楔形挡块对中小跨径梁桥横向抗震性能的影响

在地震作用下中小跨径梁桥横向易出现落梁以及桥墩破坏。为了防止桥梁出现上述震害,提出以楔形挡块作为限位装置来提升桥梁的横向抗震性能。以一座3×20 m连续混凝土梁桥为例,通过OpenSees软件来建立有限元模型,在考虑板式橡胶支座的摩擦滑移效应、钢筋混凝土桥墩的非线性等力学效应的情况下,对其进行动力时程分析。引入主梁位移响应、桥墩顶部最大位移响应等作为指标,用柔性挡块、刚性挡块两种工况来与楔形挡块进行对比分析,并且分析楔形挡块不同角度对位移响应的影响。结果表明:楔形挡块角度设置合适时能够有效约束梁体位移响应,并且不显著提高桥墩顶部的位移响应。     

非金属矿物橡塑填料应用现状及发展趋势

介绍了非金属矿物橡塑填料的特点和若干主要非金属矿物作为橡塑填料的应用研究现状,通过应用实例说明了天然矿物作为橡塑填料不仅可以改善橡塑的许多重要性能,而且可降低成本,有重要的应用价值和开发前景;从偶联剂、填料颗粒粒径和形状等方面讨论了目前非金属矿物作为橡塑填料存在的问题和今后发展的趋势。     

不同气候适宜区的橡胶产胶潜力研究

基于2000-2015年MODISNPP遥感数据,利用橡胶产胶潜力模型得到了中国橡胶主产区年橡胶产胶潜力;利用橡胶树种植气候适宜性区划的研究成果,得到了中国橡胶主产区橡胶气候适宜区分布;在此基础上分析了不同气候适宜区橡胶产胶潜力的差异及不同高程上橡胶产胶能力的差异.结果表明:(1)中国橡胶主产区中,云南橡胶产胶潜力最高...     

Discussion on ‘relaxation method for pounding action between adjacent buildings at expansion joint’ by H. Takabatake,M. Yasui,Y. Nakagawa and A. Kishida

The paper under discussion presents a detailed study on the reduction of pounding force on buildings due to expansion joints being filled with rubber. From shake table experiments and numerical simulations, the authors of the paper concluded that the rubber can reduce the maximum pounding force and hence the pounding damage to buildings. However, the writers of this short communication observed some significant issues in the experimental results as well as the numerical simulations. These observations are presented and raise questions about the validity of the results and the subsequent conclusions. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effects of balanced impact damper in structures subjected to walking and vertical seismic excitations

This study investigates whether a balanced impact damper (BID) with a vertically suspended impact body colliding with shock absorbing rubber can suppress vibrations of a floor slab subjected to walking and vertical seismic excitations. The impact body is suspended by coil springs to sustain its deadweight and centralize it within the gap, and collides with the stopper when its amplitude exceeds the specified gap width. The stopper is covered by a shock‐absorbing rubber made of polyurethane gel. The installed BID was evaluated in a single degree‐of‐freedom model of a floor slab subjected to vertical excitations. Simulations revealed that the installed BID properly controls the vibrations. Next, the effects of the BID installed on a steel plate were investigated in shaking table tests. The BID effectively suppressed vertical vibrations of the plate subjected to sinusoidal waves, seismic motions, and walking excitations. In addition, the shaking table tests were accurately simulated by the developed mathematical model of the damper. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effects of interface material on the performance of free rocking blocks

