Estimation of fundamental periods of shear‐wall dominant building structures

Shear‐wall dominant multistorey reinforced concrete structures, constructed by using a special tunnel form technique are commonly built in countries facing a substantial seismic risk, such as Chile, Japan, Italy and Turkey. In spite of their high resistance to earthquake excitations, current seismic code provisions including the Uniform Building Code (International Conference of Building Officials, Whittier, CA, 1997) and the Turkish Seismic Code (Specification for Structures to be Built in Disaster Areas, Ankara, Turkey, 1998) present limited information for their design criteria. In this study, consistency of equations in those seismic codes related to their dynamic properties are investigated and it is observed that the given empirical equations for prediction of fundamental periods of this specific type of structures yield inaccurate results. For that reason, a total of 80 different building configurations were analysed by using three‐dimensional finite‐element modelling and a set of new empirical equations was proposed. The results of the analyses demonstrate that given formulas including new parameters provide accurate predictions for the broad range of different architectural configurations, roof heights and shear‐wall distributions, and may be used as an efficient tool for the implicit design of these structures. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Simulation and measurement of surface shear stress over isolated and closely spaced transverse dunes in a wind tunnel

Topographic interactions generate multidirectional and unsteady air?ow that limits the application of velocity pro?le approaches for estimating sediment transport over dunes. Results are presented from a series of wind tunnel simulations using Irwin‐type surface‐mounted pressure sensors to measure shear stress variability directly at the surface over both isolated and closely spaced sharp‐crested model dunes. Findings complement existing theories on secondary air?ow effects on stoss transport dynamics and provide new information on the in?uence of lee‐side air?ow patterns on dune morphodynamics. For all speeds investigated, turbulent unsteadiness at the dune toe indicates a greater, more variable surface shear, despite a signi?cant drop in time‐averaged measurements of streamwise shear stress at this location. This effect is believed suf?cient to inhibit sediment deposition at the toe and may be responsible for documented intermittency in sand transport in the toe region. On the stoss slope, streamline compression and ?ow acceleration cause an increase in ?ow steadiness and shear stress to a maximum at the crest that is double that at the toe of the isolated dune and 60–70 per cent greater than at ?ow reattachment on the lower stoss of closely spaced dunes. Streamwise ?ow accelerations, rather than turbulence, have greater in?uence on stress generation on the stoss and this effect increases with stoss slope distance and with incident wind speed. Reversed ?ow within the separation cell generates signi?cant surface shear (30–40 per cent of maximum values) for both spacings. This supports ?eld studies that suggest reversed ?ow is competent enough to return sediment to the dune directly or in a de?ected direction. High variability in shear at reattachment indicates impact of a turbulent shear layer that, despite low values of time‐averaged streamwise stress in this region, would inhibit sediment accumulation. Downwind of reattachment, shear stress and ?ow steadiness increase within 6 h (h = dune height) of reattachment and approach upwind values by 25 h. A distance of at least 30 h is suggested for full boundary layer recovery, which is comparable to ?uvial estimates. The Irwin sensor used in this study provides a reliable means to measure skin friction force responsible for sand transport and its robust, simple, and cost‐effective design shows promise for validating these ?ndings in natural dune settings. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

框标与影像叠置时的自适应内定向算法

虽然自动内定向在过去的几年是研究的热点问题，但是针对P31这类近景相机的影像进行自动内定向还存在一些问题，主要原因在于P31影像的框标叠置在景物上。认为自动内定向可以看做一个全局影像匹配问题，分两步进行。首先，用模板匹配和Hough变换在影像上提取可能的框标点，然后用软对应和确定性退火结合仿射变换得到惟一的框标位置。试验和结果分析说明，利用本文方法，可以惟一确定框标，并发现严重的粗差。同时提出自动确定最小的框标搜索区域的方法。     

从卫星遥感全色图像中自动提取城市目标

提出了一种从卫星遥感全色图像中自动提取城市目标的方法。在总结城市目标的卫星遥感全色图像特性的基础上 ,设计了一种层次提取的方法。首先在低分辨率图像中提取城市目标的候选区域 ;接着在候选区域内利用城市目标一些更复杂的特性在高分辨率图像中证实城市目标。为了获得城市目标的边界 ,提出了一种基于边缘点密度的算法 ,并将算法应用去提取SPOT图像中的城市目标 ,取得了较好的试验结果     

虚拟加工环境中的工件动态建模方法研究

提出并实现了基于平面纹理映射的基元立方体构造方法，以之为动态结点建立了动态八叉树结构，实现了支持变精度动态建模的自相似递归算法。该算法确保离正在加工的部位更近的区域有更高的精度，并采用C^ Builder和OpenGL构造了一个集成于虚拟加工环境的可加工工件模型。     

饱水黄土隧道变形规律研究

新松树湾隧道位于饱和的砂粘土中,土体的稳定性极差,施工难度较大。为此,在隧道施工期间,通过土工试验、隧道收敛和围岩内部位移的现场监测、隧道变形的三维有限元仿真计算等手段,对该隧道的变形规律进行了系统研究,获得了大量试验数据。研究成果对隧道的施工组织和支护参数的确定起到了重要作用,为此类隧道的施工积累了经验。     

盾构隧道壁后注浆效果的雷达探测研究

盾构隧道的纵向力学与变形性态研究,尤其是盾尾壁后注浆效果已经引起国内外学者的广泛关注,笔者首次利用探地雷达方法,对上海某盾构隧道盾尾壁后注浆分布进行探测,并进行了初步的分析,结果表明,利用该方法可有效地探测隧道壁后的注浆分布,为隧道纵向力学变形性态的控制提供一定依据。     

磁共振用于医学成像与地面找水方法的技术对比研究

目的 医学核磁共振与地面核磁共振找水是核磁共振技术应用的不同领域。本文通过对二者在方法原理、技术、应用等方面的对比研究，提出了地面核磁共振找水工作建议。     

高耸塔架结构节点损伤基于神经网络的两步诊断法

本文针对高耸钢塔架结构的损伤特点，建立了具有节点损伤的有限元模型，提出了一种分层神经网络两步诊断法：第一步，由基于区域残余力理论的第一层神经网络进行结构损伤区域的初诊；第二步，由基于应变模态理论的第二层神经网络进行损伤区域内的具体损伤节点位置和程度的诊断。对一平面塔架结构的数值仿真分析表明：本文提出的损伤诊断方法的结果是令人满意的。     

矩形高层建筑扭转动力风荷载解析模型

本文通过研究不同长宽比、高宽比的矩形棱柱体在边界层风洞中典型攻角下的扭矩，提出了矩形高层建筑扭矩功率谱密度、均方根扭矩系数和Strouhal数的经验公式，并对相干函数作了一定的探讨，建立了完整的扭转动力风荷载解析模型。该模型和试验结果吻合较好，证明它是合理有效的，可在此基础上建立高层建筑扭转动力响应频域计算方法。