Free rocking response of a regular stone masonry wall with equivalent block approach: experimental and analytical evaluation

The evaluation of the dynamic behaviour of rocking elements is directly correlated to the energy dissipated because of the impacts at the base interface, which can be represented by means of a coefficient of restitution. This schematization is commonly accepted as representative of the out‐of‐plane response of stone masonry walls. An experimental campaign (in a lab environment) aiming at assessing the value of this coefficient for a sacco granite masonry wall is presented in this work. The rocking motion at a predefined bed joint level was induced in the tested specimens in order to validate a novel test setup designed to assess the coefficient of restitution value by means of a realistic reproduction of the rocking behaviour of a single element, under the hypothesis of an infinitely stiff system above the bed joint level. As the main objective of the work was to assess the rocking behaviour of a masonry wall that looses energy at the impacts at a certain joint level, the flexural behaviour was not desirable and had to be avoided. For this purpose, a test setup based on the equivalent block approach was developed. In the final section of this work, comparisons between experimental and numerical results are presented together with some preliminary conclusions on the appropriate modelling strategy and the values of the coefficient of restitution to be used for the seismic assessment of the out‐of‐plane rocking behaviour of this type of sacco stone masonry walls. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

投资莫桑比克金矿失败的启示

为了响应"走出去"战略,某大型民营企业投资莫桑比克金矿,虽然具备了很多条件,但是最终没有找到可供规模开采的工业矿体,给我们带来了以下几点启示:一是莫桑比克的资料可信度低;二是非洲大地砂金矿遍地,但是并非都有岩金矿体存在;三是利用化探找金,要研究元素分带和剥蚀深度的问题;四是找矿工作必须循序渐进,不能操之过急;五是地质找矿是高科技行业,人才是矿业投资成败的关键。     

地震波CT技术在采空区勘查中的应用——以淄川区洪山镇北工村旧村改造项目为例

地震波CT层析成像技术是利用地震波在不同介质中传播速度的差异来重建测试区域地震波速度场的分布特征,以此来推断剖面介质的精细构造及地质异常体的位置、形态和分布状况。通过钻孔间的组合,可实现二维空间探测,具有直观准确、真实可靠等优点,具有单孔钻探方法无可比拟的优势,应用前景广阔。     

The Panama Ship Registry: 1917–2017

The Panama Ship Registry has its origins in the year 1917. Nowadays, Panama has the largest vessel registry in the world. The second placed registry in the world ranking is Liberia, which does not have even half the number of Panamanian ships. In this Centennial, the aim of this paper is to analyse the evolution of the Panamanian Registry, the structure of the Panamanian-flagged fleet and the level of compliance with international standards in relation to maritime safety and working conditions. To undertake the analysis, two different qualitative and quantitative approaches are compared and integrated for the evaluation of the Panama Ship Registry: the degree of ratification and enforcement of the Conventions and Recommendations of the International Maritime Organization and International Labour Organization, and the results of Panamanian flagged vessels in inspections carried out within the major Port State Control Memoranda of Understanding. This paper fills a research gap by discussing an approach to the concept of flag of convenience and flag State, Panama is more an international registry, whose role is becoming less important from the points of view of safety or working conditions. The fleet performance evolution has been very positive as evidenced by the data presented in this article regarding Port State Control.     

Out‐of‐plane strength reduction of unreinforced masonry walls because of in‐plane damages

There are numerous studies on the behavior of Unreinforced Masonry (URM) walls in both in‐plane (IP) and out‐of‐plane (OP) directions; however, few aimed at understanding the simultaneous contribution of these intrinsic responses during earthquakes. Undoubtedly, even a strong URM wall shows weakened capacity in the OP direction because of minor cracks and other damages in the IP direction, and this capacity reduction has not yet been accounted for in seismic codes. In this study, performance of three URM walls is evaluated by several numerical analyses in terms of the OP capacity reduction because of IP displacements and failure modes. Several parameters influencing the OP capacity have been studied including aspect ratio, roof boundary condition, IP displacement and IP loading patterns. The results indicate that reduction in the OP capacity of URM walls varies from negligible to very high depending on boundary conditions, IP failure mode and IP damage severity. Moreover, IP loading pattern is more important in walls with higher aspect ratios because of their IP failure modes. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

PDA支持下的高精度曲线测设系统的设计与实现

介绍了高精度曲线测设系统的设计思想和结构体系,对系统功能和实汉市轨道交通一号线一期工程的应用,表明该系统实用可靠,使用简单方便,曲线测设精度很高,并可极大地提高曲线测设的工作效率.     

直读式流速仪升级的使用维修对策

通过对比、分析国产ＺＳＸ系列直读式流速仪Ⅰ和Ⅱ型显示器的不同之处,介绍它们的兼容方法,使之因仪器升级而被淘汰的流速仪资源被充分地利用。     

滇东北山区土地垦殖指数与退耕还林规划

在分析研究该区域基于可持续利用的合理耕地规模基础上,确定了全区及各县（市）合理垦殖指数;采用垦殖合理度和不合理度２个指标定量评价了现状垦殖指数的合理性程度。结合区域土地利用总体规划,制定了该区域退耕还林战略规划方案。     

光纤传感器在双翻斗雨量传感器超差调整中的应用

双翻斗雨量传感器标校过程中,对于不同雨强超差方向相反的雨量计需要分别调节上翻斗的定位螺钉和计量翻斗的容量调节螺钉,同时也需要记录上翻斗和计量翻斗的翻动次数。雨量计使用的是无源脉冲输出,计量翻斗的每次翻动触发干簧管产生一个脉冲,利用单片机即可采集这个信号自动记录。而上翻斗的翻动次数靠人工观察统计,由于翻斗翻动速度较快人工计数不准确,最终造成标校不准。并且人工每次只能记录1台雨量计,无法批量自动记录数据。本文采用光纤传感器在不干扰雨量计运行情况下自动统计上翻斗翻动次数,为标校提供准确数据。     

风云三号气象卫星数据传输体制分析

风云三号气象卫星 (FY-3) 是我国的新一代太阳同步轨道气象卫星, 其星-地数据传输体制采用了国际空间数据系统咨询委员会 (CCSDS) 推荐使用的先进在轨系统 (AOS) 规约和数据结构, 采用R-S编码和卷积编码级联的编码方式, 使用了L波段和X波段同时广播的方式。该文分析了FY-3星地数据传输体制, 将FY-3的传输体制与国外同类卫星传输体制进行了比较分析, 给出了FY-3的传输体制与风云一号 (FY-1) 的差别, 在此基础上提出了我国下一代气象卫星地面站建设的基本策略。