Experimental testing of a rocking timber shear wall with slip‐friction connectors

Allowing a structure to uplift and rock during an earthquake is one way in which activated forces can be capped and damage to the structure avoided or minimised. Slip‐friction connectors (also known as slotted‐bolt connectors) were originally developed for use in steel construction, but for this research have been adapted for use as hold‐downs in an experimental 2.4 m × 2.4 m rigid timber shear wall. A novel approach is used to achieve the desired sliding threshold in the connectors, and the wall uplifts when this threshold is reached. From a series of quasi‐static cyclic tests, it is shown that slip‐friction connectors can impart ductile and elasto‐plastic characteristics to what would otherwise be essentially brittle structures. Because forces on the wall were capped by the slip‐friction connectors to levels well below the design level, no damage to the wall was observed. Self‐centring potential was also found to be excellent. The slip‐friction connectors themselves are of a unique design and have proven to be robust and durable, adequately performing their duty even after almost 14 m of cumulative travel under high contact pressures. To resist base shear without unduly affecting rocking behaviour, a new type of shear‐key is proposed and implemented, and a procedure developed to quantify its influence on overall wall behaviour. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

钢筋混凝土带暗支撑核心简体抗震性能试验研究

本文在带暗支撑剪力墙研究的基础上,进一步提出了带暗支撑核心筒体,通1/6缩尺的1个带暗支撑筒体结构和1个普通筒体结构的低周反复荷载试验,比较分析了它们的承载力、刚度、延性、滞回特性、耗能能力及破坏机制。试验表明,带暗支撑筒体比普通筒体的抗震性能明显提高。     

Reliability and redundancy of the internal stability of reinforced soil walls

In the present study, a new methodology for reliability assessment of the internal stability of reinforced soil walls, taking into account the highly strength-redundant character of these structures, is suggested. Internal stability is probabilistically modeled as a series configuration and as an r-out-of-m configuration. Consideration of redundancy is formulated based on transitional probabilities and Markov stochastic processes. Following the suggested framework, the updated reliability of the structure, as failure propagates among the different layers of reinforcement, can be quantified. As an illustration of the developed methodology, an example of a reinforced soil wall is analyzed and results are discussed.     

Reflection and Transmission of Regular Waves from/Through Single and Double Perforated Thin Walls

In this paper, reflection and transmission coefficients of regular waves from/through perforated thin walls are investigated. Small scale laboratory tests have been performed in a wave flume firstly with single perforated thin Plexiglas plates of various porosities. The plate is placed perpendicular to the flume with the height from the flume bottom to the position above water surface. With this thin wall in the flume wave overtopping is prohibited and incident waves are able to transmit. The porosities of the walls are achieved by perforating the plates with circular holes. Model settings with double perforated walls parallel to each other forming so called chamber system, have been also examined. Several parameters have been used for correlating the laboratory tests’ results. Experimental data are also compared with results from the numerical model by applying the multi-domain boundary element method (MDBEM) with linear wave theory. Wave energy dissipation due to the perforations of the thin wall has been represented by a simple yet effective porosity parameter in the model. The numerical model with the MDBEM has been further validated against the previously published data.     

Investigation of seismic response of cantilever retaining walls: Limit analysis vs shaking table testing

The earthquake response of cantilever retaining walls is explored by means of theoretical analyses and shaking table testing conducted at University of Bristol (EERC - EQUALS). The theoretical investigations employ both limit analysis and wave-propagation methods, which take into account different aspects of the problem such as inertia, strength, kinematics and compatibility of deformations. The experimental programme encompasses different combinations of retaining wall geometries, soil configurations and input ground motions. The response analysis of the systems at hand aims at shedding light onto salient features of the problem, such as: (1) the magnitude of soil thrust and its point of application; (2) the relative sliding versus rocking of the wall base and the corresponding failure modes; (3) the importance of the interplay between soil stiffness, wall dimensions and excitation characteristics, as affecting the above; (4) the importance of wall dynamics and phase differences between peak stresses and displacements. The results of the experimental investigations are in good agreement with the theoretical models and provide a better understanding on the complex mechanics of the problem.     

Influence of spatial variability of soil friction angle on sheet pile walls’ structural behaviour

The uncertainty in terms of soil characterisation is studied to assess its effect on the structural behaviour of extended structures as sheet pile walls. A finite element model is used. This integrates a numerical model of the soil–structure interaction together with a stochastic model that allows characterising the soil variability. The model serves in propagating the variability and the system parameter uncertainties. Discussion is mainly focused on two points: (1) testing the sensitivity of the structural behaviour of a sheet pile wall to different geotechnical parameters and (2) assessing the influence of spatial variability of soil properties on the structural behaviour by identifying the most sensitive geotechnical parameter and the most significant correlation length values. The findings showed that in assessing the sheet pile wall’s structural behaviour, there are spatial variability parameters that cannot be considered negligible. In this study, soil friction angle is found to be an important parameter.     

刚/柔性组合墙面加筋土挡墙内部破坏机制

基于离心模型试验成果,建立软土地基刚/柔性组合墙面加筋土挡墙离散-连续耦合数值模型,采用离散单元颗粒流程序PFC和有限差分程序FLAC分别模拟加筋土挡墙和软土地基,分析挡墙的变形、筋材拉力分布及内部破坏演化过程,并与刚性地基上挡墙情况进行比较,以探讨刚/柔性组合墙面加筋土挡墙的内部破坏机制。研究结果表明,数值模型计算结果与离心模型试验结果吻合,其内部潜在破坏面经过连接件锚固端位置,各层筋材拉力均在连接件锚固端位置最大;软土地基上挡墙和刚性地基上挡墙的内部破坏面均一致,且筋材均由下而上依次断裂;软土地基上挡墙内部破坏面与地基圆弧滑移面贯通,为复合滑动模式,而刚性地基上挡墙整体破坏模式为折线型,连接件埋深范围内加筋体沿其底部连接件水平滑出。     

采用物探技术进行路基挡土墙质量检测的研究与应用

随着新建高等级铁路、公路的不断增多，挡土墙在路基工程中所占的比例也越来越大。对挡土墙工程进行快速、准确、无损的检测，是确保工程质量至关重要且亟待解决的问题。为了有效地解决这一问题，我们探索采用物探技术进行路基挡土墙质量检测，并为此进行了大量试验、研究和实测工作，目前这一技术已经取得了较好实用效果。     

A new modelling strategy for the behaviour of shear walls under dynamic loading

A new simplified modelling strategy to simulate the non‐linear behaviour of reinforced concrete shear walls under dynamic loading is presented. The equivalent reinforced concrete (ERC) model is derived from the framework method and uses lattice meshes for concrete and reinforcement bars and uniaxial constitutive laws based on continuum damage mechanics and plasticity. Results show the capacity of the model to analyse structures having different slenderness and boundary conditions. For low reinforcement ratios however, results are sensitive to the angle formed by the diagonals of the concrete lattice and the horizontal bars. The method is compared with the shear multi‐layered beam model that uses Timoshenko multi‐layered 2D beam elements and biaxial constitutive laws. Comparisons for both models with experimental results of two research programs (one organized by NUPEC and the other by COGEMA and EDF) are provided. ERC is a simplified method that intends to save computer time and allows parametrical studies. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

地下连续墙槽段连接技术

他目前国内外地下连续墙的槽段之间连接技术与方法，介绍了接头管，接头箱，隔板式及套打一钻等槽段纵向接头的结构形式。