TIME-HARMONIC VIBRATION OF AN INCOMPRESSIBLE LINEARLY NON-HOMOGENEOUS HALF-SPACE

In this paper, time-harmonic axisymmetric vibration of an incompressible viscoelastic half-space having shear modulus linearly increasing with depth is studied. The half-space is subjected to a vertical time-harmonic load on its surface. Numerical results concerning surface displacements due to a point force are given for the case of non-zero shear modulus at the surface. Hankel's transforms of the solutions have an infinite number of poles lying on the real axis of the complex plane in the non-dissipative case. A suitable contour of integration is used to avoid all the singularities. Calculations are performed for the dynamic as well as for the static case. In addition, vertical vibrations of a rigid disk on the considered half-space are investigated, and the influence of the non-homogeneity on the dynamic stiffness of the loaded area is demonstrated.     

Seismic retrofitting of braced frame buildings by RC rocking walls and viscous dampers

A design procedure for seismic retrofitting of concentrically and eccentrically braced frame buildings is proposed and validated in this paper. Rocking walls are added to the existing system to ensure an almost uniform distribution of the interstorey displacement in elevation. To achieve direct and efficient control over the seismic performance, the design procedure is founded on the displacement‐based approach and makes use of overdamped elastic response spectra. The top displacement capacity of the building is evaluated based on a rigid lateral deformed configuration of the structure and on the ductility capacity of the dissipative members of the braced frames. The equivalent viscous damping ratio of the braced structure with rocking walls is calculated based on semi‐empirical relationships specifically calibrated in this paper for concentrically and eccentrically braced frames. If the equivalent viscous damping ratio of the structure is lower than the required equivalent viscous damping ratio, viscous dampers are added and arranged between the rocking walls and adjacent reaction columns. The design internal forces of the rocking walls are evaluated considering the contributions of more than one mode of vibration. The proposed design procedure is applied to a large set of archetype braced frame buildings and its effectiveness verified by nonlinear dynamic analysis.     

多稳态夹芯金属压杆的滞后阻尼增强机制与被动减振性能

破碎波浪砰击于导管架等海洋工程结构,产生瞬态强载荷及长时振动。高刚度金属结构可抵抗瞬时强载,但金属固有阻尼极低而难以有效抑制振动,从而加剧结构损伤乃至失效。为使单一结构同时具有高刚度和高阻尼,设计一种多稳态夹芯金属压杆,有限元模拟表明该类压杆稳态随循环载荷依序转换,对应刚度变化使力—位移间产生滞后关系,使高刚度金属压杆具有高效耗散能力;采用夹芯结构弹性理论和发展变边界结构稳定理论,给出了该类压杆的稳态转换阈值和刚度变化过程,与有限元模拟一致;以有限元模拟方法获得了承载和阻尼特性的几何参数相关性;以该类压杆替换导管架斜撑,用有限元方法模拟瞬态强载下结构振动,计算结果表明多稳态夹芯金属压杆保证导管架高刚度同时显著增强了阻尼。     

浮式两级缓冲防撞系统及浮体结构构型研究

以浮式两级缓冲防撞系统为研究对象,介绍其工作原理,利用动力学分析软件LS-DYNA构建了碰撞模型并进行了仿真计算,依据仿真结果完成了以阻尼索组与浮体结构构型为主要内容的防撞系统设计。研究确定了阻尼索组的布置位置、材料及数量,为浮体内部结构构型设计了7种比选方案,分别对5 000 t船舶撞击浮体前梁和侧梁的动态过程进行了仿真分析,对比了不同方案及不同板梁厚度下的接触力。研究结果表明:浮体内部构造若选用板梁厚度12 mm的方案6设计,则碰撞发生时浮体前梁和侧梁分别可以稳定地提供10.4 MN和7.9 MN的均值力,以及11.5 MN和8.9 MN的峰值力,设计浮体能够满足整体刚度要求,防撞系统符合双保护原则。防撞系统及浮体结构构型设计为下一步全面开展船舶撞击防撞系统后的动力学响应分析奠定了基础。     

微波散射实验识别原油及乳化原油

海上原油泄漏在其风化迁移过程中会形成不同浓度的乳化物,严重威胁海洋生态环境。合成孔径雷达(SAR)因其不受雨、云影响,可昼夜监测的优势,在海上溢油监测过程中发挥着主力军的作用,但是它在原油乳化识别方面还存在着不足。本文利用C波段全极化散射计观测原油的自然乳化过程,并利用人工制备的不同含水率的乳化油品模拟原油乳化进程观测油膜后向散射系数(N_(RCS))的变化。实验结果表明乳化原油M_(RCS)高于未乳化原油,且油膜乳化程度越高相应的N_(RCS)越大。通过油水散射差值(Δσ~0)与阻尼比(D_R)发现能够识别乳化与未乳化原油,反映油膜乳化程度的变化,且在VV极化下效果最佳。     

