Evaluation of pullout load capacity of suction caissons in sand using a three-dimensional displacement approach

An investigation was conducted to obtain analytical solutions for the pullout behavior of a suction caisson undergoing inclined loads in sand. The inclined load is transformed into an equivalent load system in which the vertical, horizontal, and moment loads are applied on the center of the lid of the suction caisson. The vertical and lateral stiffness coefficients along the skirt of the suction caisson in sands are presented using the new three-dimensional elastic solutions taking into account the nonhomogeneous and nonlinear properties of the sand. The vertical, lateral, and rocking stiffness coefficients on the base of the suction caisson are presented considering the solutions of a hollow rigid cylindrical punch acting on the surface of a soil. The yield, pullout, and failure for sands with the nonhomogeneous and nonlinear characteristics are taken into consideration. The effects of the load inclination, the loading depth, and the aspect ratio on the pullout load capacity of the suction caisson are presented. Behaviour of the suction caisson in sand prior to failure is clarified from the relationship between tensile load, displacement, and rotation and that between depth, vertical pressure, and lateral pressure.     

结构地震临界荷载的上、下限问题研究

本文介绍了利用变分原理推导的拟势能原理和拟余能原理，把拟势能原理和拟余能原理应用到结构地震临界荷载分析中，从而提出了一种计算结构地震临界荷载的新方法，同时从理论上论述了为什么利用拟势能原理和拟余能原理可以分析结构地震临界荷载的上、下限问题．     

Plane strain deformation of a multi-layered poroelastic half-space by surface loads

The Biot linearized quasi-static theory of fluid-infiltrated porous materials is used to formulate the problem of the two-dimensional plane strain deformation of a multi-layered poroelastic half-space by surface loads. The Fourier-Laplace transforms of the stresses, displacements, pore pressure and fluid flux in each homogeneous layer of the multi-layered half-space are expressed in terms of six arbitrary constants. Generalized Thomson-Haskell matrix method is used to obtain the deformation field. Simplified explicit expressions for the elements of the 6 × 6 propagator matrix for the poroelastic medium are obtained. As an example of the possible applications of the analytical formulation developed, formal solution is given for normal strip loading, normal line loading and shear line loading.     

自升式平台上外载荷的分析计算

海洋平台由于其作业的要求，而不可避免地受到各种海洋环境的考验。因此在设计平台时，必须考虑平台可能受到的各种外载荷，以保证平台海上作业的安全性。本文讨论了一种小型的自升式平台在外载荷作用下的受力分析，包括在外力作用下平台抗倾覆能力以及外载荷与平台承载力之间的关系。     

散货船及油船垂向波浪载荷短期预报经验公式

应用WALCS软件对6艘散货船及6艘油船进行了短期波浪载荷直接计算,依据计算结果分析了这两种船型在航速为0、迎浪、均匀满载及隔舱满载工况下的船舯垂向弯矩、L/4(L为船长)处垂向剪力、3L/4处垂向剪力的若干规律。根据这些规律,总结出了一套针对散货船及油船的垂向波浪载荷短期预报经验公式。依据此经验公式,在缺乏完备图纸资料的情况下,可以快速估计航行于海上的受损船舶的短期载荷情况,为评估其安全状态提供数值依据,为事故船东方做出安全可行的处理决策提供优质服务。     

地震荷载下饱和砂土孔压增长时程计算方法

本文采用逐波累计方法,依据适于不同固结条件的孔压增量模型,计算每一应力循环的孔压变化,可给出非均等固结复杂情况下孔压实时增长过程。采用不同固结比两种砂进行若干典型地震荷载动三轴液化试验,试验结果与所提方法的计算结果有良好对应关系,表明本文方法可有效地描述地震荷载作用下非均等固结饱和砂土孔压增长过程。     

