Effectiveness of structural control based on control energy perspectives

A computational algorithm for maximizing the control efficiency in actively controlling the elastic structural responses during earthquake is proposed. Study of optimal linear control using a single degree of freedom shows that applying active control is very effective in reducing the structural displacement and velocity responses for long‐period structures, but at the same time it has an adverse effect in increasing the absolute acceleration response. The extent of this adverse effect reduces the effectiveness of the control system, and therefore it poses a limit on the maximum control force in order to provide maximum control efficiency. In view of this shortcoming, maximum control energy dissipation is used to define the most effective optimal linear control law. Less displacement and velocity response are expected as larger control force is applied, but there is always a limit that maximum control energy can be dissipated. This study shows that this limit depends on the structural characteristics as well as the input ground motion, and a general trend is that the maximum control energy decreases as damping increases. Finally, application of the proposed algorithm on a six‐storey hospital building is presented to show the effectiveness of using optimal linear control on a multi‐degree‐of‐freedom system from the control energy perspectives. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Factors affecting sediment trapping in vegetated filter strips: simulation study using VFSMOD

Soil and water conservation practices have been promoted for a long time, in order to sustain agricultural activities and prevent environmental pollution. Vegetated filter strips (VFS) have been used to reduce sediment pollution into water bodies at or near the pollutant source. However, factors effecting VFS performance under natural conditions have not been well understood owing to the physical, time and financial limitations of field experiments. The use of well‐validated simulation models to understand the performance of VFS and factors affecting sediment deposition is highly justified. The objective of this research is to investigate sediment trapping in VFS and to study various factors affecting VFS performance using the simulation model VFSMOD, which was developed by researchers at University of North Carolina. Recently, VFSMOD has been validated successfully by using 21 filters with varying length, slope and vegetated cover. A wide range of five parameters was selected for the simulations, namely filter length, filter slope, manning roughness coefficient, soil type and characteristics of incoming sediment from adjacent fields. Computer simulations revealed that the length of filter is the most significant factor affecting sediment trapping in VFS. The relative increase in trapping efficiencies was not linearly related to an increase in filter length. Inflow sediment class also has a major influence on sediment trapping in VFS. The trapping efficiency of clay sediments in a 15 m length VFS was 47% compared with 92% for silt from incoming sediment. Manning roughness coefficient had a moderate effect on sediment trapping and was more significant in short filters. Land slope and soil type of VFS had a minor influence on the performance of VFS. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

3–D Tomographic Images and Deep Ore-Control in Northern Margin of the North China Plate

Abstract: 3–D velocity images of the crust beneath the northern margin of the North China Plate have been constructed using P-wave travel time residuals of the latest earthquakes, with the data supplied by Chinese seismic networks.
The seismic image results indicate that there is a lateral heterogeneity in the crust beneath the northern part of the North China block. The velocity images of the upper crust show features closely related to the tectonic features on the surface. It can be seen from these velocity images of the vertical sections, and from the horizontal slice images at depths of 11 and 16 km that there exist East-West and North-East structures. The images indicate that the juncture zone of basin–and–range terrain is between the blue-colored high–velocity block corresponding to the Yanshan mountain range that developed during the Yanshan period in northwest Beijing and the green low-velocity area corresponding to the North China basin in southeast Beijing (Fig. 5). The juncture zone between high-velocity and low–velocity, and EW and NE fault zones have significant ore-control effects. From the chart of epicenters in the northern region of North China, we find that the epicenters of earthquakes are almost entirely distributed within the NE strip. Almost all major earthquakes took place in the transition strip between the high and low-velocity zones in the crust. The distribution of epicenters also reflects the strikes of known NE–faults. From the image sections along the latitude, we find that in the area between 114.0 E –118.0 E , there is a blue high-velocity block standing upright from the Moho to the upper crust (Fig. 6), from which can be deduced that some materials such as magma moved upward from the upper mantle during the history of its geological development.     

GPS工程控制网的若干特殊问题

根据ＧＰＳ定位技术的优点，讨论了建立ＧＰＳ工程控制网在踏勘、设计、观测及数据处理方面的若干特殊问题，并提出高精度工程控制网ＧＰＳ数据处理方案。     

高层建筑地震反应最优多重TLD控制

本文以坑层建筑地震反应进行了最优多重ＴＬＤ（ＭＴＬＤ）ｓ控制研究。文中阐述了ＴＬＤ系统的工作原理笔ＭＴＬＤｓ系统的参数；建立了多层结构－ＴＭＬＤｓ系统耦联体系的运动方程；分析了ＭＴＬＤｓ系统的参数对在谐波作用下多层结构动力反应的影响以及各参数之间的关系。     

河北磁县北西西向南山村－岔口活动断裂带活动特征与1830年磁县地震

河北磁县西部北西西向南山村－岔口活动断裂为北西西向磁县活动断裂西段，全长３５ｋｍ，又可再分为东西两段。全新世时期该断裂有多次活动，活动方式以具左旋性质的正倾滑为主。１８３０年磁县７．５级地震时，南山村－岔口断裂带出现新的地表破裂，地表垂直位移多处为２～４ｍ，最大约７ｍ。据目前资料，该断裂带最新两次地震事件的时间间隔约为３５００ａ。最近获取的位于磁县最高峰老爷山庙宇碑文资料，补充说明了邻近岔口活动断裂带的古建筑物在１８３０年地震中的严重破坏。     

FD─1型多功能防盗报警器

地震监测设施点多面广，被盗、被破坏的情况时有发生，直接和间接的经济损失十分严重。由此引起的仪器停记，造成资料中断的损失则无法用金钱计算、针对此问题，我们运用模糊控制技术技术，研制开发了ＦＤ－１型多功能防盗报警器。它通过检测来访者的文明程度，采取一系列相应的反击措施：即自动打开室内灯光、电视机、录音机等，造成室内有人的假象；对不知趣者给予警告、警铃……直至发出＂有电危险，请勿靠近＂的警告和电击（无生命危险），达到御敌于门外之目的。该报警器不仅适用于地震台站，也广泛用于各企业事业单位和家庭防盗等。     

四川龙门山南段东缘泥石流

当地断裂众多，岩体破碎，崩塌滑坡遍布，加之是强震带和川西大暴雨中心区，相对高度３００—３５００ｍ，泥石流形成条件极为充分．泥石流沟汇水面积小，沟床比降陡，主沟长度短．绵竹汉旺后山泥石流综合治理后，可成为一个示例．     

沂沭泗防汛水情信息系统

沂沭泗防汛水情信息系统是防汛调度决策支持系统中的一个重要组成部分。主要介绍系统的开放性、水情信息处理的自适应性、水情信息图形化、图形漫游、水情信息综合显示、多窗口结合、图形叠加、人机对话、历史资料检索以及屏幕绘图与绘图仪绘图相对应等主要设计特点。     

长江防洪决策支持系统——防洪决策风险分析

针对长江中游防洪决策过程,筛选出几个主要的风险因子.考虑暴雨洪水历史资料,短期洪水位预报以及中长期雨洪预报三种不同信息条件,建立防洪决策风险分析模型,针对长江三峡至螺山河段防洪系统,是否启用分蓄洪区的各种防洪决策方案,给出决策风险的定量描述.