Comparison of the pseudo-static and dynamic behaviour of gravity retaining walls

Summary Pseudo-static and dynamic non-linear finite element analyses have been performed to assess the dynamic behaviour of gravity retaining walls subjected to horizontal earthquake loading. In the pseudo-static analysis, the peak ground acceleration is converted into a pseudo-static inertia force and applied as a horizontal incremental gravity load. In the dynamic analysis, an actual measured earthquake acceleration time history has been scaled to provide peak ground acceleration values of 0.1 g and 0.3 g. Good agreement is obtained between the pseudo-static analysis and analytical methods for the calculation of the active coefficient of earth pressure. However, the results from the dynamic analysis require careful interpretation. In the pseudo-static analysis, the increase in the point of application of the resultant active force with the horizontal earthquake coefficient k _h from the one-third point to the mid-height of the wall is clearly observed. In the dynamic analysis, the variation in the point of application is shown to be a function of the type of wall deformation. Both finite element analyses indicate the importance of determining the magnitude of the predicted displacements when assessing the behaviour of the wall to seismic loading.     

深层搅拌桩复合地基的有限元分析

介绍了用自行编制的适用于群桩地基基础应力、变形分析的三维非线性程序对一种有代表性的群桩进行分析的情况。讨论了深层搅拌桩复合地基的工作机制和应力、变形分布特点，并通过多种方案的比较就不同的荷载水平、桩长、桩上置换率、土层分布、桩身变形模量等诸因素对地基沉降、桩端应力、桩的承载率的影响和规律进行了研究。     

深基坑排桩—圈梁支护结构协同作用研究

排桩－圈梁的协同作用对深基坑支护结构的变形和内力有着重要的影响，为此对深基坑排极支护结构进行了弹性地基梁有限元分析，得出一些有意义的结论。     

口泉沟南水源地环境同位素研究和水资源评价

分析了大同矿区口泉沟南区的水文地质条件，利用氢，氧，铀，硫，碳等环境同位素研究了口泉南与相邻的泉域和三层洞泉域的关系及地下水的补给来源；用有限元法进行了地下水资源评价和水位预报，证明在该区建立供水１０＾４ｍ＾３的水源地是可能的。     

Seismic Ground Motion Expected for the Eastern District of Naples

The seismic ground motion of a test area in the eastern district of Naples is computed with a hybrid technique based on the mode summation and the finite difference methods. This technique allows us the realistic modelling of source and propagation effects, including local soil conditions. In the modelling, we consider the 1980 Irpinia earthquake, a good example of strong shaking for the area of Naples, which is located about 90 km from the epicenter.The detailed geological setting is reconstructed from a large number of drillings. The sub-soil is mainly formed by alluvial (ash, stratified sand and peat) and pyroclastic materials overlying a pyroclastic rock (yellow neapolitan tuff), representing the neapolitan bedrock. The detailed information available on mechanical properties of the sub-soil and its geometry warrants the application of the sophisticated hybrid technique.As expected, the sedimentary cover causes an increase of the signal's amplitudes and duration. If thin peat layers are present, the amplification effects are reduced, and the peak ground accelerations are similar to those observed for the bedrock model. This can be explained by the backscattering of wave energy at such layers, that tend to seismically decouple the upper from the lower part of the structure.For SH-waves, the influence of the variations of the S-wave velocities on the spectral amplification is studied, by considering locally measured velocities and values determined from near-by down-hole measurements. The comparison between the computed spectral amplifications confirms the key role of an accurate determination of the seismic velocities of the different layers.The comparison performed between a realistic 2-D seismic response and a standard 1-D response, based on the vertical propagation of waves in a plane layered structure, shows considerable difference, from which it is evident that serious caution must be taken in the modelling of expected ground motion at a specific site.     

Soil-structure interaction analysis of the Hualien containment model

This paper presents results from forced vibration tests, microtremor observations and earthquake response analysis of a nuclear reactor containment model constructed on stiff soil in Hualien, Taiwan. The dynamic behavior of the soil-structure system is simulated successfully with two numerical models: a sway-rocking model, whose soil parameters are evaluated on the basis of the continuum formulation method, and a finite element model, using the program SASSI with the flexible volume substructuring approach. The dependences of the soil parameters of both models on the amplitudes of the different dynamic excitations are investigated in detail. An original numerical simulation of microtremor is performed. Comparison with results of a previous study involving a rigid tower on a soft soil site in Chiba, Japan is offered.     

τ-P域地震资料三维叠前深度偏移及其实用算法

本文提出了在τ-P域实现三维叠前深度偏移的计算方法，该方法把地震道集由时-空域变换到τ-P域，然后对共P数据体进行相移或相移加插值偏移，将偏移后的各共P数据体叠加得到叠前深度偏移结果．该算法能够实现陡倾地层的正确归位，降低偏移处理维数，减少计算机内存需求，易于并行处理，但是计算量和所花费的计算机时间仍然很大．为此我们又提出了针对目的层的分时（层）偏移方法，由于只考虑目的层，可节省大量的计算时间．文中以二维实际地震资料及三维数值模型资料的处理说明了上述方法的可行性与有效性．     

地震应力触发数值模拟的初步研究

本文基于有限元方法，初步建立了西南地区二维和三维数值模拟有限元模型，并针对川滇地区，重点建立了包括上地壳、下地壳、上地幔等的三维有限元模型。最后，讨论了地震产生的应力变化对整个西南地区的应力调整情况。结果表明：前一地震对后续地震有一定的触发作用。因此，强震活动有限元模型的建立对判定未来强震危险区有一定的作用。     

3-D finite element modeling for evolution of stress field and interaction among strong earthquakes in Sichuan-Yunnan region

Introduction Sichuan-Yunnan region is a major area with frequent strong earthquakes in Chinese mainland, especially the middle-southern segment of South-North Seismic Zone, where many strong earth-quakes occurred in history. In the past 30 years, Sichuan-Yunnan region has two seismically active periods: one is from Tonghai earthquake in 1970 to Longling-Songpan earthquake in 1976, the other is from Lancang earthquake in 1988 to now. During this two periods, the M=7.7 Tonghai, M=7.1 Dagua…     

Strain field measurements of rubber by image analysis and design criteria for laminated rubber bearings (LRB)

Although seismic isolation rubber bearings in bridges and buildings have proven to be a very effective passive method for reducing earthquake‐induced forces, a detailed mechanical modeling of the rubber that is used in bearings under large strains has not been established. Therefore, a 3D model of failure behavior and the design criteria for the safety evaluation of seismic isolation bearings have not yet been developed. This paper presents: (1) correlation‐based template‐matching algorithms to measure large strain fields of continua; (2) a failure criterion for rubber; and (3) the design criteria for the safety evaluation of laminated algorithms, data‐validation algorithms were developed and implemented to eliminate possible unrealistic displacement vectors present in the measured displacement field. The algorithms were successfully employed in the strain field measurement of LRB and rubber materials that are subjected to failure. The measured local strains for rubber material at failure were used to develop a failure criterion for rubber. The validity of the proposed criterion was evaluated by applying it to the LRB; the criterion was introduced into a 3D finite element model of LRB, compared with the experimental results of bearings failure, and verified. Finally, design criteria are proposed for LRB for the safety evaluation. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.