Correction factors for SSI effects predicted by simplified models: 2D versus 3D rectangular embedded foundations

The effects of soil‐structure interaction (SSI) are often studied using two‐dimensional (2D) or axisymmetric three‐dimensional (3D) models to avoid the high cost of the more realistic, fully 3D models, which require 2 to 3 orders of magnitude more computer time and storage. This paper analyzes the error and presents correction factors for system frequency, system damping, and peak amplitude of structural response computed using impedances for linear in‐plane 2D models with rectangular foundations, embedded in uniform or layered half‐space. They are computed by comparison with results for 3D rectangular foundations with the same vertical cross‐section and different aspect ratios. The structure is represented by a single degree‐of‐freedom oscillator. Correction factors are presented for a range of the model parameters. The results show that in‐plane 2D approximations overestimate the SSI effects, exaggerating the frequency shift, the radiation damping, and the reduction of the peak amplitude. The errors are larger for stiffer, taller, and heavier structures, deeper foundations, and deeper soil layer. For example, for a stiff structure like Millikan library (NS response; length‐to‐width ratio ≈ 1), the error is 6.5% in system frequency, 44% in system damping, and 140% in peak amplitude. The antiplane 2D approximation has an opposite effect on system frequency and the same effect on system damping and peak relative response. Linear response analysis of a case study shows that the NEHRP‐2015 provisions for reduction of base shear force due to SSI may be unsafe for some structures. The presented correction factor diagrams can be used in practical design and other applications.     

Earthquake‐induced structural response output‐only identification by two different Operational Modal Analysis techniques

Output‐only system identification is developed here towards assessing current modal dynamic properties of buildings under seismic excitation. Earthquake‐induced structural response signals are adopted as input channels for two different Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) techniques, namely, a refined Frequency Domain Decomposition (rFDD) algorithm and an improved Data‐Driven Stochastic Subspace Identification (SSI‐DATA) procedure. Despite that short‐duration, non‐stationary, earthquake‐induced structural response signals shall not fulfil traditional OMA assumptions, these implementations are specifically formulated to operate with seismic responses and simultaneous heavy damping (in terms of identification challenge), for a consistent estimation of natural frequencies, mode shapes, and modal damping ratios. A linear ten‐storey frame structure under a set of ten selected earthquake base‐excitation instances is numerically simulated, by comparing the results from the two identification methods. According to this study, best up‐to‐date, reinterpreted OMA techniques may effectively be used to characterize the current dynamic behaviour of buildings, thus allowing for potential Structural Health Monitoring approaches in the Earthquake Engineering range.     

Why and when it is useful to publish and share inconclusive results and failures: reply to “Reporting negative results to stimulate experimental hydrology”*

We thank van Emmerik et al. for their discussion of our opinion paper. We do not fully agree that publication of negative results will be very effective in promoting experimental hydrology. Instead, we think that experimental hydrology is considered to be more risky than modelling studies because of difficulties in publishing inconclusive results and the potential for failure.     

Predominant period and equivalent viscous damping ratio identification for a full‐scale building shake table test

The predominant period and corresponding equivalent viscous damping ratio, also known in various loading codes as effective period and effective damping coefficient, are two important parameters employed in the seismic design of base‐isolated and conventional building structures. Accurate determination of these two parameters can reduce the uncertainty in the computation of lateral displacement demands and interstory drifts for a given seismic design spectrum. This paper estimates these two parameters from data sets recorded from a full‐scale five‐story reinforced concrete building subjected to seismic base excitations of various intensities in base‐isolated and fixed‐base configurations on the outdoor shake table at the University of California, San Diego. The scope of this paper includes all test motions in which the yielding of the reinforcement has not occurred and the response can still be considered ‘elastic’. The data sets are used with three system identification methods to determine the predominant period of response for each of the test configurations. One of the methods also determines the equivalent viscous damping ratio corresponding to the predominant period. It was found that the predominant period of the fixed‐base building lengthened from 0.52 to 1.30 s. This corresponded to a significant reduction in effective system stiffness to about 16% of the original stiffness. The paper then establishes a correlation between predominant period and peak ground velocity. Finally, the predominant periods and equivalent viscous damping ratios recommended by the ASCE 7‐10 loading standard are compared with those determined from the test building. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.