Method for the determination of the height of a solar filament

A comparison of the actual filament height above the solar photosphere with the limiting height calculated by magnetic data provides information about the filament stability margin and its readiness for eruption. A method is proposed for the determination of the height of solar filaments by a comparison of the position of the upper edge of the filament (spine) with the position of the polarity-inversion line of the potential magnetic field calculated for different heights. The line closest to the filament spine corresponds to its height. Observations of the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft were used to verify the proposed method when they were at an angular distance of ~90° from the Earth and provided a side view of the filaments near the central meridian in observations from the Earth and near-Earth orbits. The proposed method can be useful in the estimation of the possible geoeffectiveness of filaments on the solar disk.     

离散Fréchet距离在强震台站场地分类中的应用

当强震台站场地资料不完整时,所收集到的强震数据因缺乏准确的场地类别信息而难以有效利用。为解决这一问题,本文提出一种基于离散Fréchet距离的强震台站场地分类方法。将获取到的664个KiK-net台站场地按照《建筑抗震设计规范（GB 50011—2010）》进行分类,并构建2个数据集。利用数据集1得到Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ类场地标准谱比曲线,并结合离散Fréchet距离对数据集2中的台站进行场地分类,统计分类成功率与误判率。统计结果表明,本文方法能较准确地对场地进行分类,且误判率在可接受范围内。将本文方法分类统计结果与斯皮尔曼秩相关系数法分类的成功率与误判率进行对比,结合本文方法分类后得到的平均谱比曲线,均可表明应用本文方法进行强震台站场地分类具有合理性。     

西太平洋俯冲带的研究及其动力学意义

讨论了西太平洋俯冲带的分布及特征、西太平洋Ｗａｄａｔｉ－Ｂｅｎｉｏｆｆ带的形态及俯冲带上的应力状态及太平洋板块、菲律宾海板块与欧亚板块之间的相互作用；总结了地震层析成像结果；计算了俯冲板块在地幔中引起的Ｐ波速度异常，提出了俯冲板块与６６０ｋｍ间断面相互作用的４种可能；研究了俯冲板块物理性质的变化、俯冲板块产生的负浮力及其影响因素；提出需要开展俯冲带对东亚大陆构造运动和演化的影响、俯冲带相互关系及演化的研究．     

地下结构抗震计算地基弹簧系数取值方法研究

荷载-结构模型是地下结构抗震计算中常采用的模型,模型中地基弹簧系数的确定是关键。为了简便、可靠地计算地基弹簧系数,在已有基床系数计算公式的基础上,建立了地基弹簧系数的经验计算公式,以有限元分析结果为数据基础,对公式的系数进行拟合,将公式拓展用于成层土体。选取算例验证了建议公式的合理性和准确性,分别采用建议公式、日本抗震准则公式以及有限元法计算了某地铁区间站结构的地基弹簧系数,并对在此基础上计算所得的地震作用下结构的内力进行了对比分析。     

凹凸体位错非均匀性对断层引起地表位移的影响

在已有的凹凸体震源模型基础上考虑凹凸体位错非均匀性,提出改进的凹凸体位错模式.新的位错模式随机设置凹凸体上各子断层位错量,同时在凹凸体与背景区交界处设置位错平缓变化的区域.以1989年美国 LomaPrieta地震为例,计算不同断层位错模式下引起的地表位移,并与反演得到真实情况下地表的位移作对比,验证改进凹凸体位错模式的可靠性.结果显示,使用改进的渐变凹凸体非均匀位错模式计算时,与真实情况下竖向地表位移差大于8cm 的区域面积为 43km2,相较凹凸体均匀位错模式缩减25%;水平地表位移差大于8cm 区域面积为117km2,相较凹凸体均匀位错模式缩减达31%.利用改进的渐变凹凸体非均匀位错模式,计算1679年三河—平谷大地震在北京地区形成的地表位移场.北京市外,最大竖向地表位移大于4．8m,最大水平地表位移大于2．6m,均出现在三河附近;北京市内,通州区至平谷区一带地表位移最大,最大水平地表位移大于 2．6m,最大竖向地表位移大于1m.研究结果可为今后北京地区的抗震设防提供参考.     

