Evaluation of wave impact loads on caisson breakwaters based on joint probability of impact maxima and rise times

When waves break against seawalls, vertical breakwaters, piers or jetties, they abruptly transfer their momentum into the structure. This energy transfer is always spectacular and perpetually unrepeatable but can also be very violent and affect the stability and the integrity of coastal structures. Over the last 15 years, increasing awareness of wave-impact induced structural failures of maritime structures has emphasised the need for a more complete approach to dynamic responses, including effects of impulsive loads. At the same time, movement of design standards toward probabilistic approaches requires new statistical tools able to account for uncertainties in the variability of wave loading processes. This paper presents a new approach to the definition of loads for use in performance design of vertical coastal structures subject to breaking wave impacts.     

零次差分CHAMP卫星简动力定轨和SLR轨道验证

采用零次差分简化动力法对CHAMP卫星GPS相位观测资料进行精密轨道计算,并将计算结果与CHAMP快速轨道进行比对.结果表明X,Y、Z方向差值均方根为0.061 m,0.060 m与0.066 m,精度达到了厘米级;同时利用全球人卫激光观测数据对所求轨道进行验证,表明其精度优于20 cm.     

云南省地域主体功能区划分实践及反思

以云南省主体功能区划分为研究命题,探讨边疆高原山地省份的主体功能区划实践的难题与解决方法,以期为主体功能区划提供理论指导与管理决策参考。研究发现：对于“然环境空间分异显著、人口集聚与经济发展基础差异明显、交通主导经济格局和面临民族与边疆地缘政治复杂情境的省域,主体功能区划分过程以县域为分析评价单元,以主导因素综合指数法...     

不同预处理方法对尕海沉积物粒度测试的影响

湖泊沉积物粒度是研究湖区古环境演化的一个重要代用指标,粒度测量结果与预处理方法密切相关。从柴达木尕海湖岩心钻孔取48个样品,采用五种预处理方法,运用马尔文2000激光粒度仪进行粒度分析。结果显示经过预处理后平均粒径有不同程度的变细。单独加入H2O2除去样品中的有机质后,粒度分散变细最为明显,变幅可达10%左右,单独加入(NaPO3)6或H2O2处理后,>63μm(粗颗粒组分)粒径百分含量降低8个百分点左右。单独加蒸馏水浸泡、单独加HCl除去碳酸盐类胶结物和先后加H2O2、HCl(、NaPO3)6处理这三种方法分散效果不明显。23～33号样品对预处理的灵敏度最差,其他样品灵敏度稍好,但总体上尕海湖沉积物对预处理作用不敏感。对于性质类似的盐湖沉积物粒度测试,本文推荐加H2O2进行预处理。     

矩形基坑涌水量计算方法研究

通过对矩形基坑渗流模型的理论研究及实践分析,以达西定律及裘布依假定为理论依据,推导了潜水完整矩形基坑涌水量的计算方法。并通过工程实例,分析了本文计算方法、大井法、瀑布法适用的基坑涌水量计算类型,认为本文计算方法更适合于长宽比较大时矩形基坑涌水量的计算。     

西北地区1：5万区域地质图数据库建设及应用

西北地区1：5万区域地质图数据库建设工作起始于1999年,经过15年建库工作,至2013年底西北地区已完成801幅1：5万区域地质图空间数据库、元数据库及相关文档,编制了西北地区1：5万区域地质图空间数据库建设工作程度图。通过数据积累,已形成西北地区大型综合性大比例尺基础数据库阶段性成果,修复抢救了西北五省（区）1：5万区域地质调查成果资料。1：5万区域地质图空间数据库建设,采用了统一的建库标准、合理的技术路线和可靠的数据质量监控方法,形成了完善的空间数据库建设质量控制体系,从数学基础、空间精度、拓扑一致性、属性正确性等方面保证了数据质量。该数据库信息量丰富,具备面向对象特点,数据模型符合地质实际,形成了可满足政府和社会公益需求的系列产品。目前,已在地质调查研究、矿产资源潜力评价、生态环境评估等方面得到广泛应用。     

Modelling real earthquake activity with reverse engineering based on evolutionary computation methods

Hazard assessment of dangerous natural phenomena is critical because of their evident results concerning loss of human life and property, especially in dense populated areas. Earthquakes are probably the most devastating phenomenon since their immediate and long-term consequences are severe. This study is focused on the earthquake data analysis in different regions of Greece, characterised by different seismicity levels. In specific, a novel model is proposed based on evolutionary computation methods, such as symbolic regression by genetic programming and genetic algorithms in order to elucidate preliminary hidden mathematical relations and patterns found in the seismological signals under study. Furthermore, the model is calibrated using reverse engineering and closes the loop from the data collection to initial hypothesis. In this way, the model formation is achieved. The presented simulation results qualitatively and quantitatively reveal some of the fundamental characteristics of each studied geographical region located in Greece that stem from its geodynamic properties.     

Updated normalized load-settlement model for full-scale footings on granular soils

The design of spread footings on granular soils is generally governed by serviceability requirements. Recent studies have utilized databases of load tests to investigate the use of normalized load-settlement curves to model the behavior of footings on sands. A major limitation of available databases is that they are based primarily on data from plate load tests or footings that have an equivalent width smaller than 1.0 m. There is a need to confirm the applicability of these curves to footings of practical scale. The main objective of this paper is to update available normalized load-settlement curves using point measurements of settlement and load from full-scale footings. Bayesian techniques are employed in the updating process. Results indicate that the updated normalized load-settlement relationship is slightly more conservative but less uncertain than the current relationship. Results from an illustrative example involving serviceability limit state reliability analyses using footings with widths ranging from 1.5 to 3.0 m indicated that the updated relationship resulted in a slightly higher reliability level compared to the prior relationship.     

Safety assessment of infrastructures using a new Bayesian Monte Carlo method

A recently developed Bayesian Monte Carlo (BMC) method and its application to safety assessment of structures are described in this paper. We use a one-dimensional BMC method that was proposed in 2009 by Rajabalinejad in order to develop a weighted logical dependence between successive Monte Carlo simulations. Our main objective in this research is to show that the extended BMC can dramatically improve simulation efficiency by using prior information from modelling and outcomes of preceding simulations. We provide theory and numerical algorithms for an extended BMC method for multi-dimensional problems, integrate it with a probabilistic finite element model and apply these coupled models to assessment of reliability of a flood defence for the 17th Street Flood Wall system in New Orleans. This is the first successful demonstration of the BMC method to a complex system. We provide a comparison of the numerical efficiency for the BMC, Monte Carlo (MC) and Dynamic Bounds methods that are used in reliability assessment of complex infrastructures.