Spectral aspects of the Gaussian beam method: reflection from a homogeneous half-space

Summary. Use of paraxially approximated Gaussian beams continues to be actively pursued for construction of synthetic seismograms in complicated environments. How to select the beams in the stack remains a source of difficulty which has primarily been addressed by semi-heuristic considerations. In this paper, the classical example of line-source field reflection from a homogeneous half-space that can sustain a head wave is examined from a plane-wave spectral point of view. The individual beam fields are modelled exactly by the complex source point technique, which emphasizes the complex spectral content of these wave objects. The quality of the paraxial approximation of a typical reflected (Gaussian) beam characterized by different parameters is examined from this perspective, and is compared with uniform and non-uniform asymptotics generated from the exact beam field spectral integral. With this information as background, the reflected field for a real line-source is synthesized by beam superposition. Except for the immediate vicinity of the critical reflection angle, the well-known failure of narrow paraxial beams, no matter how densely stacked, to reproduce the head wave effects is shown to be due to the inadequate spectral content of these beams and not to the failure of beam stacking per se. When the rigorous solutions are used for the narrow-waist beams, even relatively few suffice to yield agreement with the exact solution. This circumstance emphasizes the importance of fully understanding the spectral implications of various beam stacking schemes.     

Plasticity‐fibre model for steel triangular plate energy dissipating devices

Properly fabricated triangular‐plate added damping and stiffness (TADAS) devices can sustain a large number of yield reversals without strength degradation, thereby dissipating a significant amount of earthquake‐induced energy. A pronounced isotropic‐hardening effect is recognized in the force‐deformation relationships of the TADAS devices made from two grades of low yield strength steel. The proposed plasticity‐fibre model employing two surfaces (a yield surface and a bounding surface) in plasticity theory accurately predicts the experimental responses of the TADAS devices. This model is also implemented into a computer program DRAIN2D+ to investigate a frame response with the TADAS devices. Substructure pseudo‐dynamic tests and analytical studies of a two‐storey steel frame constructed with the low yield strength steel, LYP‐100 or LYP‐235 grade, TADAS devices confirm that the dynamic structural response can only be predicted if the proposed plasticity‐fibre model is used for LYP‐100 steel TADAS device. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

方钢管混凝土柱-不等高钢梁框架节点抗剪承载力分析

为研究方钢管混凝土柱-H型不等高钢梁框架节点的抗剪承载力,分析其破坏机理,建立适用于不等高钢梁节点的抗剪计算模型,提出了节点的抗剪承载力计算公式,比较了基于不同抗剪模型建立的抗剪承载力计算值与试验值的差异性。结果表明:节点域的破坏模式主要为上核心区的剪切斜压破坏;节点域抗剪承载力主要由钢管腹板、核心区混凝土主斜压杆及约束斜压杆共同承担。对比分析表明:提出的节点屈服抗剪承载力和极限抗剪承载力理论公式计算值更为接近试验值,验证了方钢管混凝土柱-不等高钢梁框架节点传力机理和承载力计算公式的正确性。     

地图自动综合中Beams移位算法的实现与改进

地图自动综合中,基于Beams模型的全局最优化移位算法通过借鉴材料力学中杆件结构的移位和变形,模拟地图上空间目标(群)在移位操作中的传递性和衰减性,从而较好地保持地图目标(群)的形状、空间关系和分布模式。然而,目前对该算法实现细节的介绍仍然较少,也没有可操作的参数(弹性模量、横截面积和惯性力矩)设置方法。针对此种情况,对算法进行了实现与改进。首先,介绍了算法的基本数学模型与有限元求解方法;然后,从算法实现的角度,详细研究了Beams模型刚度矩阵和外力向量的计算和聚合等关键问题;最后,在降低参数复杂性的前提下,提出了一种自适应参数设置方法来改进算法。为了验证算法的可行性和适用性,在Delaunay三角网的支持下,分别对道路网和建筑物群进行移位,结果表明改进后的算法可较好地应用于地图上线状目标(群)和离散面状目标群的移位。     

Continuous measurements of stress and temperature during testing of a fibre shotcrete pressure plug

The paper describes an investigation of pressure barriers (plugs) for an underground gas storage facility which were to be constructed from fibre shotcrete. An extensive measurement program on a test plug was carried out to verify the suitability of fibre shotcrete for this purpose. The results of stress and temperature measurements carried out during the construction of the test plug and during cyclic loading of the plug to a water pressure up to 13 MPa are presented. The measurement program provided information on the stress and temperature development inside the plug body during hydration and hardening and also on the residual tensile stresses at the interface between the plug and the rock mass after the end of hydration. Another important output was information on the quality of the plug-rock mass interface, which was critical for a possible leakage. The results obtained during the cyclic loading of the plug revealed uneven stress distribution at the contact and in the adjacent rock mass. It also provided information on the rate of stress redistribution at the contact and inside the rock mass. The results were used to modify the technology of the shotcrete technique to be applied in the final plugs. The gas storage facility using the modified design has been in trial operation since the end of 1998.     

巯基棉富集分离-原子荧光光谱法测定高碳高硫地质样品中痕量硒

氢化物发生-原子荧光光谱法(HG-AFS)应用于测定地质样品中的痕量硒具有较高的灵敏度,但复杂的基质仍会增加分析难度,尤其是富含有机质样品与硫化物样品中的有机碳、复杂配合物和共存离子等带来的干扰,故样品前处理十分重要.采用常规的巯基棉(thiol cotton fibre,TCF)富集分离方法处理富含有机质样品与硫化物...