利用数字地震台网资料联合反演福建地区Q值、场地响应和震源参数

文中利用福建数字地震台网1998年建网以来记录的2.5级以上地震的波形资料,采用Atkinson等提出的方法计算了福建地区地震波非弹性衰减系数、几何扩散系数和台站场地响应。考虑到该方法在计算台站场地响应时得到的结果是相对场地响应,利用Moya等提出的方法对台站场地响应进行重新计算,对震源谱的低频水平和拐角频率进行联合反演,并计算了参与反演的地震的新参数(地震矩、应力降和破裂半径),同时讨论了它们之间的关系。反演结果表明福建地区地壳平均Q值与频率的关系为Q=504.1×f0.332,而场地响应均表现为与频率相关并基本在1附近波动,这与福建数字地震台站基本建立在基岩之上的实际情况相符合。震源参数的计算结果表明,地震矩与震级以及震源谱拐角频率的相关性较好,而地震矩与应力降以及应力降与震源半径之间的依赖关系不很明确,这可能与参与计算的地震数量以及震级范围有关     

Dynamics of field-aligned currents reconstructed by the ground-based and satellite data

Parameters of field-aligned currents reconstructed by ground-based measurements of magnetic field in the Scandinavian countries (IMAGE) and ionospheric conductivity for specific events of the 6 and 8 December 2004 are represented here. Ionospheric conductivity was calculated from precipitating electron flux measured at DMSP-13 satellite and electron density EISCAT incoherent scattering radar direct measurements. There is a high correlation between field-aligned currents, calculated from DMSP-13 satellite data and field-aligned currents calculated from radar measurements for the December 6, 2004 in the presence of developed ionospheric current system. The comparison of field-aligned currents, reconstructed by the proposed method, with the currents calculated by the variation of magnetic field on the DMSP satellites, confirms correctness of the offered algorithm.     

Determination of Real COD in Highly Chlorinated Wastewaters

In order to determine the interference caused by chloride ions in Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) measurements, synthetically prepared samples with various COD and chloride concentrations were analyzed. In addition, statistical analyses of the results were performed to calculate the real COD caused by the presence of organic substances in chlorinated wastewaters. The results of regression analyses showed good correlation between chloride concentrations and COD levels. A mathematical model is proposed on the basis of the statistical analyses. To calculate the real COD value of a wastewater sample, firstly, the chloride and interfered (or apparent) COD concentrations should be measured and then interference due to the chloride is calculated using the model equation proposed in this study. The real COD value was found by subtracting the COD due to chloride from the apparent COD. The reliability of the proposed model was also validated on real domestic wastewater samples, which were mixed with real seawater in various volumetric ratios to generate a range of salinity concentrations. These real saline samples gave good estimates of real COD with the results indicating that the proposed model can be used with acceptable confidence.     

An index for measuring the effects of topography on seismic ground motion intensity

An index is proposed for the quantitative evaluation of topographical effects, as may be required in seismic microzoning and structural design applications. This topographical effects index (TEI) is defined as the relative Arias intensity for a given position. As an example, the TEI is calculated for a semicircular canyon excited by an earthquake signal that consists of plane elastic SH waves and is characterized by a theoretical spectrum of accelerations. The analytical solution by Trifunac¹⁵ provides the transfer functions for this problem. The behaviour and spacial distribution of the calculated TEI values are illustrated for different incidence angles and spectral parameters. The proposed index appears useful for generating quantitative criteria which, after proper confirmation by instrumental recordings, could be considered in earthquake code provisions.     

目标谱选波方法在算术与对数坐标下的差异分析

目前时程分析选波常采用目标谱法,即选择反应谱与目标谱有较好匹配的地震波。目前为止,关于在谱匹配中采用不同的坐标体系会给地震波缩放以及时程分析结果造成的差异性影响,还鲜有相关研究结果。本文旨在对比分析谱匹配中反应谱与目标谱采用算术值(算术坐标下ASM方法)和对数值(对数坐标下LSM方法)所得结构非线性时程分析结果的差异。以美国SAC Steel Project提出的3层、9层和20层钢框架结构为实例,以该计划提出的代表3种超越概率(即50年超越概率50%、10%和2%)的各组地震波平均反应谱作为目标谱,以这3组地震波(每组20条波)时程分析所得最大层间位移角的算术均值和几何均值作为目标反应,以简单地震信息初选的小型地震波数据库(共40条波)作为备选波,将ASM和LSM方法优选出的7条地震波所得时程分析结果进行了差异性分析。研究表明, LSM方法所得地震波的缩放系数明显大于ASM方法,并且地震波的排序即选择结果也存在一定差异。ASM和LSM方法对结构反应均值(算术均值和对数均值)估计的准确度均控制在±20%以内,但LSM方法所得结构反应更大。LSM方法在降低结构反应离散性方面较ASM方法更有优势,且对于较长周期结构(如20层结构)及结构非线性程度较高(如50年超越概率10%、2%)时,这种优势会更为凸显。     

