Optimisation of Lithium Chromatography for Isotopic Analysis in Geological Reference Materials by MC‐ICP‐MS

The lithium isotope system can be an important tracer for various geological processes, especially tracing continental weathering. The key to this application is the accurate and precise determination of lithium isotopic composition. However, some of the previously established column separation methods are not well behaved when applied to chemically diverse materials, due to the significant variations in matrix/lithium ratios in some materials. Here, we report a new dual‐column system for lithium purification to achieve accurate and precise analysis of lithium isotopic compositions using a multi‐collector inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometer (MC‐ICP‐MS). Compared with single‐column systems, our dual‐column system yielded a consistent elution range of the lithium‐bearing fraction (7–16 ml) for samples with a large range of lithium loads and matrix compositions, so that column re‐calibration is not required. In addition, this method achieved complete lithium recovery and low matrix interference (e.g., Na/Li ≤ 1) with a short elution time (~ 6 h, excluding evaporation), with the entire procedure completed in 1.5 days. We report high precision Li isotopic compositions in twelve chemically diverse materials including seawater, silicates, carbonates, manganese nodules and clays. New recommended Li isotopic values and associated uncertainties are presented as reference values for quality control and inter‐laboratory calibration for future research and were consistent with previously published data. However, significant lithium isotopic variances (~ 1‰) in BHVO‐2 from different batches suggest Li isotopic heterogeneity in this reference material and that Li isotopic studies using this reference material should be treated with caution.     

虹吸水流作用下的土柱运动特性及虹吸管道防淤堵措施

虹吸排水联合堆载固结技术是软基处理中的一项新技术,在应用该技术时,虹吸管内土柱的淤堵问题是制约该技术发展的核心问题之一。针对虹吸管内土柱的淤堵问题,采用颗粒沉降模型和水动力学相关理论,推导得到了土柱在虹吸水流作用下的临界高度表达式。根据所推求的表达式,可以制定相应的防淤堵措施,使得虹吸排水能够顺利进行。研究结果表明：土柱容易在虹吸管弯曲圆弧段形成淤堵;对于工程现场最常见的4 mm内径虹吸管,当虹吸管弯曲圆弧段半径大于40 cm或者虹吸管内土柱高度大于4 cm时,就有可能产生淤堵;实际工程中,可以采用减小虹吸管弯曲圆弧段半径、降低虹吸管出水口高度以及减小虹吸管长度的措施减小淤堵的可能,从而保证虹吸过程的持续进行。     

爆炸荷载作用下方钢管混凝土柱的动力响应及破坏机理

方钢管混凝土柱是被广泛采用的组合构件之一。爆炸发生时产生的爆炸冲击波可能会对框架结构内部的方钢管混凝土柱造成严重破坏,然而目前对其动力响应及破坏机理的研究成果相对较少。本文采用有限元分析软件ANSYS/LS-DYNA对爆炸荷载作用下方钢管混凝土柱的动力响应和破坏机理进行了研究分析。建立了方钢管混凝土柱实体有限元模型,其中混凝土采用HJC模型,方钢管采用考虑应变率的塑性随动强化模型,爆炸荷载施加在柱子一侧表面。通过对方钢管混凝土柱的破坏过程的模拟,比较分析了其在不同＂比例距离＂下的动力响应和破坏形式,进而得出方钢管混凝土柱的破坏机理。在爆炸荷载作用下,方钢管对其核心混凝土有一定的约束作用,使其处于复杂应力状态之下,从而使混凝土强度得以提高,塑性和韧性同时得到改善;同时,由于混凝土的存在,延缓了方钢管柱底和柱顶过早地发生局部屈曲。随着＂比例距离＂的增大,柱中水平位移逐渐减小。结果表明,方钢管混凝土柱具有良好的延性、优越的抗爆性能,所提出的破坏机理可供结构抗爆设计的进一步研究参考。     

Wave dispersion in dry granular materials by the distinct element method

Numerical studies are conducted to investigate the existence of wave dispersion in resonant column tests on dry granular soil. To this end, the two-dimensional distinct element method (DEM) in the time domain is employed. The investigations focus on the effect of sample width, voids ratio, viscous damping and wavelength, on propagation velocities of longitudinal harmonic waves in rectangular samples of uniform grains. It is shown that granular materials may exhibit anomalous dispersion that is, wave velocities that increase with increasing excitation frequency. This increase may exceed 20% for squatty samples, but becomes less pronounced for slender samples. Similar findings have been reported in some experiments on granular materials, but have not been systematically explored by numerical means. Results are presented in the form of dimensionless graphs and charts that elucidate the salient features of the problem. Comparisons with findings from gradient elastodynamic and viscoelastic theories are discussed.     

