Nonlinear seismic response analysis of arch dam-foundation systems- part II opening and closing contact joints

A time-domain method for the analysis of arch dam-foundation rock dynamic interaction during earthquake was proposed, and the dynamic relaxation technique was adopted to obtain the initial static response for dynamic analysis by [Du et al. (2005). The paper has been contributed to Bulletin of earthquake engineering]. In this paper, a nonlinear explicit method in time domain considering the opening and closing effect of contact joints on arch dam during earthquake is further proposed by introducing the dynamic contact force model into the method. The simulation accuracy of dynamic contact force model is verified by comparing its calculation result and test result of scale model on shaking table. Finally, the influence of joints on the seismic response of Xiaowan arch dam is studied by the proposed method and some conclusions are given.     

Impedance of flexible suction caissons

The dynamic response of offshore wind turbines is affected by the properties of the foundation and the subsoil. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the dynamic soil–structure interaction of suction caissons for offshore wind turbines. The investigations include evaluation of the vertical and coupled sliding–rocking vibrations, influence of the foundation geometry and examination on the properties of the surrounding soil. The soil is simplified as a homogenous linear viscoelastic material and the dynamic stiffness of the suction caisson is expressed in terms of dimensionless frequency‐dependent coefficients corresponding to different degrees of freedom. The dynamic stiffness coefficients for the skirted foundation are evaluated using a three‐dimensional coupled boundary element/finite element model. Comparisons with known analytical and numerical solutions indicate that the static and dynamic behaviours of the foundation are predicted accurately using the applied model. The analysis has been carried out for different combinations of the skirt length, Poisson's ratio of the subsoil and the ratio of the soil stiffness to the skirt stiffness. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Influence of the soil–structure interaction on the fundamental period of buildings

This paper includes an investigation of the influence of the soil–structure interaction (SSI) on the fundamental period of buildings. The behaviour of both the soil and the structure is assumed to be elastic. The soil‐foundation system is modelled using translational and rotational discrete springs. Analysis is first conducted for one‐storey buildings. It shows that the influence of the SSI on the fundamental frequency of building depends on the soil–structure relative rigidity K_ss. Analysis is then extended for multi‐storey buildings. It allows the generalization of the soil–structure relative rigidity K_s to such complex structures. Charts are proposed for taking into account the influence of the SSI in the calculation of the fundamental frequency of a wide range of buildings. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Sr isotope diversity of hot spring and volcanic lake waters from Zao volcano,Japan

The ratio of ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr was measured from different water samples of thermal/mineral (hot spring as well as crater lake) and meteoric origins, in order to specify the location and to verify the detailed model of a volcano-hydrothermal system beneath Zao volcano. The ratio showed a trimodal distribution for the case of thermal/mineral water: 0.7052–0.7053 (Type A, Zao hot spring), 0.7039–0.7043 (Type B, Okama crater lake and Shin-funkiko hot spring), and 0.7070–0.7073 (Type C, Gaga, Aone, and Togatta hot springs), respectively. However, in comparison, the ratio was found to be higher for meteoric waters (0.7077–0.7079). The water from the central volcanic edifice (Type B) was found to be similar to that of nearby volcanic rocks in their Sr isotopic ratio. This indicates that the Sr in water was derived from shallow volcanic rocks. The ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio for water from the Zao hot spring (Type A) was intermediate between those of the pre-Tertiary granitic and the Quaternary volcanic rocks, thus suggesting that the water had reacted with both volcanic and granitic rocks. The location of the vapor–liquid separation was determined as the boundary of the pre-Tertiary granitic and the Quaternary volcanic rocks by comparing the results of this strontium isotopic study with those of Kiyosu and Kurahashi [Kiyosu, Y., Kurahashi, M., 1984. Isotopic geochemistry of acid thermal waters and volcanic gases from Zao volcano in Japan. J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res. 21, 313–331.].     