Improved HVSR site classification method for free-field strong motion stations validated with Wenchuan aftershock recordings

Local site conditions play an important role in the effective application of strong motion recordings.In the China National Strong Motion Observation Network System(NSMONS),some of the stations do not provide borehole information,and correspondingly,do not assign the site classes yet.In this paper,site classification methodologies for free-field strong motion stations are reviewed and the limitations and uncertainties of the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio(HVSR) methods are discussed.Then,a new method for site classification based on the entropy weight theory is proposed.The proposed method avoids the head or tail joggle phenomenon by providing the objective and subjective weights.The method was applied to aftershock recordings from the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake,and 54 free-field NSMONS stations were selected for site classification and the mean HVSRs were calculated.The results show that the improved HVSR method proposed in this paper has a higher success rate and could be adopted in NSMONS.     

建筑变形后幕墙结构屈曲破坏临界荷载研究

为解决传统建筑沉降变形中存在的幕墙结构易发生变形、稳定性较差等问题,提出建筑沉降变形中幕墙结构屈曲稳定临界荷载的研究。选取框架玻璃幕墙作为研究对象,建立玻璃面板的有限元模型,分别从X、Y、Z三个方向对玻璃面板施加平动自由度约束力,进行幕墙结构屈曲稳定临界荷载的模拟;然后在建筑底部不同节点处设置竖向弹簧,通过调节弹簧刚度模拟建筑沉降变形的竖向作用力,在此基础上,采用能量法分别计算玻璃肋的应变势能、外力势能和弹性约束势能,根据势能驻值原理计算得出建筑沉降变形中幕墙结构屈曲稳定临界荷载;最后设置不同的玻璃肋参数,选取单一变化因素进行实验。实验结果表明:在不同玻璃肋跨度和截面厚度对比下,所提方法的计算结果较为准确,且所提方法的临界荷载计算耗时低于其他方法,具有较高的实际应用价值。     

An improved methodology to measure evaporation from bare soil based on comparison of surface temperature with a dry soil surface

Accurate estimation of the resistances to water vapor movement is a major difficulty in evaluating evaporation from soil. By including the temperature of a dry soil surface (the temperature of the surface of a dry soil column buried in the field), a method for estimating evaporation from soil is proposed. The necessary input variables for the suggested method are temperature, net radiation, and soil heat flux. There are three advantages of the proposed method over the conventional methods. First, soil surface resistance and aerodynamic resistance are not required. Second, the variables included are fewer. Third, measurement and analysis of the parameters involved are relatively easy. Sensitivity analysis shows that the suggested method is sensitive to temperatures. Test experiments were conducted in a sandy field, where a weighing lysimeter was installed. Evaporation from soil, together with the variables specified above, were measured. For temperatures measured by thermocouples, experimental results showed that the mean absolute error (MAE) for the daily evaporation over 22 days was 0.17 mm day⁻¹. The regression between calculated and measured evaporation was highly significant (r²=0.89). Moreover, the intercept and slope of the regression equation were not significantly different from zero and unity, respectively, at the 0.05 probability level. Furthermore, by using the temperatures measured by infrared thermometers, the MAE between measured evaporation and estimated evaporation was 0.15 mm day⁻¹. The regression between them was highly significant (r²=0.94). In addition, the intercept and slope of the regression equation were not significantly different from zero and unity, respectively, at the 0.05 probability level. These results show that evaporation calculated using the proposed method is in good agreement with lysimeter measured values. By comparing with the temperature difference method, it was shown that the suggested method estimated soil evaporation more accurately than the temperature difference method. Therefore, it is concluded that the proposed method is not only a simple way for application, but also an accurate way to estimate soil evaporation.     

