Propagation of a solitary wave over rigid porous beds

The unsteady two-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations and Navier–Stokes type model equations for porous flows were solved numerically to simulate the propagation of a solitary wave over porous beds. The free surface boundary conditions and the interfacial boundary conditions between the water region and the porous bed are in complete form. The incoming waves were generated using a piston type wavemaker set up in the computational domain. Accuracy of the numerical model was verified by comparing the numerical results with the theoretical solutions. The main characteristics of the flow fields in both the water region and the porous bed were discussed by specifying the velocity fields. Behaviors of boundary layer flows in both fluid and porous bed regions were also revealed. Effects of different parameters on the wave height attenuation were studied and discussed. The results of this numerical model indicate that for the investigated incident wave as the ratio of the porous bed depth to the fluid depth exceeds 10, any further increase of the porous bed depth has no effect on wave height attenuation.     

Laboratory investigations on impulsive waves caused by underwater landslide

Laboratory investigations have been performed on the submarine landslide generated waves by performing 120 laboratory tests. Both rigid and deforming-slide masses are considered. The effects of bed slope angle, initial submergence, slide geometry, shape and deformation on impulse wave characteristics have been inspected. Impulse wave amplitude, period, energy and nonlinearity are studied in this work. The effects of bed slope angle on energy conversion from slide into wave are also investigated. Laboratory-based prediction equations are presented for impulse wave amplitude and period in near and far-field and are successfully verified using the available data in previous laboratory and numerical works.     

Wave Forces Acting on Vertical Walls

Regular and irregular wave forces acting on vertical walls are studied by a previously developed numerical model. The computed wave forces are compared with the available experimental data to verify the numerical model, and satisfactory agreements are obtained. The variation of wave forces with incident angles and the shape of simultaneous pressure distribution are investigated, and the comparisons between numerical results and Goda＇ s predictions are also carried out. It is concluded that the maximum wave forces acting on the unit length of vertical wall is often induced by the obliquely incident waves instead of normally incident waves, while Goda＇ s formula may be inapplicable for oblique wave incidence. The shape of simultaneous pressure distribution is not significantly influenced by incident angles, and it can be favorably predicted by Goda＇ s formula. When regular wave heights are taken as the same as irregular wave height H1%, the irregular wave forces Ph. 1% are slightly larger than regular wave forces in most cases.     

悬臂排桩支护结构空间变形分析

以矩形基坑悬臂排桩支护结构为研究对象,通过分析现场实测数据和数值计算,归纳出了冠梁和支护桩的空间变形模式,建立了整个支护系统的能量表达式。利用最小势能原理,推导了基坑中部桩顶最大位移的解析解,分析了各主要支护参数对该位移的影响。研究结果表明,桩顶最大位移随坡顶超载和桩间距的增大基本呈线性增大趋势;当嵌固深度系数逐渐增大时,桩顶最大位移也逐渐增大,但趋势渐缓;基坑长度对其影响也较大,当基坑长度超过一定数值后,最大位移值趋于稳定。最后利用所得的研究成果对某基坑进行了验证,并与现场实测结果进行了对比,计算结果能够满足工程要求。     

低层装配式钢筋混凝土水平坐浆墙体抗震性能试验研究

为了研究低层装配式钢筋混凝土水平坐浆墙体的抗震性能,对3个不同剪跨比的低层装配式钢筋混凝土水平坐浆墙体进行了低周反复荷载试验。根据试验结果,分析了剪跨比对墙体的破坏形态、承载力、变形能力、刚度退化和耗能能力的影响。结果表明:随着剪跨比的减小,墙体的破坏形态由弯曲破坏转为剪切破坏;试件SW2和试件SW3的承载力相对于试件SW1分别提高68%和110%,延性分别降低21.8%和37.5%;试件SW1的耗能能力最好,刚度退化速度最缓慢;预制钢筋混凝土墙板与现浇边缘构件协同合作,连接处无竖向裂缝,墙体整体性较好,具有良好的抗震性能,可用于我国城镇建设中的低层住宅结构。     

