砖砌体房屋非线性地震反应分析方法和破坏状态指标的确定与验证

砖砌体房屋在历次地震中的破坏均较为严重,为了准确评估其在大震作用下的抗震性能,选择高效的结构分析方法并选取合适的破坏状态指标至关重要.首先,在仔细比较现有结构非线性分析方法的基础上,结合砖砌体结构的特点,采用了可以"考虑构造柱影响"的砖墙体三线型恢复力模型,并建立了砖砌体结构的层剪切非线性分析模型,利用基于自平衡力的弹...     

Loss of energy dissipation capacity from the deadzone in linear and nonlinear viscous damping devices

In a viscous damping device under cyclic loading, after the piston reaches a peak stroke, the reserve movement that follows may sometimes experience a short period of delayed or significantly reduced device force output. A similar delay or reduced device force output may also occur at the damper’s initial stroke as it moves away from its neutral position. This phenomenon is referred to as the effect of “deadzone”. The deadzone can cause a loss of energy dissipation capacity and less efficient vibration control. It is prominent in small amplitude vibrations. Although there are many potential causes of deadzone such as environmental factors, construction, material aging, and manufacture quality, in this paper, its general effect in linear and nonlinear viscous damping devices is analyzed. Based on classical dynamics and damping theory, a simple model is developed to capture the effect of deadzone in terms of the loss of energy dissipation capacity. The model provides several methods to estimate the loss of energy dissipation within the deadzone in linear and sublinear viscous fluid dampers. An empirical equation of loss of energy dissipation capacity versus deadzone size is formulated, and the equivalent reduction of effective damping in SDOF systems has been obtained. A laboratory experimental evaluation is carried out to verify the effect of deadzone and its numerical approximation. Based on the analysis, a modification is suggested to the corresponding formulas in FEMA 356 for calculation of equivalent damping if a deadzone is to be considered.     

Joint probability density function of the stochastic responses of nonlinear structures

The joint probability density fimction （PDF） of different structural responses is a very important topic in the stochastic response analysis of nonlinear structures. In this paper, the probability density evolution method, which is successfully developed to capture the instantaneous PDF of an arbitrary single response of interest, is extended to evaluate the joint PDF of any two responses. A two-dimensional partial differential equation in terms of the joint PDF is established. The strategy of selecting representative points via the number theoretical method and sieved by a hyper-ellipsoid is outlined. A two-dimensional difference scheme is developed. The free vibration of an SDOF system is examined to verify the proposed method, and a flame structure exhibiting hysteresis subjected to stochastic ground motion is investigated. It is pointed out that the correlation of different responses results from the fact that randomness of different responses comes from the same set of basic random parameters involved. In other words, the essence of the probabilistic correlation is a physical correlation.     

Semi-active model predictive control for 3rd generation benchmark problem using smart dampers

A semi-active strategy for model predictive control (MPC), in which magneto-rheological dampers are used as an actuator, is presented for use in reducing the nonlinear seismic response of high-rise buildings. A multi-step predictive model is developed to estimate the seismic performance of high-rise buildings, taking into account of the effects of nonlinearity, time-variability, model mismatching, and disturbances and uncertainty of controlled system parameters by the predicted error feedback in the multi-step predictive model. Based on the predictive model, a Kalman-Bucy observer suitable for semi-active strategy is proposed to estimate the state vector from the acceleration and semi-active control force feedback. The main advantage of the proposed strategy is its inherent stability, simplicity, on-line real-time operation, and the ability to handle nonlinearity, uncertainty, and time-variability properties of structures. Numerical simulation of the nonlinear seismic responses of a controlled 20-story benchmark building is carried out, and the simulation results are compared to those of other control systems. The results show that the developed semi-active strategy can efficiently reduce the nonlinear seismic response of high-rise buildings.     

基于性能的地震工程研究的新进展及对结构非线性分析的要求

结合国际地震工程界提出的新一代基于性能的地震工程的框架方法,重点阐述了性能评估中涉及的主要问题。对性能评估使用的静力非线性分析、动力非线性分析方法进行了总结,在此基础上详细阐述了在基于概率的性能评估中有应用前景的增量动力分析方法的概念、相关问题及其应用,并简要介绍了基于增量动力分析思想提出的一些简化方法。最后提出了今后研究的建议,特别是结构非线性分析方面的研究重点。     

按新旧规范设计的多层住宅砖房地震易损性的对比

本文采用概率方法借助于拉丁超立方采样技术和非线性地震反应时程分析对按现行规范设计的多层住宅砖房的地震易损性进行分析,并与按上一代规范设计的多层住宅砖房的地震易损性分析结果[1]进行了比较,为进一步研究这类结构的地震安全性、未来地震的损失预测以及防震减灾对策奠定基础。     

用非线性参数曲线拟合法反演Q值

本文主要针对以前存在的几种反演Q值方法（即升时法、频谱比法、子波拟合法和振幅拟合法）对随机噪霎时 十分敏感的缺点，进行了进一步的理论分析，找出了一种有效地抑制随机干扰的方法，即用统计拟合的原理来达到抑制甚至消除随机噪音的影响，使这种Q值反演方法能直接用于实际资料处理，经验证达到了较好的效果。     

滑坡灾害预报的非线性动力学方法

基于现代反演理论,建立了滑坡灾害预测的非线性动力学模型,给出了可预报时间尺度的确定方法及稳定性判断准则。通过实例分析表明,非线性动力学分析方法是行之有效的。     

非线性弹性模型的改进

本文在邓肯-张模型进行深入探讨的基础上,提出了切线模量实质物理意义是剪切模量的观点,并分别采用应力法和应变法推导了剪切模量和体积模量(或变形模量)公式,还进行了考虑Biot固结非线性弹性油罐地基有限元实例分析。对不同的变形模量计算方法进行了比较,提出了改进的非线性弹性模型。     

求解非线性有限元方程的弧长法及在工程稳定分析中的应用

本文讨论了求解非线性有限元方程弧长法的基本原理及具体实施,并应用于压杆及滑块的稳定性分析。由于弧长法具有确定并通过结构临界应力状态的临界荷载值,因此可以应用于工程稳定性分析。算例表明,弧长法确定的临界荷载值是令人满意的。