Analytical and experimental studies on midstory isolated buildings with modal coupling effect

In a midstory isolated building, the isolation system is incorporated into the midstory rather than the base of the building. Because of the flexibility of the substructure below the isolation system in a midstory isolated building, the contribution of higher modes to the seismic responses of the midstory isolated structure may not be negligible, especially when the coupling of higher modes exists. To investigate this modal coupling effect, a simplified three‐lumped‐mass structural model of the midstory isolated building is assumed in this study. Through the equivalent linear analysis and shaking table tests, it is found that the coupling of higher modes may lead to enlarged acceleration responses at the super‐floor and superstructure above the isolation layer. Accordingly, a simple method to prevent the midstory isolation design from the coupling of higher modes attributed to the improper design of the substructure and superstructure is proposed in this paper. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A Taylor basis for kinematic nonlinear real-time simulations. Part II: The Taylor basis

Real-time simulations are used to a significant extent in many engineering fields. However, if nonlinearities are included, the real-time requirement significantly limits the size and complexity of numerical models. The present work constitutes the second of two papers where a general basis method to simulate kinematic nonlinear structures more efficiently is introduced. The advantage of the basis formulation is that it enables the number of basis vectors to be increased without increasing the number of unknown basis co-ordinates. This allows for larger numerical kinematically nonlinear models to run in real time. The basis is organized from a Taylor series that includes the system mode shapes and their complete first-order modal derivatives derived in Part I. The Taylor series predicts fixed linear relations between the modal co-ordinates of the system mode shapes and the modal derivatives, respectively. Thus, the full solution is known solely by determining the modal co-ordinates of the mode shapes, which significantly minimizes the computational costs. Furthermore, it is illustrated that the stability of the Taylor basis formulation is dependent on the mode shape frequencies only, allowing the applied time steps to be significantly larger than in standard nonlinear basis analysis. An example illustrates a case where the computational time can be decreased by one order of magnitude using a Taylor basis formulation compared with a standard basis formulation including identical basis vectors.     

基于Hilbert-Huang变换和随机子空间识别的模态参数识别

基于Hilbert-Huang变换和随机子空间识别技术提出了两种土木工程结构的模态参数识别方法。方法一是基于Hilbert-Huang变换和自然激励技术,通过经验模态分解和Hilbert变换提取信号的瞬时特性,进而利用自然激励技术和模态分析的基本理论识别结构的模态参数;方法二是基于经验模态分解和随机子空间识别技术,通过经验模态分解对信号进行预处理,进而运用随机子空间识别方法处理得到的结构单阶模态响应以识别结构的模态参数。利用这两种方法,通过对一12层钢筋混凝土框架模型振动台试验测点加速度记录的处理,识别了该模型结构的模态参数。识别结果与传统的基于傅里叶变换的识别结果及有限元分析结果的对比验证了这两种方法的可行性和实用性。     

一种推广的互功率谱模态识别法及其在SHM问题中的应用

详细推导了多自由度结构多测点加速度响应的互功率谱模态矩阵展开式。进而给出了未知激励条件下基于各测点加速度响应互功率谱的频域多参考点模态识别法,同文献相比,该法适用于更广范围的激励条件。在频域平均法的辅助下,对ASCE SHM Benchmark问题的解析模型仿真加速度响应数据进行识别,结果表明该法有较好的识别精度,是一个有望应用于在线监测环境下的模态识别算法。     

Dynamic characteristics and seismic behavior of prefabricated steel stairs in a full‐scale five‐story building shake table test program

This paper investigates the dynamic characteristics and seismic behavior of prefabricated steel stairs in a full‐scale five‐story building shake table test program. The test building was subjected to a suite of earthquake input motions and low‐amplitude white noise base excitations first, while the building was isolated at its base, and subsequently while it was fixed to the shake table platen. This paper presents the modal characteristics of the stairs identified using the data recorded from white noise base excitation tests as well as the physical and measured responses of the stairs from the earthquake tests. The observed damage to the stairs is categorized into three distinct damage states and is correlated with the interstory drift demands of the building. These shake table tests highlight the seismic vulnerability of modern designed stair systems and in particular identifies as a key research need the importance of improving the deformability of flight‐to‐building connections. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

