Dual‐plastic hinge design concept for reducing higher‐mode effects on high‐rise cantilever wall buildings

This paper explores the notion of detailing reinforced concrete structural walls to develop base and mid‐height plastic hinges to better control the seismic response of tall cantilever wall buildings to strong shaking. This concept, termed here dual‐plastic hinge (DPH) concept, is used to reduce the effects of higher modes of response in high‐rise buildings. Higher modes can significantly increase the flexural demands in tall cantilever wall buildings. Lumped‐mass Euler–Bernoulli cantilevers are used to model the case‐study buildings examined in this paper. Buildings with 10, 20 and 40 stories are designed according to three different approaches: ACI‐318, Eurocode 8 and the proposed DPH concept. The buildings are designed and subjected to three‐specific historical strong near‐fault ground motions. The investigation clearly shows the dual‐hinge design concept is effective at reducing the effects of the second mode of response. An advantage of the concept is that, when combined with capacity design, it can result in relaxation of special reinforcing detailing in large portions of the walls. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

对金茂大厦“粗指纹”诊断初探

金茂大厦是目前中国最高建筑之一,高达420.5m。本文采用自回归移动平均ARMA模型,利用大厦的随机振动得到其某些振型的频率及阻尼比,在地震、台风过后或经一长段时间之后,看其相应振型频率和阻尼比的变化,以达到健康诊断之目的。结果显示此法具有很好的可操作性,可用于大厦、大桥等的"粗指纹"健康诊断和维护。     

高层建筑大范围超深回填地基处理技术

随着我国城市化建设进程的推进,不良土地资源的合理使用是城市发展必然面对的课题.城市在发展扩张中常常碰到砂石坑或地基条件很差的地段,其地基处理的方法、地基处理的效果影响工程造价,影响上部结构的质量安全.某工程地基为大范围深度达17 m的砂石坑,采用了大面积砂石坑的地基处理技术,地基达到了设计承载力要求,取得了良好的经济、技术效益.