Seismic performance of masonry walls retrofitted with steel reinforced grout

An innovative solution for the seismic protection of existing masonry structures is proposed and investigated through shake table tests on a natural scale wall assemblage. After a former test series carried out without reinforcement, the specimen was retrofitted using Steel Reinforced Grout. The strengthening system comprises horizontal strips of ultra‐high strength steel cords, externally bonded to the masonry with hydraulic lime mortar, and connectors to transversal walls, applied within the thickness of the plaster layer. In order to assess the seismic performance of the retrofitted wall, natural accelerograms were applied with increasing intensity up to failure. Test results provide a deep understanding of the effectiveness of mortar‐based composites for improving the out‐of‐plane seismic capacity of masonry walls, in comparison with traditional reinforcements with steel tie‐bars. The structural implications of the proposed solution in terms of dynamic properties and damage development under earthquake loads are also discussed.Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Bidirectional behavior of unreinforced masonry walls

Most of the studies related to the modeling of masonry structures have by far investigated either the in‐plane (IP) or the out‐of‐plane (OP) behavior of walls. However, seismic loads mostly impose simultaneous IP and OP demands on load‐bearing or shear masonry walls. Thus, there is a need to reconsider design equations of unreinforced masonry walls by taking into account bidirectional effects. The intent of this study is to investigate the bidirectional behavior of an unreinforced masonry wall with a typical aspect ratio under different displacement‐controlled loading directions making use of finite element analysis. For this purpose, the numerical procedure is first validated against the results of the tests on walls with different failure modes conducted by the authors. Afterward, the response of the wall systems is evaluated with increasing top displacement having different orientations. A set of 19 monotonic and three cyclic loading analyses are performed, and the results are discussed in terms of the variation of failure modes and load–displacement diagrams. Moreover, the results of wall capacity in each loading condition are compared with those of the ASCE41‐06 formulations. The results indicate that the direction of the resultant force, vectorial summation of IP and OP forces, of the wall is initially proportional to the ratio of stiffness in the IP and the OP directions. However, with the increase of damage, the resultant force direction inclines towards the wall's longitudinal direction regardless of the direction of the imposed displacement. Finally, recommendations are made for applicability of ASCE41‐06 formulations under different bidirectional loading conditions. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

2009年6月6日鄂北冰雹天气过程分析

利用常规观测资料和NCEP/NCAR再分析资料等,对2009年6月6日鄂北冰雹天气发生前的抬升、水汽及不稳定条件进行了诊断分析。结果表明：地面中尺度辐合线为冰雹天气发生提供了抬升条件,促进强对流天气爆发;垂直水汽分布上,中低层干盖的形成有效地抑制了边界层对流的发展,为不稳定能量的积聚创造了有利条件;地面“干线”的形成,增加了大气的潜在斜压性,促进了次级环流的发展,增加了大气不稳定性。多普勒天气雷达资料以及闪电定位等监测数据分析表明：雷达回波组合反射率强度、回波顶高和垂直液态水含量的迅速跃增,对降雹有较好的指示意义;10 min闪电频次在降雹前出现了20次以上的峰值,可以起到冰雹预警作用。     

油气沿不同时期断裂穿过泥岩盖层渗滤散失的地质条件及其识别方法

为了研究含油气盆地断裂发育区油气分布规律,在确定油气沿活动期和静止期断裂穿过泥岩盖层发生渗滤散失机理的基础上,针对油气沿活动期和静止期断裂穿过泥岩盖层渗滤散失的地质条件及识别方法进行了研究。研究结果表明：油气沿活动期断裂穿过泥岩盖层渗滤散失所需的地质条件是活动期断裂在盖层内上下连接分布,作为油气穿过泥岩盖层的输导通道;油气沿静止期断裂穿过泥岩盖层渗滤散失所需的地质条件是下伏储层油气剩余压力大于断层岩排替压力。通过比较泥岩盖层断接厚度与油气沿活动期断裂穿过泥岩盖层渗滤散失所需最小断接厚度的相对大小和下伏储层剩余压力与断层岩排替压力的相对大小,分别建立了油气是否沿活动期断裂和静止期断裂穿过泥岩盖层渗滤散失的识别方法,并将其应用于渤海湾盆地南堡凹陷南堡5号构造天然气能否通过活动期和静止期NP5 2断裂穿过东二段泥岩盖层渗滤散失的识别。结果表明：在断裂活动期,仅在L2和L8测线处天然气可以沿着NP5 2断裂穿过东二段泥岩盖层渗滤散失,其余测线处(L1、L3、L4、L5、L6、L7、L9)则不能;但是在断裂静止期,天然气不能沿NP5 2断裂穿过东二段泥岩盖层渗滤散失,与目前南堡5号构造东二段泥岩盖层之下已发现的天然气分布相吻合,表明这2种方法分别用于识别油气是否通过静止期断裂和活动期断裂穿过泥岩盖层渗滤散失是可行的。     

