Soil bentonite wall protects foundation from thrust faulting: analyses and experiment

When seismic thrust faults emerge on the ground surface,they are particularly damaging to buildings,bridges and lifelines that lie on the rupture path.To protect a structure founded on a rigid raft,a thick diaphragm-type soil bentonite wall(SBW) is installed in front of and near the foundation,at sufficient depth to intercept the propagating fault rupture.Extensive numerical analyses,verified against reduced–scale(1 g) split box physical model tests,reveal that such a wall,thanks to its high deformability and low shear resistance,"absorbs" the compressive thrust of the fault and forces the rupture to deviate upwards along its length.As a consequence,the foundation is left essentially intact.The effectiveness of SBW is demonstrated to depend on the exact location of the emerging fault and the magnitude of the fault offset.When the latter is large,the unprotected foundation experiences intolerable rigid-body rotation even if the foundation structural distress is not substantial.     

Impact of lateral force-resisting system and design/construction practices on seismic performance and cost of tall buildings in Dubai, UAE

The local design and construction practices in the United Arab Emirates(UAE),together with Dubai’s unique rate of development,warrant special attention to the selection of Lateral Force-Resisting Systems(LFRS).This research proposes four different feasible solutions for the selection of the LFRS for tall buildings and quantifies the impact of these selections on seismic performance and cost.The systems considered are: Steel Special Moment-Resisting Frame(SMRF),Concrete SMRF,Steel Dual System(SMRF with Special Steel Plates Shear Wall,SPSW),and Concrete Dual System(SMRF with Special Concrete Shear Wall,SCSW).The LFRS selection is driven by seismic setup as well as the adopted design and construction practices in Dubai.It is found that the concrete design alternatives are consistently less expensive than their steel counterparts.The steel dual system is expected to have the least damage based on its relatively lesser interstory drifts.However,this preferred performance comes at a higher initial construction cost.Conversely,the steel SMRF system is expected to have the most damage and associated repair cost due to its excessive flexibility.The two concrete alternatives are expected to have relatively moderate damage and repair costs in addition to their lesser initial construction cost.     

Impact model for simulation of base isolated buildings impacting flexible moat walls

Base isolated buildings subjected to extreme earthquakes can exceed their design displacements and impact against the surrounding moat wall. To better understand the consequences of impact on the superstructure, an impact element considering moat wall flexibility is proposed based on impact theory and observations during experimental simulations. It is demonstrated that numerical simulations using the proposed impact element can capture the dominant characteristics of the contact force observed in experiments of base isolated buildings impacting various moat wall configurations including concrete walls with soil backfill and rigid steel walls. The contact force is dependent on impact velocity, geometry, and material properties at the contact surface, and the global dynamic characteristic of the moat wall. Properties of the moat wall impact element are derived based on mechanics‐based models considering material properties and geometric measurements of the experimental setup. For this purpose, the moat wall is modeled as a flexural column with a concentrated nonlinear hinge at its base and soil backfill considered through a damped elastic foundation then generalized into a single degree of freedom system. The resulting impact element is shown to accurately capture both local deformation and the vibration aspects of impact observed in experiments and the effects of impact on superstructure response. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A study on the seismic performance of steel‐reinforced concrete frame‐concrete core wall high‐rise mixed structure by large‐scale shaking table tests and numerical simulations

This paper reports a study for the seismic performance of one large‐scaled (1/15) model of 30‐story steel‐reinforced concrete frame‐concrete core wall mixed structure. The study was implemented by both shaking table tests, in which the similarity ratio for lateral and gravitational accelerations was kept to 1:1, and numerical nonlinear dynamic analysis. The test observations presented herein include story displacement, interstory drift, natural vibration periods, and final failure mode. The numerical analysis was performed to simulate the shaking table test procedure, and the numerically obtained responses were verified by the test results. On the basis of the numerical results, the progressions of structural stiffness, base shear, and overturning moment were investigated, and the distributions of base shear and overturning moment between frame and core wall were also discussed. The test demonstrates the seismic performance of the steel‐reinforced concrete frame‐core wall mixed structure and reveals the potential overturning failure mode for high rise structures. The nonlinear analysis results indicate that the peripheral frames could take more shear forces after core wall damaged under severe earthquakes. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Revision of thickness design of cylindrical frozen walls considering frost heave

This paper outlines development of the thickness design of cylindrical frozen walls in artificial ground freezing (AFG). A plain strain mechanical model coupled with infinite surrounding soil and rock ...     

