Mitigation of reverse faulting deformation using a soil bentonite wall: Dimensional analysis,parametric study,design implications

Recent major seismic events, such as the Chi-Chi (1999) and the Wenchuan (2008) earthquakes occurred in Taiwan and China, have offered a variety of case histories on the performance of structures subjected to reverse faulting–induced deformation. A novel faulting mitigation method has recently been proposed, introducing a soft deformable wall barrier in order to divert the fault rupture away from the structure. This can be materialized by constructing a thick diaphragm-type soil bentonite wall (SBW) between the structure and the fault rupture path. The paper investigates the key parameters in designing such a SBW, aiming to mitigate the fault rupture hazard on shallow foundations. The paper employs a thoroughly validated finite element analysis methodology to explore the efficiency of a weak SBW barrier in protecting slab foundations from large tectonic deformation due to reverse faulting. A dimensional analysis is conducted in order to generalize the validity of the derived conclusions. The dimensionless formulation is then used to conduct a detailed parametric study, exploring the effect of SBW thickness w/H, depth H_SBWl/H, and shear strength τ_soil/τ_SBW, as well as the bedrock fault offset h/H, foundation surcharge load q/ρgB, and fault outcrop location s/B. It is shown that the wall thickness, depth, and shear strength should be designed on the basis of the magnitude of the bedrock fault offset, the location of the fault relative to the structure, and the shear strength of the soil. The efficiency of the weak barrier is improved using lower strength and stiffness material compared to the alluvium. A simplified preliminary design methodology is proposed, and presented in the form of a flowchart.     

基于耦合欧拉-拉格朗日法充灌袋挤淤过程的有限元研究

在含水率大、承载能力低的软土地基上,利用充灌砂袋进行挤淤置换的方法工艺简单、施工方便、处理效果明显,已经广泛地应用在建造围埝和修筑道路中。充灌袋下沉到一定深度后,其重量与地基承载力相等,从而达到极限平衡状态。充灌袋挤淤所达到的深度与其高度存在一定的对应关系,在工程中确定此关系十分重要。通过3组不同宽度的挤淤模型试验,得到充灌袋下沉量与充灌袋高度的曲线关系、淤泥的位移特性及隆起量。利用ABAQUS中耦合欧拉-拉格朗日法（CEL法）,将充灌袋和淤泥分别用拉格朗日体和欧拉体描述,模拟充灌袋挤淤下沉的过程,将模拟得到的充灌袋下沉深度和高度的关系、淤泥的位移特点与试验结果以及理论公式进行对比。结果表明,CEL法模拟得到的结果与试验结果、理论解具有很好的吻合性,说明利用CEL法可以较好地模拟充灌袋的挤淤问题。     

深埋隧洞开挖数值模拟分析的纵向模型范围研究

模型范围是影响数值分析计算精度与效率的重要因素,针对深埋隧洞开挖数值模拟分析问题,采用有限差分软件FLAC3D和复合失稳准则,对计算模型的纵向范围取值问题展开研究。首先分析了深埋隧洞开挖过程中围岩纵向变形以及未开挖岩塞对围岩变形的约束作用,然后研究了近端边界和远端边界对监测断面位置处围岩变形的影响,最后采用最小二乘法对多组计算结果进行了位移误差分析,并给出了纵向模型范围的取值建议。研究结果表明,当监测断面距掌子面大于10倍洞径时,未开挖岩塞的约束作用基本消失;远端边界以及近端边界与监测断面的最大位移误差值之间均基本满足幂函数关系,且远端边界对监测点位移误差的影响要大于近端边界;深埋隧洞开挖数值模拟中,纵向模型范围取7.5倍洞径即可满足一般数值分析的精度要求。     

基于突变理论的单根锚杆脱黏分析

针对工程中单根预应力锚杆的脱黏失效问题,基于突变理论提出一种研究的新思路。在建立简化力学模型的基础上,推导出锚固界面的非线性剪切滑移模型;视预应力锚杆为弹性体,根据弹性理论得出锚杆的总势能;引入突变理论,将锚杆势函数化简为尖点突变模型的标准形式,构建锚杆失效的临界判据,并进行脱黏分析。结果表明：所建非线性剪切滑移模型可以合理考虑锚固界面的软化特性;拉拔荷载作用下,锚杆杆体与周围注浆体的界面剪应力分布逐渐演化为单峰曲线,直至极限状态下整个锚固界面发生软化破坏;推导出的临界松动位移理论公式简单实用,可为研究单根预应力锚杆的脱黏失效提供参考。通过对工程算例进行验算分析,证明所提方法是合理可行的。     

