Cyclic inelastic behavior and analytical modelling of pile–leg interaction in jacket type offshore platforms

Structures in locations susceptible to severe seismic disturbances should be designed properly in order to resist lateral forces induced by earthquake motions. Steel offshore platforms are some of those structures which are built to withstand environmental and accidental loads during oil exploitation operation. Particular attention is being paid to earthquake loads in seismic active areas because it directly influences the capacity of the offshore installations.

In this paper, a small-scaled planar platform has been modelled analytically using nonlinear finite element program, based on an experimental test, conducted simultaneously in order to assess the local and global behavior of pile–leg interaction in Jacket Type Offshore Platforms (JTOPs). A combination of nonlinear beam column elements and fatigue affected elements are used to capture the inelastic cyclic behavior of planar frame as accurately as possible. Results of analytical tests are to be compared with experiments and it is concluded that an analytical approach can be best used for modelling JTOPs with reasonable accuracy regardless of the type and scale of the structure. Moreover, a special study on joints has been carried out and the best model has been selected to simulate brittle behavior of joints resulting from heat affected zone.     

Evaluation and treatment of seepage problems at Chapar-Abad Dam, Iran

Engineering geological properties of the ground at the Chapar-Abad Dam were investigated in order to evaluate seepage problems and to select a proper method of water-proofing prior to construction. The dam is located to the northwest of Iran and is undergoing construction phase. The geology of the site consists of a series of Early Cambrian limestones and shales that crop out on the abutments and a valley that is filled by 60 m of alluvium deposits. The presence of thick alluvium deposits with various coefficients of permeability along the foundation demonstrates a possible seepage problem after water impoundment in the reservoir. The potential of water seepage was evaluated by the study of joint systems of the rock units, the use of numerical analysis to simulate water flow in the ground, and by conducting in-situ tests to estimate the permeability's values. Based on the obtained results and by reviewing many types of water-proofing methods regarding cost, feasibility and safety factors, the installation of a grout curtain is suggested.     

A mechanical model for conebolts

This paper presents a mechanical model for cone bolts by analysing the cone anchorage function as a wedge-style mechanical anchor. Analytical and numerical methods were employed. The failure of a cone bolt commences with a series of partial shear failure through the grout around the cone, followed by bolt slipping as the actual bearing angle of the bolt decreases to a small value. The theoretical prediction is in good agreement with experimental data in the literature. The effect of the cone’s geometric face angle was also analysed with respect to the bond strength.     

散粒体斜坡注浆固坡工程防治技术实验研究

目前,国内外对散粒体斜坡的防治措施研究甚少。笔者推荐注浆固坡工程防治技术,具有以动制动特点。本文通过室外注浆物理模拟实验,得出注浆后固结体形态有舌形、灵芝形、柱形、长倒锥形、短倒锥形,其有效半径分别是46.3cm、26cm、21.4cm、16.5cm、40cm、29.4cm。结合现场颗粒取样筛分实验,研究了散粒体堆积结构对注浆固坡措施的影响,提出颗粒间孔隙比的影响最为主要,并通过计算机优化回归得出注浆量及浆液扩散半径的公式;最后对固结体进行直剪试验,得出注浆后的散粒体强度增加,说明了注浆固坡工程的可行性和合理性。这对散粒体斜坡坡体实施注浆加固工程具有重大的参考价值。     

钢丝网灌浆(SRG)加固受损多层砌体墙体抗震性能试验研究

应用钢丝网灌浆加固技术（SRG）修复村镇砌体结构具有施工简单、造价低廉以及性能优越等优点。先对一多层砌体结构开洞墙体模型进行抗震性能拟静力试验,后采用SRG技术加固受损墙体再次进行同条件试验。对比分析了加固前后墙体的破坏现象、滞回性能、刚度退化规律、耗能特性、延性与变形特征等抗震性能。试验结果表明:采用SRG技术加固受损砌体结构的破坏模式更为合理,墙体承载力、变形性能及耗能特性亦可显著提升。研究结果揭示了SRG技术加固受损砌体结构的实效性,为其在村镇建筑加固领域的应用提供技术支持。     

A Comprehensive Study on Subsidence Control Using COSFLOW

Increasingly, mine subsidence is becoming a major issue of community concern. Among the measures of subsidence control, a more effective and economical technology, namely Overburden Grout Injection Technology (OGIT), is recently developed in China and Australia by injecting waste material into the bed separations during longwall mining to achieve subsidence control. The OGIT is proposed for the subsidence control in West Cliff Colliery located at the Southern Coalfield of the Sydney Basin, Australia. The three-dimensional finite element code COSFLOW is applied to investigate in a detail the bed separation developing with longwall mining and the effect of grout injecting into the separations in order to guide the subsidence control design when using the OGIT in West Cliff Colliery longwall mining practice.