Application of consequence-based design criteria in regions of moderate seismicity

Current design criteria and principles of earthquake engineering design are reviewed, including safety factors, probabilistic approach, and two-level and multi-level functional design ideas. The modern multi-functional idea is discussed in greater details. When designing a structure, its resistance to and the intensity of the earthquake action are considered. The consequence of failure of the structure is considered only through a rough and empirical factor of importance, ranging usually from 1.0 to 1.5. This paper suggests a method of “consequence-based design,” which considers the consequences of malfunctioning instead of simply an importance factor. The main argument for this method is that damage to a structure located in different types of societies may have very different consequences, which are dependant on its value and usefulness to the society and the seismicity in the region.     

A new definition of strong motion duration and related parameters affecting the response of medium–long period structures

This study presents a new definition of the strong motion duration combining the alternative bracketed and significant duration definitions. Based on the time integral of the absolute ground velocity, a new index is defined, as cumulative absolute displacement (CAD), and used to estimate the strong motion duration. The proposed bracketed-significant duration t_bs is found to be well correlated with the strong motion part of the records, especially in the case of near-source events. The duration t_bs and the CAD index are used to assess the anticipated structural behavior of medium–long period structures.     

以反应谱和功率谱密度函数表征的强震运动的统计特性

文中利用我国海城和唐山地震１９０条强震记录和美国西部１３８条强震记录研究了以反应谱和功率谱密度函数表征的强震运动的统计特性。反应谱用最大地面加速度归一化，即表为谱放大系数，功率谱密度函数用金井清谱描述。文中研究了参数的统计值和依赖性，以及谱放大系数和金井清谱参数与场地条件、震源和震中距等之间的相关性，分析比较了中美两国强震运动谱的统计特性，并对我国地震工程应用的强震运动谱的统计参数值的选取提出了建议。     

磁变仪布局的研究

本文提出了改进磁变仪布局的必要性和布局标准,对磁变仪定向及其稳定性、标度值稳定性和分量仪间允许的最小间距进行了研究,提出了可以提高磁变仪记录质量的改进布局和满足布局全部标准的新布局,改进布局特别是新布局可以显著提高磁变仪保持定向、抗干扰能力,获得记录标度值稳定的较理想的磁照图。     

土木工程结构的双层多重调谐质量阻尼器控制策略

为能得到用尽可能少的调谐质量阻尼器(TMD)组成有效性和鲁棒性高的多重调谐质量阻尼器控制系统，本文提出了一种适用于土木工程结构的新控制策略——双层多重调谐质量阻尼器(DMT—MD)。使用定义的优化目标函数，评价了双层多重调谐质量阻尼器(DMTMD)的控制性能。数值结果表明，双层多重调谐质量阻尼器(DMTMD)比多重凋谐质量阻尼器(MTMD)具有更好的有效性和对频率调谐的鲁棒性。DMTMD比双重调谐质量阻尼器(DTMD)具有更好的有效性，而DMTMD和DT—MD对频率调谐的鲁棒性近似相同。因此，双层多重调谐质量阻尼器是一种先进的结构控制策略。     

RC框架结构抗震目标性能水平确定方法研究

在基于性能抗震设计中,要求实现多级设防,目的是使结构抗震设计不仅要保护生命安全,同时也要控制因结构破坏而带来的经济损失,使结构在整个生命周期内费用达到最小。但由于结构抗震设计中存在着大量的不确定因素,使得实现每个性能水平都是不确定的,因此,每个性能水平的目标可靠度究竟取多高才能达到设计要求,是目前抗震设计的一个基本问题。针对这一问题,将地震作用、自重荷载、材料强度等看作随机变量,分析了结构造价与失效概率之间的近似关系,明确了不同性能水平失效概率之间的合理比例关系,采用"投资-效益"准则,且控制人员伤亡率小于社会可接受水平,来确定结构的目标性能水平。以两个钢筋混凝土框架结构为例,说明了该方法的应用。     

Study on Statistical Features About Weak Earthquake Activity Before Moderately Strong Earthquakes in the Middle Northern Part of the Qinghai-Xizang （Tibet） Block

In regards to the earthquakes recording M ≥ 5.0 that occurred in middle northern part of the Qinghai-Xizang （Tibet） Block from 1970 - 2003, in this study we describe the temporal and spatial centralization features of the weak earthquakes and the enhancement and anomalous quiescence of their seismic activity before main shocks through 4 parameters, which are basically not correlated： earthquake time centralization degree parameter Ct, earthquake space centralization degree parameter Cd, η value and weak earthquake frequency and so on. On the basis of calculation results, it has been seen that before earthquakes with M ≥ 5.0 took place in the middle northern part of the Qinghal-Xizang （Tibet） Block, the frequency of weak earthquakes often shows ascent and drop, their strength shows an obvious enhancement and the centralization distribution with time and space is evident.     

回归分析在震磁关系研究中的应用

通过相关分析北京、兰州、银川、红山地磁台地磁垂直分量Z(世界时13—14时)时均值资料(每两台相组合,以月为统计单位),得相关系数R和回归系数b。经统计检验,发现不同台站的R、b大小虽有差异,但正常情况下均在其置信区间变化(置信概率0.95)。几次中强震前,b、R大幅度下降,连续偏离其控制区间,至临震前1—2月或当月趋于恢复或完全恢复。对不同台组的垂直分量差ΔZ与时间作回归分析(ΔZ为时间t的函数),得不同台站的线性回归方程及相关系数R。正常情况下ΔZ在回归方程的置信区间变化(置信概率0.95),当地磁台附近孕育中强以上地震时,ΔZ明显偏离回归方程的控制区间。应用以上两种方法对80年代以来宁夏及其邻区的六次中强地震作了对应效果检验,并对发现的问题作了简略探讨。     

山西省地震局获奖成果初步分析

利用已建成的山西省地震局科技成果库 ,对 1 990年至 1 999年山西省地震局科技成果的成果类别、任务来源及获奖人员的年龄结构等进行了统计 ,结合山西省地震局的实际 ,对当前科技人员的现状及存在的问题进行了分析 ,提出了解决这些问题的建议     

Earthquake catalogues and modelling strategies. A new testing procedure for the comparison between competing models

In this paper we consider the procedures that, on the basis of an earthquake catalogue, yield the magnitude distribution function F _M (F _M generators). In particular, our attention is focused on the F _M generators that are currently used in the frame of the probabilistic seismic hazard analysis at a site. From an engineering point of view, the behaviour of F _M in the range of strong earthquakes is of crucial importance. On the other hand, in general, the statistical validation of F _M in that range is not feasible because of an insufficient number of strong earthquakes in available catalogues.Our investigation is limited to the problem of the comparison between competing F _M generators. We show that a simple empirical F _M generator (called the CFP generator) can be more reliable than generators based on mathematical models. The numerical experiments that support this statement regards two test-sites and two mathematical models of magnitude distribution, namely the truncated-exponential and the characteristic-type models.The main conclusion is the suggestion of a test (called the CFP-test) that can be summarized as follows. Let X be a site for which, with current criteria, a specific F _M ^X generator based on a mathematical model has been selected. At this point, following the comparison approach described in the paper, the F _M ^X generator is compared with the empirical CFP generator. It can happen (actually it happens in many of our numerical experiments) that this test indicates the CFP generator as more reliable than the selected F _M ^X generator.