In‐plane and out‐of‐plane behavior of confined masonry walls for various toothing and openings details and prediction of their strength and stiffness

Eight half‐scale brick masonry walls were tested to study two important aspects of confined masonry (CM) walls related to its seismic behavior under in‐plane and out‐of‐plane loads. Four solid wall specimens tested to investigate the role of type of interface between the masonry and tie‐columns, such as toothing varying from none to every course. The other four specimens with openings were tested to study the effectiveness of various strengthening options around opening to mitigate their negative influence. In the set of four walls, one wall was infilled frame while the other three were CM walls of different configurations. The experimental results were further used to determine the accuracy of various existing models in predicting the in‐plane response quantities of CM walls. Confined masonry walls maintained structural integrity even when severely damaged and performed much better than infill frames. No significant effect of toothing details was noticed although toothing at every brick course was preferred for better post‐peak response. For perforated walls, provision of vertical elements along with continuous horizontal bands around openings was more effective in improving the overall response. Several empirical and semi‐empirical equations are available to estimate the lateral strength and stiffness of CM walls, but those including the contribution of longitudinal reinforcement in tie‐columns provided better predictions. The available equations along with reduction factors proposed for infills could not provide good estimates of strength and stiffness for perforated CM walls. However, recently proposed relations correlating strength/stiffness with the degree of confinement provided reasonable predictions for all wall specimens. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

盐效应概念辨析

盐效应是个应用广泛的概念,在化学相关学科中存在不同释义。现在出现一些对盐效应概念的曲解外延,如在化学交叉学科中出现"正盐效应"的提法;也出现"盐效应有时又叫非共同离子效应"的提法。不是盐的酸、碱、有机物等也可作为盐析剂,许多超出盐效应概念界定范围的同质现象出现,反映盐效应有一定局限性。通过盐效应在国内发展途径与适用例的回顾与辨析,提议统一盐效应。     

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简述了通过摄像机、照相机、测量机器人、三维激光扫描仪和其他图形图像采集设备采集隧道变形数据的方法,提出了多媒体变形监测数据的数学处理流程,讨论了多媒体变形监测数据的存储、查询调用、分析和管理方法。研究表明,采用现代多媒体数据采集技术和数据库技术,建立隧道变形监测系统,能以数字、曲线、图形和图像等方式,来反映隧道的实时变...     

深部找矿钻探施工工艺与方法

介绍了在老矿区深部进行找煤所采用的工艺与方法,即在采空煤层井段采用风动潜孔锤钻进方法进行施工,在钻穿采空煤层后在深部采用绳索取心钻进方法施工。对施工中遇到的技术问题所采用的方法及取得的经验与教训进行了阐述。     

公路隧道穿越采空区治理技术研究

采空区是公路隧道典型不良地质情况之一,总结了隧道采空区处理的原则和方法。结合西山坪隧道下采空区的分布特征,分析了采空区对隧道稳定性的影响,阐述了下采空区的治理措施。     

鹤岗煤田的矿井瓦斯事故灾害成因及其防治对策

介绍鹤岗煤田的井下瓦斯赋存状况 ,回顾历年来瓦斯事故与危害 ,分析瓦斯事故原因 ,提出瓦斯事故的防治对策 ,最后指出了瓦斯利用的途径。