This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation on the rocking behavior of rigid blocks. Two types of test specimens have been tested, namely M and C types. Nine blocks of the M type and two blocks of the C type with different aspect ratios were tested with varying initial rotational amplitudes and with different materials at the contact interface, namely concrete, timber, steel, and rubber. The results showed that the interface material has significant influence on the free rocking performance of the blocks. Blocks tested on rubber had the fastest energy dissipation followed by concrete and timber bases, respectively. Analysis of the test results has shown that the energy dissipation in the case of tests on a rubber base is a continuous mechanism whereas in the case of tests on rigid bases, i.e. timber and concrete, energy dissipation is a discrete function. Finally, the rocking characteristics of the blocks were calculated using piecewise equations of motion and numerical analysis. It was possible to predict the correct free rocking amplitude response when a reliable value for the coefficient of restitution was used. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Response of base‐isolated nuclear structures for design and beyond‐design basis earthquake shaking

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 43‐05 presents two performance objectives for the design of nuclear structures, systems and components in nuclear facilities: (1) 1% probability of unacceptable performance for 100% design basis earthquake (DBE) shaking and (2) 10% probability of unacceptable performance for 150% DBE shaking. To aid in the revision of the ASCE 4‐98 procedures for the analysis and design of base‐isolated nuclear power plants and meet the intent of ASCE 43‐05, a series of nonlinear response‐history analyses was performed to study the impact of the variability in both earthquake ground motion and mechanical properties of isolation systems on the seismic responses of base‐isolated nuclear power plants. Computations were performed for three representative sites (rock and soil sites in the Central and Eastern United States and a rock site in the Western United States) and three types of isolators (lead rubber, Friction Pendulum and low‐damping rubber bearings) using realistic mechanical properties for the isolators. Estimates were made of (1) the ratio of the 99th percentile (90th percentile) response of isolation systems computed using a distribution of spectral demands and distributions of isolator mechanical properties to the median response of isolation systems computed using best‐estimate properties and 100% (150%) spectrum‐compatible DBE ground motions; (2) the number of sets of three‐component ground motions to be used for response‐history analysis to develop a reliable estimate of the median response of isolation systems. The results of this study provide the technical basis for the revision of ASCE Standard 4‐98. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

橡胶座非线性弹性回转剪切特性的理论和试验研究

本文系统地研究分析了橡胶隔震支座(以下简称为橡胶座)回转、剪切相关的基础理论,提出了能够反映剪切应变特性的非线性回转刚度等概念。基于非线性回转刚度与Haringx弹性体计算模型,给出了计算橡胶座回转、压缩、剪切特性的计算理论。针对回转剪切计算理论采用天然橡胶和铅芯橡胶座原型试件进行了回转刚度试验,以及变动回转、变动压力等状态的剪切试验,结果表明建立的计算理论能够较理想地分析橡胶座回转剪切相关的力和弯矩等力学特性。     

Effect of lead core heating on the seismic performance of bridges isolated with LRB in near‐fault zones

In this paper, the effect of lead core heating and associated strength deterioration on the seismic response of bridges isolated with lead rubber bearings (LRB) is investigated as a function of the characteristics of the isolator and near fault ground motions with forward rupture directivity effect. Furthermore, the ability of bounding analyses to provide a design envelope for maximum isolator force and maximum isolator displacement is verified. For this purpose, a series of nonlinear dynamic analyses are conducted for LRB isolated bridges where both deteriorating and non‐deteriorating force‐deformation relationship of LRB were employed. The analyses are performed for both simulated and recorded ground motions. It is found that while the temperature rise in the lead core generally increases with increasing magnitude and number of near fault ground motion velocity pulses, it decreases with larger distances from the fault. It is also found that bounding analysis method provides conservative (envelope) estimates of maximum isolator displacement and maximum isolator force for design purposes that fulfill its intended purpose. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

FRP橡胶支座压缩性能分析

将纤维复合材料板(FRP)代替传统板式橡胶支座中的加劲钢板,可以得到一种新型的橡胶支座隔振器,即FRP橡胶支座.文中首先对FRP橡胶支座的概念及特点作了基本介绍,之后,为了了解其在竖向加载情况下的力学性能,为FRP橡胶支座竖向承载力及压缩刚度的设计提供了参考,利用通用有限元程序对FRP橡胶支座进行了有限元数值模拟,对支...