二维多路多普勒雷达风场自动退模糊算法应用研究

本文选取Zhang Jian的二维多路自动退模糊算法做雷达径向速度退模糊应用研究,并做适当改进.它首先通过在一个仰角扫描数据中搜寻速度线附近的弱风区来确定初始参考点集,并对弱风区内三条邻近的径线进行连续性检测和模糊订正,然后从顺时针和逆时针两个方向进行两轮二维退模糊处理.改进后,在第一轮和第二轮二维退模糊过程中,先不在切向上对可疑模糊点进行订正,而是根据空间连续性原则,在切向上确定更多的非模糊点作为参考速度,然后在从径向上进行退模糊处理,这样可以有效避免了在真实的切变(辐合)区造成不恰当的模糊订正.对台风、龙卷、飑线等系统中的速度模糊订正试验结果表明,该算法退模糊的准确率高,在雷达观测资料无效点较多的情况下,该技术退模糊效果比WSR-98D更优,更加有利于实际业务运行和科研分析.     

DPCM-based vibration sensor data compression and its effect on structural system identification

Due to the large scale and complexity of civil infrastructures, structural health monitoring typically requires a substantial number of sensors, which consequently generate huge volumes of sensor data. Innovative sensor data compression techniques are highly desired to facilitate efficient data storage and remote retrieval of sensor data. This paper presents a vibration sensor data compression algorithm based on the Differential Pulse Code Modulation (DPCM) method and the consideration of effects of signal distortion due to lossy data compression on structural system identification. The DPCM system concerned consists of two primary components: linear predictor and quantizer. For the DPCM system considered in this study, the Least Square method is used to derive the linear predictor coefficients and Jayant quantizer is used for scalar quantization. A 5-DOF model structure is used as the prototype structure in numerical study. Numerical simulation was carried out to study the performance of the proposed DPCM-based data compression algorithm as well as its effect on the accuracy of structural identification including modal parameters and second order structural parameters such as stiffness and damping coefficients. It is found that the DPCM-based sensor data compression method is capable of reducing the raw sensor data size to a significant extent while having a minor effect on the modal parameters as well as second order structural parameters identified from reconstructed sensor data.     

基于经验模式分解的随机子空间识别方法

提出了基于经验模式分解（EMD）的环境激励结构模态参数随机子空间识别（SSI）方法。该方法用设置间断频率的EMD将结构环境振动响应原始信号分解成若干个基本模式分量（IMF）,使每一个基本模式分量仅为结构的某一阶固有模态,进而用随机子空间方法进行模态参数识别。实桥环境振动实验分析结果表明,该方法能有效地避免结构各阶模态之间的相互影响,能够更清晰方便地得到结构的模态参数。     

地表负载及GPS测站分布对参考框架转换的影响分析

GPS数据处理通常采用Helmert七参数转换将瞬时站坐标转换到指定的框架下,但瞬时站坐标中尚未模型化的季节性地表负载会影响平移参数(地心运动)和尺度参数的估值,进而影响测站坐标;不均匀的测站分布会加剧这一影响.本文利用GRACE重力场系数仿真GPS地表负载的实验表明,基于网平移法采用实际的IGS站至少能够恢复90%的地心运动信号.地表负载及GPS实际测站的不均匀分布可以解释大约30%的GPS尺度的周年变化.相对于IGb08的所有框架站,目前采用91个全球均匀分布的核心站作为框架转换的基准是合理的.采用IGb08的所有框架站进行转换会导致U方向误差增加,特别是对框架站密集的欧洲区域(误差均值约为1mm).因此框架转换时,应尽量选取均匀分布的测站,同时不估计尺度参数.     

基于最佳小波基的地震面波插值方法

在利用实际地震数据中的面波反演近地表横波速度的过程中,若道间距较大、空间采样率不足,则会产生空间假频现象,从而降低频率速度谱的信噪比,影响频散曲线提取的精度以及反演效果,因此需要针对面波进行插值处理。文中提出了一种基于最佳小波基的地震面波插值方法,通过理论分析和实验误差对比在地震数据处理常用的众多小波基中选出适用于插值处理的最佳小波基bior6.8,提高了插值精度。针对面波同向轴为线性且斜率较大的特点,文中首先采用线性动校正的方法对面波进行拉平处理,再进行小波变换插值,最后进行反线性动校正恢复面波。通过对理论模型与实际资料进行插值处理验证了本文方法的有效性,插值后的面波记录波形恢复较好,显著提高了频率速度谱的信噪比,有效解决了面波数据空间采样率不足引起的假频问题。