The effect law of deformation and failure of a jointed rock mass is essential for underground engineering safety and stability evaluation. In order to study the evolution mechanism and precursory characteristics of instability and failure of jointed rock masses, uniaxial compression and acoustic emission (AE) tests are conducted on sandstones with different joint dip angles. To simulate the mechanical behavior of the rock, a jointed rock mass damage constitutive model with AE characteristic parameters is created based on damage mechanics theory and taking into account the effect of rock mass structure and load coupling. To quantify the mechanism of rock instability, a cusp catastrophe model with AE characteristic parameters is created based on catastrophe theory. The results indicate that when the joint dip angle increases from 0° to 90°, the failure mechanism of sandstone shifts from tensile to shear, with 45° being the critical failure mode. Sandstone's compressive strength reduces initially and subsequently increases, resulting in a U-shaped distribution. The developed damage constitutive model's theoretical curve closely matches the test curve, indicating that the model can reasonably describe the damage evolution of sandstone. The cusp catastrophe model has a high forecast accuracy, and when combined with the damage constitutive model, the prediction accuracy can be increased further. The research results can provide theoretical guidance for the safety and stability evaluation of underground engineering.
A geotechnical information system (GTIS) was constructed within a spatial geographic information system (GIS) framework to
reliably predict geotechnical information and accurately estimate site effects at Gyeongju, an urban area in South Korea.
The system was built based on both collected and performed site investigation data in addition to acquired geo-knowledge data.
Seismic zoning maps were constructed using the site period (TG) and mean shear wave velocity to a depth of 30 m (VS30), and these maps were presented as a regional strategy to mitigate earthquake-induced risks in the study area. In particular,
the TG distribution map indicated the susceptibility to ground motion resonance in periods ranging from 0.2 to 0.5 s and the corresponding
seismic vulnerability of buildings with two to five stories. Seismic zonation of site classification according to VS30 values was also performed to determine the site amplification coefficients for seismic design and seismic performance evaluation
at any site and administrative subunit in the study area. In addition, we investigated the site effects according to subsurface
and surface ground irregularities at Gyeongju by seismic response analyses in time domains based on both two- and three-dimensional
spatial finite element models, which were generated using spatial interface coordinates between geotechnical subsurface layers
predicted by the GTIS. This practical study verified that spatial GIS-based geotechnical information can be a very useful
resource in determining how to best mitigate seismic hazards, particularly in urban areas. 相似文献
Frontal upwelling is an important phenomenon in summer in the Yellow Sea (YS) and plays an essential role in the distribution of nutrients and biological species. In this paper, a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model is applied to investigate the characteristics and influencing factors of frontal upwelling in the YS. The results show that the strength and distribution of frontal upwelling are largely dependent on the topography and bottom temperature fronts. The frontal upwelling in the YS is stronger and narrower near the eastern coast than near the western coast due to the steeper shelf slope. Moreover, external forcings, such as the meridional wind speed and air temperature in summer and the air temperature in the preceding winter and spring, have certain influences on the strength of frontal upwelling. An increase in air temperature in the previous winter and spring weakens the frontal upwelling in summer; in contrast, an increase in air temperature in summer strengthens the frontal upwelling. When the southerly wind in summer increases, the upwelling intensifies in the western YS and weakens in the eastern YS. The air temperature influences the strength of upwelling by changing the baroclinicity in the frontal region. Furthermore, the meridional wind speed in summer affects frontal upwelling via Ekman pumping. 相似文献