Experimental study on multiple tuned mass dampers to reduce seismic responses of a three‐storey building structure

In this study, several mass dampers were designed and fabricated to suppress the seismic responses of a ¼‐scale three‐storey building structure. The dynamic properties of the dampers and structure were identified from free and forced vibration tests. The building structure with or without the dampers was, respectively, tested on a shake table under the white noise excitation, the scaled 1940 El Centro earthquake and the scaled 1952 Taft earthquake. The dampers were placed on the building floors using the sequential procedure developed by the authors in previous studies. Experimental results indicated that the multiple damper system is substantially superior to a single tuned mass damper in mitigating the floor accelerations even though the multiple dampers are sub‐optimal in terms of tuning frequency, damping and placement. These results validated the sequential procedure for placement of the multiple dampers. The structure was also analysed numerically based on the shake table excitation and the identified structure and damper parameters for all test cases. Numerical and experimental results are in good agreement, validating the dynamic properties identified. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Application of non‐linear multiple tuned mass dampers to suppress man‐induced vibrations of a pedestrian bridge

This paper presents an application of multiple tuned mass dampers (MTMDs) with non‐linear damping devices to suppress man‐induced vibrations of a 34m long pedestrian bridge. The damping force generated by each of these damping devices is simply a drag force from liquid acting on an immersed section. The quadratic non‐linear property of these devices was directly determined from free vibration tests of a simple laboratory set‐up. Dynamic models of the bridge and pedestrian loads were constructed for numerical investigation based on field measurement data. The control effectiveness of non‐linear MTMDs was examined along with its sensitivity against estimation errors in the bridge's natural frequency and magnitude of pedestrian load. The numerical results indicated that the optimum non‐linear MTMD system was as effective and robust as its linear counterpart. Then, a six‐unit non‐linear MTMD system was designed, constructed, and installed on the bridge. Field measurements after the installation confirmed the effectiveness of non‐linear MTMDs, and the measurement results were in good agreement with numerical predictions. After the installation, the average damping ratio of the bridge was raised from 0.005 to 0.036 and the maximum bridge accelerations measured during walking tests were reduced from about 0.80–1.30 ms^?2 to 0.27–0.40 ms^?2, which were within an acceptable range. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于 BP神经网络和回归分析的隧洞塌方高度预测模型

隧洞塌方的发生与多种因素有关,本文以小关子水电站引水隧洞为例来讨论如何用相关的因素建立隧洞塌方高度的预测模型。经过分析后认为该隧洞塌方高度主要与断层在洞向上的视倾角和厚度,水电围岩分类评分和围岩的RQD值有关。先以此四个因素为自变量,塌方高度为因变量建立起隧洞塌方高度的多元回归模型,利用回归模型的结果对BP神经网络预测模型所需的样本进行扩充,进而建立起BP神经网络塌方高度预测模型。     

High Precision Ru, Pd, Ir, Pt, Re and REE Determinations in the Stevns Klint Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Reference Material (FC-1) by Isotope Dilution Multiple Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

We present high precision Ir, Ru, Pt, Pd, Re and rare earth element (REE) determinations by isotope dilution multiple collector-ICP-MS on the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary sedimentary reference material FC-1. Samples for platinum-group element measurements were digested in Carius tubes followed by acid digestion. The platinum-group elements were subsequently separated by anion exchange chemistry and determined by multiple collector-ICP-MS. The accuracy of the platinum-group element analyses have been verified by comparative analyses of the reference materials WITS-1 and GP13 (sample size 0.5-1 g). Replicate analyses of FC-1 (sample size 0.2 g) exhibit good reproducibility (RSD < 5%) for all the analysed platinum-group elements. REE data also exhibit excellent reproducibility (RSD < 0.5%), which indicates that this sample is homogeneous for the determination of the platinum-group elements and REE at the 0.2 g level.     

大跨度结构TMD减震系统多点激励的地震随机响应分析

众多研究表明，对大跨度结构进行抗震分析时，必须采用非一致地震激励模型。本文对带TMD系统的大跨度结构考虑地震行波效应后的随机地震响应问题进行了研究。文中建立了结构的动力方程，并利用虚拟激励法求解。研究结果表明，对于大跨度结构装设TMD子结构以后可显著地降低结构的位移、速度和加速度响应，但在设计TMD减震系统时，必须考虑到地震激励的非一致性，否则可能会使预期的减震效果失效。     