大功率激电法在河北槽碾沟地区深部找矿中的应用

在充分研究工作区地质、地球物理特征的前提下,采用大功率激发极化中梯剖面和激发极化测深相结合的方法进行勘查,发现了低阻高极化异常,推断深部存在矿（化）体。依据物探资料布设了验证钻孔,见到了铀钼共生矿体,证实了推断的正确性。     

超载作用对深基坑支护设计影响的研究

针对深基坑设计和计算中常遇到的关于超载对支护结构设计的影响进行了探讨,考虑了超载的大小、离基坑边缘的距离及其作用宽度和相对作用深度等方面因素.结合成都地区某建筑的基坑工程,分别对预定的支护方案可能发生的超载的形式进行了详细设计和计算.研究结果表明,邻近建筑物超载作用形式对深基坑的支护方案的选择有着显著的影响.本文的研究结果对于类似建筑超载与支护形式选择的问题有一定的借鉴意义.     

Meta分析在深部找矿预测中的应用——以铜陵铜山铜矿为例

为了深入研究找矿技术方法的优选和集成,引入了"有效性"的概念来衡量某种探测技术方法的找矿预测效果.Meta分析是一种起源于医学领域,对具备特定条件的、同类研究主题的大量研究结果进行综合后统计的超常规综合统计方法.文中对引入Meta分析的思路和可行性充分分析论证后,以铜山铜矿为例,首次应用Meta分析方法对CSAMT,TEM,EH4三种物探方法所获得的二维反演剖面进行了三种方法找矿预测的有效性定量对比研究.结果表明,在铜山铜矿前山南测区,CSAMT法与EH4法的找矿预测有效性比TEM法明显要高;而CSAMT法和EH4法的找矿预测有效性没有明显差异.     

自动制图综合中的线目标位移模型

数字地图制图环境下的自动综合是一个国际性的难题,其中地图要素的关系处理又是自动综合中的重点和难点之一,位移操作是关系处理的一个重要方法.本文以道路网的目标变形位移运用弹性力学思想进行理论和方法上的探讨,实现空间目标冲突的探测,进行目标的受力分析,运用平面杆件弹性体的受力变形模型,得到目标的位移量.该方法顾及目标间的空间关系,运用优化方法解决和控制位移的传播.     

Discrete displacement analysis for geographic linear features and the application to glacier termini

The extent of glacier terminus displacement is instrumental in investigations of natural or artificial geographic changes. Its importance to earth science and engineering is reflected in the considerable efforts that have been devoted to the development of several boundary displacement analysis methods. Among the methods, the buffering-based approach compares favorably with other approaches in objectivity and robustness. However, it does not consider the relative positions of boundaries, because its buffering operation cannot determine features' relative directions. This limitation incurs inaccurate calculation results – underestimation of mean shifts and overestimation of shape variations, especially when the two compared boundaries intersect. Discrete displacement analysis (DDA), an alternative method that considers given geographic objects as a set of a finite number of points, is proposed here. In a series of tests carried out, including Jakobshavn glacier's calving front, DDA was found to correctly calculate mean shift and shape variation even in cases where the conventional buffering-based method failed. Moreover, this approach is independent of the dimension of space in which it is implemented, and thus is expected to be utilized for analysis of 3D geographic object displacement.     

Escapism. Yi-Fu Tuan; Transnationalism from Below. Michael Peter Smith and Luis Eduardo Guarnizo,editors; Race,Place, and the Law 1836-1948. David Delaney; Hurricane Andrew: Ethnicity,Gender, and the Sociology of Disasters. Walter Gillis Peacock,Betty Hearn Morrow,and Hugh Gladwin,editors

In the second half of the 20th century, considerable resources and efforts have been devoted to revitalizing American central cities. In these redevelopment processes, however, the common byproduct of physical upgrading is social upgrading, the displacement of many of the original residents, who are often low-income and minority, from their traditional neighborhoods. This article explores the various processes of physical and social upgrading—including locally driven urban renewal, private sector "blockbusting," and gentrification—occurring in late 20th century Houston, Texas. This research also examines the neighborhood characteristics and demographic patterns that influence the occurrence of specific upgrading processes. One location of particular interest in the study is Houston's historic African American community of Freedmen's Town, which has experienced decades of conflict over land and space. Most recently, Freedmen's Town has been at the focus of Houston's urban revival, where physical upgrading has been accompanied by the displacement of the community's traditional population and the destruction of this historic neighborhood.