Polarimetric scattering model for estimation of above ground biomass of multilayer vegetation using ALOS-PALSAR quad-pol data

Forests are important biomes covering a major part of the vegetation on the Earth, and as such account for seventy percent of the carbon present in living beings. The value of a forest’s above ground biomass (AGB) is considered as an important parameter for the estimation of global carbon content. In the present study, the quad-pol ALOS-PALSAR data was used for the estimation of AGB for the Dudhwa National Park, India. For this purpose, polarimetric decomposition components and an Extended Water Cloud Model (EWCM) were used. The PolSAR data orientation angle shifts were compensated for before the polarimetric decomposition. The scattering components obtained from the polarimetric decomposition were used in the Water Cloud Model (WCM). The WCM was extended for higher order interactions like double bounce scattering. The parameters of the EWCM were retrieved using the field measurements and the decomposition components. Finally, the relationship between the estimated AGB and measured AGB was assessed. The coefficient of determination (R²) and root mean square error (RMSE) were 0.4341 and 119 t/ha respectively.     

Prediction of railway ground vibrations: Accuracy of a coupled lumped mass model for representing the track/soil interaction

Recent advances in railway-induced ground vibrations showed that the track/soil interaction plays an important role in the low frequency range. This paper contributes to the numerical analysis of train/track/foundation dynamics by presenting the accuracy of a coupled lumped mass (CLM) model devoted to the railway foundations and to the track/soil coupling. Following a summary of the background and the advantages of the CLM model, the coupling strategy is quantified through two application cases. Firstly, the dynamic track deflection is calculated for different railway lines considering various degrees of complexities of foundations. Then, the foundation responses are compared depending on whether detailed coupling is introduced or not. The benefit of the proposed model is emphasized by presenting free-field ground vibration responses generated by a tram and a high-speed train, obtained by a revisited two-step prediction model developed by the authors.     

近场地震动下偏心结构的减震控制研究

本文选用远场宽频地震Kanai-Tajimi模型与近场地震He-Agrawal速度脉冲模型,对现有的典型近场地震记录进行了非线性数值拟合。通过调整脉冲分量与宽频分量的比值,得到了不同脉冲分量的地震波,分析了在合成近场地震波作用下,设置粘滞阻尼器时偏心结构的动力反应,并与未设置阻尼器时结构的地震响应进行了对比,同时也对能反映结构偏心特性的参数进行了分析研究。通过数值模拟与仿真分析,得到了一些对实际工程设计有意义的结论。     

Banach空间中非扩张映像的强收敛性

在实光滑和一致凸Banach空间中通过引入广义度量投影,证明了一个关于非扩张映像的修正Mann迭代序列的强收敛性定理。目的是利用广义度量投影来修改Nakajo与Takahashi的迭代方案,并将Nakajo与Taka—hashi文中所对应的主要结果由Hilbert空间推广到实光滑和一致凸Banach空间。     

近30年南京市浅层地温场变化规律研究

在收集南京市单一观测站点近50年气温资料和近30年浅层地温数据的基础上,对南京市地温变化趋势及其与气温变化的相关性进行了分析,对不同深度定时地温变化、日均地温伞年变化、地温日较差变化等进行了比较,同时也对地温变化对城市浅层土工程性质可能带来的影响进行了分析.结果表明:地温场与气温场变化规律基本一致,但存在一定的滞后现象;南京市月均地温变化规律基本相同,最高值出现在7,8月份,最低值出现在1,2月份;近30年来浅层地温场总体呈现上升趋势,其中地表上升最大值达2.8℃,0～20 cm土层温度变化幅度比较接近,上升最大值达2.0℃,40 cm处最大值达1.75℃;30年来地表最大温差高达84.5℃,40 cm深度最大地温差也超过27.5℃,因此多年地温变化对城市浅层土工程性质的影响不容忽视.     

Response of an arch dam to non-uniform excitation generated by a seismic wave scattering model

Non-uniform ground motions are generated based on a single record available at a site and seismic wave scattering analysis. The Chino Hills 2008 earthquake records at the Pacoima Dam site are used to indicate the accuracy of the method. Dynamic analysis of the Pacoima dam-reservoir-foundation under uniform and non-uniform ground motions is carried out using the EACD-3D2008 software, and the results are compared to recorded responses at different locations on the dam. There is good agreement between computed and recorded displacements of the dam for non-uniform excitation. For uniform excitation, the displacements are underestimated in comparison with those obtained from recorded excitation. Significant intensification of stresses, especially near the foundation, and different patterns of stress distribution are observed for non-uniform excitation in comparison with uniform excitation. For uniform excitation maximum stresses occur in the crown cantilever near the crest, but for non-uniform excitation the maximum stresses occur along the sides and near the foundation.     

Modified fish-bone model: A simplified MDOF model for simulation of seismic responses of moment resisting frames

This paper presents a simplified Multi-Degree-Of-Freedom (MDOF) model through modification of fish-bone model (or generic frame). Modified Fish-Bone (MFB) model is developed through three enhancements: (i) the moment of inertia for half-beams is reduced slightly to modify the assumption of equal rotation at each story joints, (ii) a number of truss elements are inserted to the fish-bone model to simulate flexural deformation of moment frames due to axial elongation and contraction of columns, and (iii) moment–rotation relationship of representative rotational springs is supposed to be bilinear instead of trilinear in order to consider simultaneous yielding at both ends of the beam in moment frames. The proposed model is evaluated with respect to nonlinear dynamic analysis results of three classic moment resisting frames subjected to 94 records of FEMA-440 ground motion data set. Moreover, the adequacy of this model is compared with the fish-bone model and two predictors of nonlinear seismic demand. The statistical study of predicted interstory drift demonstrates the superiority of the proposed model over the fish-bone model and both seismic demand predictors.     

辽宁地区长周期地震动灾害预测及防灾对策

减轻长周期地震动灾害是城市防震减灾面临的新课题。本文在分析长周期地震动灾害产生条件的基础上,对辽宁地区的地震环境、长周期地震波的传播途径及地基条件作了分析,认为在下辽河平原及周边地区城市有产生长周期地震动灾害的可能,文章最后提出了防治和减轻长周期地震动灾害的对策。     

矿区三维地质建模与地裂缝成因分析

为了分析在复杂地质条件下采煤引起的大规模地表裂缝的形成原因,本文以某矿区地裂缝为研究对象、数字化软件SURPAC为技术平台、岩体为主要区域变量,建立关于开采工作面、火成岩、地裂缝及断层的三维地质模型,并进行开采沉陷影响预计,通过分析裂缝成因中各相关地质条件的作用影响,得出了煤炭开采导致地下应力平衡被打破后造成地裂缝的主要因素,为预防和治理地裂缝提供了参考。