺模型的振动台试验,根据几何相似和预应力等效的原则,研究解决了小比例振动台模型中预应力筋配置和预应力施工的技术课题,探索了该类旋转对称、高宽比较小的空间结构不同于普通高层结构的振动测试布置方法。试验验证了这一结构以扭转为主的振型特点,揭示了环向预应力在保证结构维持罕遇地震作用下的整体性上的重要作用,并对工程作出了抗震性能评价。     

Multifractal filtering method for extraction of ocean eddies from remotely sensed imagery

1 IntroductionCurrently, the ocean eddy plays an important rolein energy flowand matter exchange in ocean. The ex-traction and analysisof the oceaneddave beeninves-tigated bylots of people in pastdecades. Currentmeth-ods to deal with the ocean eddy include static and dy-namic methods. The static method is to analyze indi-rectly ocean eddies using the spatial feature distribu-tion, change, growthand decline of the watermass (Suet al., 1996; Guo et al., 1995; Guo and Ge, 1997);the dynamic meth…     

A new development of the scaled boundary finite element method for wave motion in layered half-space

The scaled boundary finite element method (SBFEM) developed by Wolf and Song has shown certain parallels to the finite element method (FEM) and boundary element method (BEM). Because of its semi-analytical nature, SBFEM is particularly suitable for the analysis of wave propagation in unbounded domains. This paper makes a certain modification of the standard SBFEM. A new idea of scaling surface instead of a scaling center is introduced to formulate the governing SBFE equations for the analysis of wave propagation in multilayered half-space, which leads to simplifying the modeling and saving considerably the computational effort. In addition, by employing the proposed approach, some problems encountered in engineering practice, which are difficult to deal with by the conventional SBFEM, for example, 3D foundation impedance on half-space with irregular geographical features, can be effectively solved. The proposed approach also helps to simplify the solution of shell structures. Numerical examples are provided to validate the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed approach.     

不同类型地貌的各向异性分形与多重分形特征研究

利用标准偏差法和固定质量法，研究了新疆天山地区3种不同构造地貌单元地形剖线的自仿射分形和多重分形特征。结果表明，在所研究的标度范围内，不同构造地貌单元剖线分维值总体上呈现出高山区大于中低山区大于盆地区特点，同一个地貌研究区不同方向的剖线呈现不同程度的各向异性。多重分形谱Dq的形态和值域范围也呈现出不同特征。研究认为，地貌表面形态并不是完全随机的，而是一种各向异性的分形布朗运动，分维值表征了内外营力作用的方向和强度，渡越长度是自仿射分形研究中的另一个重要参量。利用上述分形特征可定量研究地貌的发展阶段和地貌动力学。     

Effects of skeleton void ratio on the strength and deformation characteristics of coarse-grained soilEI北大核心

粗粒土强度变形特性与初始级配和制样干密度密切相关。为研究不同级配和密度组合的粗粒料强度变形特性,提出了一种计算简便、易于推广的粗粒土骨架孔隙比计算方法。开展的室内试验结果表明,该计算方法所得的骨架孔隙比与粗粒土力学特性之间存在较为明显的单调性变化规律。当试样尺寸一致时,随着骨架孔隙比减小,破坏剪应力增大,破坏摩擦角增大,黏聚力减小;平均初始切线弹性模量增大,平均初始切线泊松比减小。整体而言,骨架孔隙比越小,粗粒土强度、刚度越大。基于该结论,笔者提出了一种等骨架孔隙比粗粒土缩尺方法。