Displacement amplification factors for steel eccentrically braced frames

Inelastic deformation capacity of links is a factor that significantly influences design of steel eccentrically braced frames (EBFs). The link rotation angle is used to describe inelastic link deformation. The link rotation angle is generally calculated by making use of design story drifts that in turn are calculated by modifying the elastic displacements by a displacement amplification factor. This paper presents a numerical study undertaken to evaluate the displacement amplification factor given in ASCE7‐10 for EBFs and the rigid‐plastic mechanism used for calculating link rotation angles. A total of 72 EBFs were designed by considering the number of stories, the bay width, the link length to bay width ratio, and the seismic hazard level as the prime variables. All structures were analyzed using elastic and inelastic time history analyses. The results indicated that the displacement amplification factor given in ASCE7‐10 provides unconservative estimates of the story drifts. On the other hand, the rigid‐plastic mechanism provides conservative estimates of link rotations. Based on the results of the numerical study, a new set of displacement amplification factors that vary along the height of the structure and modifications to the rigid‐plastic mechanism were developed. In light of the proposed modifications, the EBFs were redesigned and analyzed using inelastic time history analysis. The results indicated that the proposed modifications provide improvements for the displacement amplification factor and link rotation angle calculation procedures. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

交通系统震害预测中瓦砾堆积问题的改进

在分析总结交通系统震害预测中的瓦砾堆积计算等相关问题的基础上，对由瓦砾阻塞计算道路通行概率的方法进行了改进，提出了有效宽度的概念和瓦砾阻塞量密度的计算方法。并以唐山地震中跃进小区和泉州市湖心街路段为实例进行计算，并与已有的方法进行对比，结果表明了改进后方法的合理性。     

地震预警信息可靠度研究

提出了一种地震预警信息可靠度检验方法. 针对地震预警系统对信息的高度时效性及准确性要求, 并结合其应用特点, 从地震动记录信噪比、 特征参数相容性、 特征参数协调性及地震预警定位结果可靠性等4个方面对地震预警信息的综合可靠度进行探讨, 并分别提出了相应的可靠度定量计算方法. 利用日本KiK-net台网记录的444个地震事件共4737条三分向加速度记录对上述4个指标参数及综合可靠度指标参数的验证结果表明, 采用本方法有助于提高地震预警信息发布的准确性和可靠性, 减少“漏报”及“误报”事件的发生.      

剪力墙的等效周期和等效阻尼比研究

结构弹塑性反应可用等效线性化方法中的等效刚度和等效阻尼比进行计算。为研究钢筋混凝土剪力墙的等效刚度和等效阻尼比,通过分析剪力墙的力-位移简化四折线滞回模型,推导了其屈服点和峰值点的等效刚度、等效周期和等效阻尼比的计算公式。为验证其准确性和适用性,采用提出的峰值点等效刚度、等效阻尼比公式和FEMA 440建议的公式,分别计算了42片钢筋混凝土剪力墙试件的等效刚度和等效阻尼比,并进行了对比分析。结果表明:提出的计算公式和FEMA 440建议的公式所得到的等效周期和等效阻尼比值与试验值比较吻合,因此,所提出的计算剪力墙的等效周期和等效阻尼比的公式较为合理。     

Regional seismicity triggered by the Ms=7.8 Tangshan event on July 28, 1976 and the static stress field change

We studied the seismicity before and after the MS=7.8 Tangshan event on July 28, 1976 (39(28(N, 118(11(E) and the results show that in 3 regions outside of the source zone, seismicity rate increasing were observed, which was significant in 0.99 significance level using Z-statistic test and was proposed to be triggered by the MS=7.8 Tangshan earthquake. The magnitude of the greatest triggered event was 5.5. The epicenter distances of these earthquakes were several ten kilometers to 300 km. The static stress change (CFS of Coulomb failure was calculated using an elastic dislocation model in half space and the (CFS on the major rupture directions in these three regions were positive.     

震源性质的时频分析与事件识别

应用时频分析技术研究了近年来发生在朝鲜半岛的核爆炸、化学爆炸与天然地震事件的识别问题,计算了上述三者的瞬时频率、瞬时振幅谱与群延迟等多项参数,提出地震与爆炸的识别指标.初步研究结果表明,对较大事件,上述三者来自震源的激发频率信息有明显差异性,核爆炸源激发的频率明显高于地震,化学爆炸最低.特别是,这些信息指标对于识别小当...     

Isoerosivity and erosion risk map for Sicily

Abstract

This paper reviews simplified methods for evaluating the rainfall erosivity index and proposes two relationships for estimating the annual value of Wischmeier's rainfall erosivity index at sites equipped with recording and non-recording raingauges. For the Sicilian region, the FAO index was also found to represent the erosion risk. A regional relationship to estimate the standard deviation of the annual erosivity index is proposed. The isoerosivity map is plotted by using 41 values of the rainfall erosivity index calculated by Wischmeier's procedure and 128 values estimated according to a relationship proposed by the authors. Finally, for each of 169 sites, an erosion risk index is calculated and an erosion risk map is plotted.