桩在饱和土中水平振动的辐射阻尼简化算法

将适用于单相土－桩系统的Novak的平面应变假设和Gazetas的分象限假设推广到饱和土－桩系统中。通过简化后的微分方程推导了饱和土－桩系统辐射阻尼系数的解析解答。最后用算例说明了饱和土中两个压缩波的特性，比较了饱和土和单相土的单位桩长辐射阻尼系数，比较了简化算法和三维有限元方法求得的桩头幅射阻尼比，结果证明简化算法在一定条件下适用于计算层饱和土－桩系统的辐射阻尼。     

碰撞造山带与成矿区划

碰撞造山事件与成矿作用具有强烈的对应耦合关系,而且成矿规模与碰撞的强度呈正相关关系。碰撞造山带的壳幔物质相互作用与成矿作用的强度也呈正相关关系,特别是多期次碰撞造山带,均发生过强烈的壳幔物质相互作用,孕育着丰富的矿产资源。详细地研究了碰撞造山的构造演化过程,划分了相应的成矿构造单元和成矿区带。从碰撞造山的角度提出西天山、西昆仑山、阿尔金-北祁连山、东昆仑山、秦岭-大别山、西南三江、康滇陆缘等造山带为重要的成矿区带。     

Measured And Simulated Latent And Sensible Heat Fluxes At Two Marine Sites In The Baltic Sea

In this study, turbulent heat flux data from two sites within the Baltic Sea are compared with estimates from two models. The main focus is on the latent heat flux. The measuring sites are located on small islands close to the islands of Bornholm and Gotland. Both sites have a wide wind direction sector with undisturbed over-water fetch. Mean parameters and direct fluxes were measured on masts during May to December 1998.The two models used in this study are the regional-scale atmospheric model HIRLAM and the ocean model PROBE-Baltic. It is shown that both models overestimate the sensible and latent heat fluxes. The overestimation can, to a large extent, be explained by errors in the air-water temperature and humidity differences. From comparing observed and modelled data, the estimated 8-month mean errors in temperature and humidity are up to 1 °C and 1 g kg^-1, respectively. The mean errors in the sensible and latent heat fluxes for the same period are approximately 15 and 30 W m^-2, respectively.Bulk transfer coefficients used for calculating heat and humidity fluxes at the surface were shown to agree rather well with the measurements, at least for the unstable data. For stable stratification, the scatter in data is generally large, and it appears that the bulk formulation chosen overestimates turbulent heat fluxes.     

A hybrid analysis method for linear dynamic soil-structure interaction in time and frequency domain

IntroductionThe analysis of dynamic soil-structure interaction for important engineering project is still based on linear model (including equivalent linear model) with complex damping, and traditional frequency domain method (Lysmer, et al, 1975, 1981; DING, et al, 1999). Namely, first calculating frequency domain solution by Fourier transform, and then calculating time domain solution by Fourier inverse transform. The motion equation of a system in frequency domain is usually written as (…     

上部结构对桩基础地震应力影响的模型试验研究

本文通过振动台模型试验，研究了地震作用下群桩基础应变幅值的分布规律以及上部结构对桩应变幅值分布的影响。研究表明，上部结构使桩的应变幅值大大增加，改变了桩应变幅值变化的趋势。在桩基础设计中应考虑上部结构对桩基础的影响。     

二维大地电磁测深交互式正、反演系统的实现及其应用

目前，大地电磁测深的资料处理与正、反演软件都是FORTRAN语言编写的，由于FORTRAN语言本身的局限性，使得这个软件存在很多的缺陷，但是因为用FORTRAN语言编写的算法已经比较成熟，将它全部用其他语言移植也比较费时费力，为了避免资料的浪费，提高大地电磁测深的资料处理与交互式系统的开发效率，并且更加完善其功能，在开发大地电磁测深二维交互式正反演系统时，对大地电磁测深中的计算部分仍用现有的FORTRAN程序，对有关的界面与图形诉开发部分用VC＋＋语言来编写，以增强和体现其交互式的功能。