板柱结构中柱节点抗震性能的试验研究

通过5个板柱结构中柱节点的水平低周反复荷载试验,研究了中柱节点的延性、滞回特性、耗能能力和破坏形态。实验结果表明,水平荷载作用下中柱节点主要有弯曲破坏和冲切破坏2种破坏形态,板中钢筋的配筋率是影响节点破坏形态的主要因素之一,板柱结构中柱节点的抗震性能要比框架结构的梁柱节点差。     

Train-induced wave propagation in layered soils using finite/infinite element simulation

In this paper, the transmissibility of soils for vibrations induced by trains moving at different speeds is studied. The 2.5 D finite/infinite element approach adopted herein allows us to consider the load-moving effect of the train in the direction normal to the two-dimensional profile of the soils considered, and, therefore, to obtain three-dimensional responses for the soils using only plane elements. The moving train is simulated by a sequence of moving wheel loads that may vibrate with certain frequency. Two train speeds are considered, one is smaller and the other is greater than the Rayleigh wave speed of the layered soils, to represent the effects of speed in the sub-critical and super-critical ranges. In order to evaluate the effect of each parameter on the ground response induced by moving trains, parametric studies are conducted for the following parameters: the shear wave speed, damping ratio and stratum depth of the supporting soils, and the moving speed and vibration frequency of the traveling trains. Conclusions concerning the mechanism of wave propagation in layered soils are drawn from the parametric studies, which should prove useful to practicing engineers.     

The reinforcement contribution to the cyclic behaviour of reinforced concrete beam hinges

The cyclic behaviour of plastic hinges is an essential component in tracking the behaviour of RC frames to failure, not only for monotonically increasing force/pressure loads such as under extreme wind loads but also for dynamic displacement-driven loads such as under earthquake ground motions. To describe member deformations at ultimate loading, traditional moment–curvature techniques have required the use of an empirical hinge length to predict rotations, and despite much research a definitive generic expression for this empirical hinge length is yet to be defined. To overcome this problem, a discrete rotation approach, which directly quantifies the rotation between crack faces using mechanics, has been developed for beams and been shown to be accurate under monotonic loading. In this paper, the discrete rotation approach for monotonic loads is extended to cope with cyclic loads for dynamic analyses, and this has led to the development of a new partial interaction numerical simulation capable of allowing for reversals of slip of the reinforcing bars. This numerical tool should be very useful for the nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete beams and reinforced concrete columns with small axial loads under severe dynamic loads. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Comparison of overflow simulations on different vertical grids using the Finite Element Ocean circulation Model

The Finite Element Ocean circulation Model (FEOM) is applied to study the sensitivity of density driven overflows to the vertical discretization and bottom topography representation using the dynamics of overflow mixing and entrainment (DOME) setup. FEOM allows for hybrid grids combining σ, z + σ, full cell, partly shaved cell and fully shaved cell grids within the same numerical kernel thus isolating as far as possible effects of mesh geometry from those of model numerics. The sensitivity of diapycnal mixing, entrainment, plume thickness and plume meridional distribution to vertical discretization and partly to the subgrid process parameterization is explored. It is shown that simulations on pure σ grids or the combination of z + σ resolve the overflow processes best in terms of downslope plume propagation, plume thickness and dilution, and also have the least resolution dependence. Grids using z-levels generate excessive spurious mixing when resolution is insufficient. Applying partial cells improves the plume representation, but still requires higher horizontal and vertical resolution to converge to the σ grid results. It is demonstrated that increasing lateral viscosity causes the plume thickness to reduce whereas increasing lateral diffusivity has opposite effect. When keeping the Prandtl number constant, the increase in diffusivity and viscosity leads to an increase in mixing and plume thickness on z-level grids and also on σ-grids when lateral dissipation is oriented along geopotential surfaces. Using the along σ- diffusion helped to obtain correct plume thickness and entrainment on σ grids. Increasing the vertical mixing coefficients leads to an increase in diapycnal mixing and in downslope penetration as well.