The historic and artistic heritage facing the earthquake risk: The Italian case

The problem of protection against earthquakes in Italy is made difficult by the presence of a huge historic and artistic heritage. Such a heritage is mainly made up of ancient buildings and monuments situated in the urban centres, which are densely distributed throughout Italy. Therefore, very complex problems are met in the determination of the value parameter concurring with the determination of seismic risk, in addition to hazard and vulnerability. An indication of the monetary value of a building is not sufficient as far as the cultural heritage is concerned: different criteria are necessary in order to distinguish which are the strategic buildings. If we consider that there are more than 2000 museums in Italy, most of which are placed inside historic buildings, it appears that museums should receive the highest priority in future initiatives for seismic rehabilitation.     

试论中西古典地理学思想渊源

地理环境、生产活动及哲学思想,是我国先秦时期和古希腊时期的古典地理学思想发轫的主要渊源。由于先秦和古希腊在地理环境,生产活动及哲学思想上的差异,因而双方古典地理学的发展,异多于同,各具特色。     

民房震害预测专家评定统计模型的探讨

本文针对专家评定意见有一定伸缩性的特点,将专家意见表示为评定论域上的模糊子集,利用可能性相加原理,对专家意见进行了统计分析,得出综合性的意见。结果表明,利用伸缩性提供的丰富信息,可以较好地总结专家意见。基于几种模型的仿真可靠性分析结果,本文推荐可靠性最高的模型作为城市平房震害预测统计手段。     

山西侯马—河津一带西汉初期的强烈地震

1989年至1987年间,在国家地震局招标合同项目《全新世古地震的研究方法和确定标志》工作中,笔者在山西省侯马至河津一带,发现了大规模地震断层和许多古地震遗迹。本文就是在此基础上,对黄土中的古地震遗迹进行了总结,分析研究了古地震的分布和特征,讨论了侯马至河津一带西汉初期强震的规模和震中。     

Development and validation of a metallic haunch seismic retrofit solution for existing under‐designed RC frame buildings

The feasibility and efficiency of a seismic retrofit solution for existing reinforced concrete frame systems, designed before the introduction of modern seismic‐oriented design codes in the mid 1970s, is conceptually presented and experimentally investigated. A diagonal metallic haunch system is introduced at the beam–column connections to protect the joint panel zone from extensive damage and brittle shear mechanisms, while inverting the hierarchy of strength within the beam–column subassemblies and forming a plastic hinge in the beam. A complete step‐by‐step design procedure is suggested for the proposed retrofit strategy to achieve the desired reversal of strength hierarchy. Analytical formulations of the internal force flow at the beam–column‐joint level are derived for the retrofitted joints. The study is particularly focused on exterior beam–column joints, since it is recognized that they are the most vulnerable, due to their lack of a reliable joint shear transfer mechanism. Results from an experimental program carried out to validate the concept and the design procedure are also presented. The program consisted of quasi‐static cyclic tests on four exterior, ? scaled, beam–column joint subassemblies, typical of pre‐1970 construction practice using plain round bars with end‐hooks, with limited joint transverse reinforcement and detailed without capacity design considerations. The first (control specimen) emulated the as‐built connection while the three others incorporated the proposed retrofitted configurations. The experimental results demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed solution for upgrading non‐seismically designed RC frames and also confirmed the applicability of the proposed design procedure and of the analytical derivations. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

利用现代“3S”技术阐释丽江古城选址的科学性

 丽江古城的选址综合考虑了古城的地貌、地质、水文和气候等条件，其规划营造渗透着古代风水文化及耕读思想的影响，堪称古代城市选址中的典范。本文应用虚拟地理信息系统（VirtualGIS）技术，重现古城的山水景观，分析其科学性，为现代城市的选址与营建提供借鉴。     

旅游业的发展对丽江古城社会文化的影响

旅游业的发展对旅游目的地的社会文化产生的影响是巨大的.丽江古城也遭受着同样的命运,这种影响集中表现在丽江古城功能的转变、社会网络的变迁和文化的涵化.这些影响都是由于旅游业的迅速发展引起的,而且还在加深.只有认识到以上的影响才能为下一步采取措施来控制这些影响提供前提保障.     

Damage distribution during the 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake relative to generalized categories of surficial geology

The spatial distributions of severely damaged buildings (red-tagged) and of breaks in the water distribution system following the 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake (M_L = 6·4) are investigated relative to the local characteristics of surficial geology. The pipe breaks are used as an indicator of nonlinear soil response, and the red-tagged buildings as indicator of severe shaking. The surficial geology is described by several generalized categories based on age, textural character and thickness of the near surface layer. Two regions are studied: the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles-Santa Monica. The analysis shows that there is no simple correlation between damage patterns and surficial geology. Single family wood-frame buildings were damaged less when built on fine silt and clay (0–3 m thick) from the late Holocene.     

湛江市古树名木资源调查与分析

调查了湛江城市建成区及城乡结合带的古树名木299株,其中古树292株,名木7株,分属 16科20属24种。树木种类以榕属(Ficus)植物最为显著,占总资源的77.9%;箭毒木(Antiaris toxicaria)、鹊肾树(Streblusasper)秋茄树(Kandeliacandel)、竹节树(Caralliabrachiata)、叉叶木 (Crescentiaalata)和牛蹄豆(Pithecellobiumdulce)等,为湛江特有的古树名木资源。分析了古树名 木资源的分布与湛江城市建设的关系,讨论了古树名木的生长状况,并提出保护建议。     

行业发展时局综述与可持续发展思考

随着国民经济的持续快速发展和城镇化进程的加快,建筑业作为国民经济的重要行业迎来了难得历史机遇,建筑设计行业作为建筑业的重要组成部分,发挥着越来越重要的作用。随着经济增长方式地转变和产业结构调整地不断深入,建筑设计行业来到了历史发展的关键点,如何落实科学发展观,实现行业发展健康、可持续并始终引领建筑业发展,应引行业从业人员地重视与思考。