Comparative study of the inelastic response of base isolated buildings

This article presents a numeric comparative study of the inelastic structural response of base isolated buildings. The comparative study includes the following isolation systems: laminated rubber bearings, New Zealand one, pure friction and the frictional pendulum ones. The study is based on obtaining non‐linear response spectra for various design parameters using six earthquake records. Usually the base isolation of a new building seeks to maintain the structure in the linear elastic range. The response of old weak buildings or the response of new ones subjected to extreme earthquakes may not be, necessarily, in the aforementioned ideal elastic range. Consequently, it is important to characterize the response of isolated buildings responding inelastically. A conclusion from this research is that the isolators affect significantly the structural response of weak systems. Rubber isolators seem slightly less sensitive to plastification that may occur in the structure compared to friction isolators. Ductility demands in the structure are affected significantly by friction and neoprene protected systems, in particular sliding ones where larger demands are obtained. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

吐哈盆地中央构造带正反转演化特征

吐哈盆地中央构造带由火焰山构造和七克台构造组成。中央构造带形成于三叠纪晚期至侏罗纪早期,表现为伸展构造特征,生长断层上盘地层厚度明显大于下盘,并于断层上盘所在的台北凹陷形成沉降中心。晚侏罗世,由于拉萨陆块与欧亚大陆的碰撞作用导致吐哈盆地由伸展盆地转变为挤压盆地,中央构造带也于此时发生构造反转,由早期的伸展正断层转变为挤压逆断层。发生于55Ma的喜山构造事件对天山地区产生了深刻的影响,但影响时间略有滞后,大致发生在晚渐新世至早中新世,中央构造带即在此次构造事件中强烈变形,逆冲出露于地表。     

观测有效性的度量方法

基于Hilbert空间理论 ,通过对观测方程的系数阵实施格拉姆_施密特 (Gram_Schmidt,G_S)正交化过程 ,分析观测的两个特性 ,从一个新的角度论证了参数估计的必要观测问题 ,以及多余观测与必要观测的关系 ;用欧氏范数‖·‖2 和Frobenius‖·‖ F 范数作为基本度量工具对观测提供参数估计的信息量进行度量分析 ,研究观测的有效性和参数估计的可靠性。采用观测空间分析方法研究了测绘学科中必要观测、多余观测等基本概念 ;提出了观测信息量、观测有效性的概念和相应的度量方法 ;从观测的空间结构出发分析参数估计系统的可靠性 ,从一个侧面扩展和丰富了测绘学中的可靠性理论 ;丰富了研究测绘学中一些基本问题的分析方法 ,也为信息学中的数据挖掘问题提供了一种分析思路     

Risk analysis of landslides – A case study

The effects of uncertainty due to the variability of soil parameters on the risk of landsliding in the Himalayan region are investigated using a random field model combined with slope stability analyses. Effects of spatial variability both in horizontal and vertical directions, number of test samples, variations in piezometric level and the influence of earthquake on the reliability of a typical slope in a slide area are investigated. The results show that the reliability of slopes in the slide area is significantly affected by the coefficients of variation of soil parameters, spatial variations of soil parameters, number of test samples and piezometric variations. The results also show that the assumption of isotropic variations to assess slope reliability isconservative. The results of the study are useful in providing guidelines and pointing to remedial measures in the form of sub-surface drainage to improve slope reliability in the area.     

Reliability based risk index for the design of reinforced earth structures

The design methods currently used for earth reinforcement are mostly based on deterministic properties of both the soil and the construction materials used. Nowadays, however, the general trend is designing at a specific degree of reliability. This is even more true where the raw data such as soil properties exhibit significant variation. Deterministic solutions, in this case, may not suffice. Therefore, this paper will attempt to use probabilistic formulations thereby modifying the existing design procedure of reinforced earth retaining walls to account for uncertainties and variabilities. Through a first order Taylor's series expansion about the mean, the mean and variance of the strip reinforcing components, namely width and length, are derived in terms of the variations in the soil properties. Design charts that enable estimation of both mean and variance are developed to avoid extensive partial differentiation involved in the computations. Using appropriate probability distributions along with the mean and variance, the final design outputs are determined for a selected failure probability by introducing what is refered to as 'risk index'. The results indicate that the risk index increases with an increase in the coefficient of variations and a decrease in failure probability. Furthermore, it is shown that in some cases, depending on the variabilities of the soil properties, the classical design technique produced a relatively high failure probability. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Stochastic Structural Modeling

A consistent stochastic model for faults and horizons is described. The faults are represented as a parametric invertible deformation operator. The faults may truncate each other. The horizons are modeled as correlated Gaussian fields and are represented in a grid. Petrophysical variables may be modeled in a reservoir before faulting in order to describe the juxtaposition effect of the faulting. It is possible to condition the realization on petrophysics, horizons, and fault plane observations in wells in addition to seismic data. The transmissibility in the fault plane may also be included in the model. Four different methods to integrate the fault and horizon models in a common model is described. The method is illustrated on an example from a real petroleum field with 18 interpreted faults that are handled stochastically.     

柯树背岩体的副矿物特征及地质意义

本文详细研究了柯树背岩体的岩石学及副矿物学特征，研究发现F9大断裂以西部分(西体)与F9大断裂以东部分(东体)在岩性、矿物组成、副矿物特征、锆石群型特征上存在很大差别，副矿物特征、锆石群型特征指示东体与寨背岩体类似，为同熔系列花岗岩；西体为重熔再生岩浆成因的改造型花岗岩。这一认识对于该区的铀金找矿具有一定的指导意义。     

构造地质学计算机辅助教学课件SGCAI

构造地质学计算机辅助教学课件（ＳＧＣＡＩ）利用数据库，图形动画及多媒体等技术，对地质学基础课程的计算机辅助教学研究作了初步探索，课件分为学生学习，教师管理，附属功能和执行四大模块，具有学习选择，图片说明，动画演示，练习测验，辅导答题等十个功能，课件设计新颖，技术全面，使用方便，使用该课件能充分调动学生学习的主观能动性，使学生成为真正的学习主体，有助于提高教学质量。     

锦屏Ⅰ级水电站坝区岩体结构面特征研究

本文根据锦屏Ⅰ级水电站坝区体结构面野外调资料，对坝区结构面优势方位、间距、张开度、连通率、隙间充填物及形态特征进行了分析，为坝区岩体分类及其物理力学参数的确定提供了重要依据。     

含油气盆地构造样式研究中几个问题的讨论

对我国含油气盆地构造样式研究中存在的一些主要问题进行了讨论。包括：关于构造样式的确切含义及类型的划分，由于对构造样式概念理解的不一致，导致了构造样式类型划分的混乱；构造样式的鉴别，往往由于过分强调了某些单一“鉴定标志”而忽略了总体变形特征，从而导致对构造变形机理的错误判断；中国含油气盆地的构造反转问题。