Analysis of a kinematic self‐centring seismic isolator

This investigation deals with the analytical formulation and experimental validation of a prestressed reinforced concrete seismic isolator with kinematic constraints at both ends. The kinematic isolator was proposed initially as a low‐cost solution for seismic protection of low‐income people housing usually placed at the periphery of big cities where regular to bad soil conditions are common. So, the isolator is also a pile foundation with a central prestressed cable and two rolling steel surfaces at the top and bottom ends. By varying the shapes of the end rolling surfaces, different force–deformation constitutive relationships for the isolator may be obtained. Energy dissipation is introduced by yielding of passive reinforcement at the rolling interphase. Apart from stating the large‐deformation formulation of the element, several relevant aspects of the behaviour of these devices are studied herein, such as the increase in the tension of the central prestressed cable, responsible for the self‐centring action of the isolator, the floor uplift that results from the geometry of the isolator, and the vertical stability of the system. Experimental and theoretical results obtained for a group of 9 testing specimens show an excellent agreement in the force–deformation constitutive relationship. Although not the intent of this article, the device proposed may be extended directly as a coupling beam element for shear wall systems. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Generation and accumulation of Quaternary shallow gas in eastern Qaidam Basin, NW China

1INTRODUCTION SHALLOW(MOSTLYBIOGENIC)GASACCOUNTSFOROVER20%OFTHEWORLD’SDISCOVEREDGASRESERVES(RICEAND CLAYPOOL,1981;CLAYPOOLANDKAPLAN,1974),AND REPRESENTSONEOFTHEUNCONVENTIONALENERGYSOURCES THATINCREASINGLYATTRACTTHEATTENTIONOFPETROLEUMGEOL OGISTS.NUMEROUS…     

Ⅱ型SMA-橡胶隔震支座及其理论模型

将形状记忆合金（SMA）索与普通叠层橡胶垫复合可以形成具有滞回阻尼性能的SMA-橡胶隔震支座。在原SMA-橡胶支座（Ⅰ型）的基础上，在支座中增加弹簧改善SMA耗能拉索的功能，设计了Ⅱ型SMA-橡胶支座，建立了支座的理论模型。通过数值计算详细考察了此种支座的工作特性，并与Ⅰ型SMA-橡胶支座的性能进行了对比。     

中国城市化进程中基础设施建设和管理的问题与对策探讨

城市基础设施是城市赖以生存和发展的基础，是既为物质生产又为人民生活提供一般条件的公共设施。城市基础设施可以推动城市化进程，同时城市化也可以影响城市基础设施的发展。在阐明城市化进程和城市基础设施关系的基础上，分析了中国城市化进程中城市基础设施建设和管理的现状，并探讨了其存在的诸多问题，认为建立多元化的投融资格局、改革政府投资的决策和管理方式、积极推进城市基础设施行业的国有企业产权转换和机制转换将是中国城市化进程中优化城市基础设施建设和管理的必要举措。     

Frontogenesis, evolution and the time scale of front formation

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地方环境立法与可持续发展

地方环境立法指省级和省级政府所在地的市以及经国务院批准的较大的市的人民代表大会及其常务委员会制定地方性法规并分别依照法定权限和程序制定、修改或废止在本行政区域内具有普遍效力的各种地方性环境法规、地方性环境规章的活动.地方环境立法在中国的环境立法体系当中占有重要地位,对于中国的环境保护工作具有重大意义.可持续发展是联合国环境与发展大会确立的未来共同发展战略,中国地方环境立法应当将可持续发展作为指导思想,并因地制宜,具有可操作性、科学技术性、规范性和有效性.     

Geochemistry of sedimentary rocks and its relation to crustal evolution and mineralization in Southwest Yangtze Massif, China

Through a systematic study on trace elements and REE geochemistry of mudstone deposited in the basin and lower slope environments during Upper Proterozoic to Triassic in the Southwest Yangtze Mssif,three geochemical abnormal horizons of which the geochemical characteristics are quite different from those of other horizons have been established for the first time.They are the Lower Cambrian,the Upper Devonian and the Upper Permian,As compared with the crustal evolution in this area.these three geochemical abnormal horizons are corresponding to the pulling-apart periods of geotectonic cycles.which illustrates that uncommon depositional sources puring into the basin from the earth‘s interior may be one of the most important causes to originate the geochemical anomalies in these lhrizons.Thus it can be realized that the geochemistry of post-Archean sedimentary rocks has a great deal to do with the crustal evolution and it can be used as a tracer to analyze the crustal evolution.The elements in this area are mainly concentrated in these geochemical abnormal horizons,and the degree of enrichment and deficiency of trace elements in other horizons is very limited.A series of research on mineralization indicates that the main strata-bound ore deposits discovered in the Southwest Yangtze Massif occur in the Cambrian,Devonian and Permian-Trassic strata.The results of isotope tracer resarch have also proved that most of the metallogenic elements in these ore deposits came from the host strata.which illustrates that the geochemical abnormal horizons may have made great contributions to these ore-forming processes.Thus it can be concluded that it is only the particular horizons corresponding to the particular periode of earth‘s evolution that can they be the significant source beds because only in these uncommon horizons there can be highly enriched metallogeinc elements.which may be one of the most important reasons for explaining the time-bound nature of mineralization.     

Obtaining the free frequencies of the non‐rigid Earth

In this paper, the mathematical algorithm elaborated by González, Getino and Farto (1998) is applied to four different nonrigid Earth models, in order to obtain the analytical expressions of the corresponding free frequencies. The solutions are studied, and the contributions of the different considered effects are evaluated. A numerical integration is also carried out, showing the validity of the obtained analytical solutions.     

关于新版“图书情报微机管理与检索系统（SXTQ）”

介绍了更新“图书情报微机管理与检索系统”版本的历史背景。FoxPro关系数据库系统的优点和该系统在当前的优势,以及该系统软件的安装方法及环境要求;叙述了SXTQ新版的改进部分,并为其配置了条形码扫描器与作者使用FoxPro编程的几点体会及本系统的安装使用说明。     

试论具有岭南文化特色的广州城市森林的建设

岭南文化作为一种地域文化,其标志和典范是广东文化,广州是岭南文化的中心,其特色须由岭南文化铸就,广州城市森林如何渗透岭南文化,具有独特的岭南风格,对于振兴岭南文化,塑造广州新的形象和风格,形成广州城市特色,具有重要意义,文中分析了广州城市森林实现具有备岭南文化特征的途径,认为根据文化内涵,表现形式和手法,具体体现为五个方面：（１）以营建岭南乡土树种片林为主体;（２）发展岭南园林;（３）引进抽象式园