不同掏蚀深度下古城墙的稳定性数值分析

以浙江良渚古城的宽顶古场面墙稳定性问题为研究对象,本文针对古城墙可能出现的不同深度的风沙掏蚀的实际工况,通过有限差分软件FLAC3D,建立计算模型进行了稳定性分析,探讨了不同掏蚀深度下城墙破坏机理和规律.研究表明:当城墙墙根掏蚀深度不是很大时,城墙整体稳定,土体开始出现比较小的位移量,掏蚀部位及其周围出现局部塑性破坏现象.随着掏蚀深度的增加,城墙塑性破坏区域不断向城墙体内部、顶部及顶部后缘范围发展,城墙上的土体位移量随着掏蚀深度的增加而呈数量级的增加,直至城墙出现整体崩塌破坏.掏蚀作用加剧了地震作用下城墙体的破坏,在掏蚀部位形成潜在破坏口,内部形成塑性贯通区,造成墙体整体崩塌.     

HPFL加固空斗墙抗震性能试验研究及有限元分析

通过9片HPFL(High Performance Ferrocement Laminate)条带加固空斗墙与5片未加固的对比墙体,在低周反复荷载下试验,研究采用不同的HPFL条带加固方式对不同砌筑方式、不同强度砌筑砂浆的空斗墙在不同竖向压应力下的抗震承载力和破坏形式的影响.采用有限元计算软件AN-SYS建立HPFL条带加固空斗墙的有限元模型,分析加固条带宽度、加固面层砂浆强度、加固层钢筋网格尺寸、砌筑砂浆强度、墙体高宽比和竖向压应力等因素对加固效果的影响.研究表明:HPFL条带加固法是一种提高空斗墙抗震性能的有效方法;加固条带宽度对HPFL条带加固性能的影响最大;加固面层砂浆强度的提高,墙体的抗震承载力随之提高;加固层钢筋网格尺寸加密,对墙体承载力提高较小;不同砂浆强度砌筑的墙体,HPFL条带加固效果的发挥情况有所不同;HPFL条带圈梁构造柱式加固方式对各种高宽比和各种竖向压应力下的空斗墙都是有效的.     

GIS服务在测绘应急保障体系中的应用

本文研究基于GIS服务,建立一套地理空间数据快速提取、遥感影像快速纠正和遥感影像快速制图的软件服务平台,实现成果数据由人工被动提供到计算机主动提供的转变.通过四川汶川地震灾后恢复重建测绘专项建设工程的实际应用证明,平台可以实现基于GIS服务的控制点选取、DEM提取、遥感纠正及多源异构数据的智能提取;利用该平台完成了阿坝州测绘保障与援助项目、“8.13泥石流”抢险救灾的遥感影像纠正处理及影像挂图的制作.     

四川省尖尖石金矿成矿规律探讨

尖尖石金矿成因类型为与岩浆岩有关的混合热液充填交代型金矿床。区内侵入岩主要为晋宁期闪长岩、石英闪长岩、斜长花岗岩以及混合质花岗岩。区内主要控矿构造为近南北一北西向的逆断层,断层性质为压扭断层,总体走向近南北向。断裂构造为矿质运移和矿质充填提供了通道和赋存空间。     

钻孔护壁与堵漏技术——以钱营孜煤矿东一采区补勘为例

钱营孜煤矿东一采区地层复杂,在基岩胶结界面附近易发生钻孔漏失,给钻探施工造成困难,通过分析钻孔漏失原因,根据施工地层情况,有针对性的采取护壁与堵漏技术措施,确保了钻探施工任务完成.