应变率效应对钢筋混凝土柱的影响

根据混凝土单轴动力特性试验,引入了应变率的影响,对规范给出的混凝土应力一应变关系表达式进行了修正;针对只考虑混凝土的动态特性和既考虑混凝土的动态特性、也考虑钢筋的动态特性这两种情况,利用修正的表达式对钢筋混凝土柱的动态特性进行了数值分析。结果表明,混凝土的动态特性对于大偏心柱的承载力影响很小,但对于小偏心柱的极限承载力影响显著;钢筋的动态特性对大、小偏心柱的极限弯矩和极限曲率都有明显的影响。本文还分析了柱的极限弯矩、极限曲率和极限轴力随偏心距变化的规律。     

水泥土搅拌桩施工扰动评价的一种方法

水泥土搅拌桩广泛应用于高速公路软土处理工程中,但是在工程实践中发现水泥土搅拌桩施工会对桩周土产生扰动使地基土强度降低从而导致路基路面产生开裂。水泥土搅拌桩这类非挤土桩其施工扰动方面研究比较少,为此展开水泥土搅拌桩施工对桩周土的扰动研究。围绕水泥土搅拌桩施工性状,采用圆孔扩张理论分析了施工过程中桩周土受力,采用Sekiguchi和Ohta（关口-太田）模型计算了桩周土体积应变,根据Hong和Onitsuka扰动度的定义得到了搅拌桩施工桩周土的扰动度变化。结果表明水泥土搅拌桩施工对桩周土的扰动随深度的增大和距桩边距离增大而减小,该分析结果与静力触探现场测试得到的锥尖阻力变化规律一致。     

钉形搅拌桩单桩承载力及荷载传递特性的数值模拟研究

在现场试验的基础上,对钉形桩单桩承载力及荷载传递特性进行了三维数值模拟。模拟结果表明：在其他条件相同的情况下,钉形桩的单桩极限承载力在一定范围内随扩大头高度增加而增大,随扩大头直径增加而增大,但单位水泥用量的单桩极限承载力随H/L和D/d均先增大后减小,存在最优值。从单桩承载力角度看,钉形桩存在有效桩长。钉形桩的桩身荷载主要集中在扩大头部分,是主要承载部位。由于扩大头的作用,钉形桩的桩身轴力在变截面附近有较大的衰减,其他条件相等,在各自的极限荷载下,钉形桩下部桩体的轴力大于常规桩,桩身侧摩阻力比常规桩发挥更加充分。     

Seismic steel jacketing of rectangular RC bridge columns for the mitigation of lap‐splice failures

This paper investigated the use of external steel jacketing for seismic retrofit of non‐ductile reinforced concrete (RC) bridge columns to prevent lap‐splice failure. Three 1/2.5‐scale specimens were tested under cyclic loads. The effectiveness of two types of steel jackets for improving the ductility and strength of specimens using inadequate transverse reinforcing and lap‐splice details were examined. An octagonal steel jacketing scheme for the seismic retrofitting of rectangular RC bridge columns was proposed. In addition, the methods for seismic retrofitting rectangular columns using elliptical steel jacketing were also critically tested. The test results indicated that the octagonal steel jackets can effectively provide confinement thereby mitigating failures as a result of inadequate transverse reinforcing and inadequate lap‐splices. Tests also confirmed that the ductility performance and the energy dissipation capacity of the specimens can be significantly improved by the octagonal steel jacket. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

水泥土桩加固海洋土的渐进变形破坏试验与数值分析

应用一个高度非线性的三维各向异性粘弹塑性(EVP)模型及有限元法,对一水泥土桩(CDM)加固海洋土的复合地基进行数值模拟。海洋软粘土的渐进变形采用粘弹塑性模型来模拟,水泥土桩破坏前后的应力-应变关系采用一个双曲线模型来模拟,提出了一个简单且非常实用的数值分析方法来解决水泥土桩碎裂软化的数值模拟问题。将数值模拟结果与实测数据进行了比较,二者吻合较好。