Compaction characteristics of granular soils in United Arab Emirates

Most of the topsoils encountered in United Arab Emirates and in the Arabian Peninsula are granular soils with small percentages of silt and clay. Determination of the compaction characteristics of such soils is an essential task in preparing for construction work. The accumulating experience over many years of soil testing in our laboratories suggested that there exists an underlying trend that governs the compaction characteristics of such soils. As such, a study was undertaken to assess the compaction characteristics of such soils and to develop the governing predictive equations. For the purposes of this study, 311 soil samples were collected from various locations in the United Arab Emirates, and tested for various including grain-size distribution, liquid limit, plasticity index, specific gravity of soil solids, maximum dry density of compaction, and optimum moisture content following ASTM D 1557-91 standard procedure C. Following the development of the predictive equations, a new set of 43 soil samples were collected and their compaction results were used to test the validity of predictive model. The range of variables for these soils were as follows: percent retained on US sieve #4 (R#4): 0–68; Percent passing US sieve #200 (P#200): 1–26; Liquid limit: 0–56; Plasticity index: 0–28; Specific gravity of soil solids: 2.55–2.8. Based on the compaction tests results, multiple regression analyses were conducted to develop mathematical models and nomographic solutions to predict the compaction properties of soils. The results indicated that the nomographs could predict well the maximum dry density within ±5% confidence interval and the optimum moisture content within ±3%. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

1998年夏季HUBEX/GAME期间热量和水汽收支(英)

By using the high-resolution GAME reanalysis data, the heat and moisture budgets during the period of HUBEX/GAME in the summer of 1998 are calculated for exploring the thermodynamic features of Meiyu over the Changjiang-Huaihe (CH) valley. During the CH Meiyu period, an intensive vertically-integrated heat source and moisture sink are predominant over the heavy rainfall area of the CH valley, accompanied by strong upward motion at 500 hPa. The heat and moisture budgets show that the main diabatic heating component is condensation latent heat released by rainfall. As residual terms, the evaporation and sensible heating are relatively small. Based on the vertical distribution of the heat source and moisture sink, the nature of the rainfall is mixed, in which the convective rainfall is dominant with a considerable percentage of continuous stratiform rainfall. There are similar time evolutions of the main physical parameters(〈Q1〉,〈Q2〉,and vertical motion ω at 500 hPa).The time variations of〈Q1〉and〈Q2〉are in phase with those of -ω500, and have their main peaks within the CH Meiyu period. This shows the influence of the heat source on the dynamic structure of the atmosphere. The wavelet analyses of those time series display similar multiple timescale characteristics. During the CH Meiyu period, both the synoptic scale(～6 days) and mesoscale (～2 days and ～12 hours) increase obviously and cause heavy rainfall as well as the appearances of the maxima of the main physical parameters. Among them, the mesoscale systems are the main factors.     

初始地应力场多方程回归分析

在初始地应力场分析问题中,采用了多方程回归方法。该模型同时考虑了一组变量(包括自变量与因变量)之间的所有关系。在此基础上,采用逐步回归法进行计算,进一步提高了计算精度。由此,得到了回归效果更显著的初始地应力场。     

弹性模量、波速与应力的关系及其应用

为充分了解不同尺度地质系统的岩石动力学特征,更好利用不同规模勘探资料有效解释地质系统的特征,在岩石物理实验对岩石弹性模量、波速与应力的关系进行研究总结的基础上,探讨野外实际地震勘探中地震波速与地应力的关系。研究表明,岩石、岩体或地质系统是多相(固液气)、多种矿物、各种构造的综合体,不论尺度如何均可以用多重介质孔隙裂隙地质模型描述,而波速是一定尺度不均匀地质体的等效波速,在一定地质条件下,各种尺度介质波速、岩石弹性模量与有效应力存在依存关系。坚硬的岩石通常很脆,如果岩石处于很大的应力之下,应力的释放将在岩石中产生微裂隙,微裂隙会降低地震速度。只要把岩石恢复到原来的应力状态就可能消除所引发的微裂隙。在岩体未达到破坏时,应力越大,波速愈高。压力释放引发的微裂隙有助于现场确定最大/最小水平应力方向,波速的椭圆长轴即为主应力方向。而上覆地层压力不变(或变化很小),净储层压力的影响正好与储层压力对地震特性的影响相反。随着净储层压力的增加,所有岩石的地震特性都增高。这种增高的量级取决于若干其它的因素(孔隙形状、孔隙度、孔隙流体、岩性等等)。不论野外地震勘探还是实验研究,地震波速与地应力的一致性为地质系统的正反演解释提供了宏观控制依据:通过测量弄清     

水利水电地下工程发展现状

随着西部大开发的进展,水利水电地下工程也出现迅猛的发展势头。其特点是规模不断向大型化与洞室群的复杂化发展。同时,施工机械化程度的不断提高,使得施工速度和施工质量的提高都是前所未有的,特别是近十年来的发展,将我国的地下工程的设计与施工水平推向一个崭新的高度。