地下水有机污染治理技术现状及发展前景

概述了现有的几种地下水有机污染治理方法：抽出处理、注气－抽取土壤气、内在生物净化、流线控制、多技术结合法、生物治理、吸附、原位反应墙等工作原理和治理效果;简要分析了地下水有机污染治理技术存在的问题和发展前景。     

悬臂式围护桩受力性状与土压力试验研究

为研究悬臂式围护桩结构的受力性状和土压力分布特点,结合西宁火车站改造工程,对该深基坑支护结构在不同开挖工况条件下,悬臂桩的受力性状与内力传递特征进行动态的现场试验。试验结果表明：悬臂桩的受力特征与理论值有所差异,在实际设计中,可对其在配筋方式、混凝土设计、嵌固段长度等方面进行优化,实测土压力小于朗肯土压力,与经典土压力理论有显著区别。该试验结果可以有效优化桩身设计,为软岩基坑支护结构在开挖过程中的受力及变形提供理参考性依据。     

On the Sequence of Phase Transitions in Tridymite

We consider the phase transitions in tridymite from the perspective of the rigid unit mode model. The rigid unit modes are the low-frequency phonons of a crystal structure that consists of an infinite framework of tetrahedra linked at corners, that can propagate without the tetrahedra distorting. Because they give distortions of the structure with a low energy cost they are the natural soft modes for displacive phase transitions. We consider the normal phase transition sequence in tridymite on cooling, HP LHP ..., as a successive condensation of rigid unit modes acting as soft modes. Some of the low-temperature phases (e.g. MX-1) arise as rigid unit mode distortions of the high-temperature structure and do not follow the sequence of phases found at higher temperatures. We are able to account for all the commensurate phases and some of the modulated phase within the framework of the rigid unit mode model. Received: 20 April 1998 / Accepted: 3 September 1998     

A Modified Cyclic Cracking Model for RC Structural Walls Behaviour Under Dynamic Excitation

In this paper, a simple cyclic cracking model incorporating crack dilatancy effect is proposed to model the behaviour of reinforced concrete structures under earthquake-like dynamic loading. This model has been implemented into a FE programme [LUSAS (2004) Luscas User Manual (version 12.3), FEA Ltd., London, England] to simulate reversed and cyclic loading. A shaking table test performed in Switzerland at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich (ETHZ) has been chosen for comparison. The test performed on the shaking table simulated a wall of a 3-storey building. The natural frequency and the crack pattern have been calculated and show reasonable agreement with the experimental results     

Wave reflection characteristics of plane, dentated and serrated seawalls

The hydrodynamic performance of vertical and sloped plane, dentated and serrated seawalls were investigated using physical model studies. Regular and random waves of wide range of heights and periods were used. Tests were carried out for different inclinations of the seawall (i.e. θ=30, 40, 50, 60 and 90°) and for a constant water depth of 0.7 m. The wave reflection was measured to assess the dissipation character of the seawalls. It was observed that the serrated seawall was superior to the plane and dentated seawall in reducing the wave reflection. Even for the vertical case, the coefficient of reflection due to regular waves for dentated seawall ranged from 0.6–0.99 and for the vertical serrated seawall it was 0.45–0.98, whereas for the vertical plane wall, it was almost 1.0. It was found that the characteristic dimension of the seawall (i.e. L/W) and the relative water depth (i.e. d/L) were better influencing parameters compared to the conventionally used surf similarity parameter ‘ξ’ (ξ=tan θ/(H_i/L)^0.5) in predicting the reflection from the dentated and serrated seawall, where L is the local wave length, W the width of the dent along the length of the seawall slope, d the water depth at the toe and H_i is the incident wave height. A similar trend was observed for the random waves too. The reduction in the wave reflection due to random waves for the dentated seawall as compared to the plane seawall was about 18% and for the serrated seawall, it was 20%. It was observed that the reflection due to random waves was lesser for all the three different walls than the regular waves, due to the mutual interaction of random waves. Multiple regression analysis on the measured data points was carried out and predictive equations for the reflection coefficient were obtained for both regular and random waves. This study will be useful in the design of energy dissipating type vertical quay walls in ports and harbours, sloped seawalls for shore protection from erosion and sloped caisson as breakwaters. Comparison of predictive formulae with the experimental results revealed that the prediction methods were good enough for practical purposes.