真空预压影响区安全措施有限元分析

分析了不同研究深度的沟、不同模量的桩、不同渗透系数的桩以及不同桩长等安全保障措施下真空预压对周围环境影响的效果。分析结果表明：挖沟可较有效地减弱真空预压影响区土体的水平位移与竖向位移；当桩土的模量比达到100倍以上之后，桩土模量比的增加对影响区的沉降基本上无影响；不同渗透系数的桩对影响区的沉降有一定的影响，随着桩体渗透系数的减少，影响区的沉降量有不同程度的减少；随着桩长的增加，影响区的沉降量随之减少。     

Simulating Experiment for Temperature Field of Frozen Subgrade Using Regulation Tubes

The main factors that influence the temperature field of frozen subgrade were analyzed.The experimental equipment for simulating frozen subgrade was built up,and the declining regulating tubes were placed at the foot of the embankment. By means of this equipment two simulating experiments of controlling temperature filed of frozen subgrade were carried out in the laboratory. One method is to collect natural cold energy, and the other one is to collect natural cold energy ccompanied by artificial refrigeration simultaneously. The result indicates that the latter is an effective method for maintaining the stability of the frozen subgrade.     

Sub-surface crack in an inhomogeneous half-plane: Wave scattering phenomena by BEM

Elastic wave propagation in a cracked inhomogeneous half-plane is studied herein with the aid of the Boundary Element Method (BEM). More specifically, inhomogeneity arises in the half-plane because of spatial dependence of its material parameters on the depth coordinate. Furthermore, conditions of plane strain are assumed to hold, while the external load is an incident time-harmonic pressure (P) wave. More specifically, inhomogeneity is restricted to the case where both shear modulus and density profiles are quadratic functions of depth, but vary proportionally to each other, while Poisson's ratio is fixed at one-quarter. This way, body wave speeds remain macroscopically constant and it becomes possible to recover appropriate fundamental solution using a functional transformation method in conjunction with the Radon transform. Subsequently, a non-hypersingular, traction-based BEM is developed for solution of this particular problem. The usual quadratic boundary elements are used for discretization of all surfaces, supplemented by special edge-type boundary elements to model crack-tips. The present methodology is validated against standard examples appearing in the literature, and is subsequently used to study boundary-value problems (BVP) involving a sub-surface crack in an inhomogeneous half-plane swept by time-harmonic P-waves. The results of this detailed parametric study demonstrate that surface wave-fields are sensitive to the degree of material inhomogeneity, to the characteristics of the incident wave and especially to the relative position of crack versus free-surface.     

The effect of chemical admixtures and mineral additives on the properties of self-compacting mortars

Mortar serves as the basis for the workability properties of self-compacting concrete (SCC) and these properties could be assessed by self-compacting mortars (SCM). In fact, assessing the properties of SCM is an integral part of SCC design. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of various mineral additives and chemical admixtures in producing SCMs. For this purpose, four mineral additives (fly ash, brick powder, limestone powder, and kaolinite), three superplasticizers (SP), and two viscosity modifying admixtures (VMA) were used. Within the scope of the experimental program, 43 mixtures of SCM were prepared keeping the amount of mixing water and total powder content (portland cement and mineral additives) constant. Workability of the fresh mortar was determined using mini V-funnel and mini slump flow tests. The setting time of the mortars, were also determined. The hardened properties that were determined included ultrasonic pulse velocity and strength determined at 28 and 56 days. It was concluded that among the mineral additives used, fly ash and limestone powder significantly increased the workability of SCMs. On the other hand, especially fly ash significantly increased the setting time of the mortars, which can, however, be eliminated through the use of ternary mixtures, such as mixing fly ash with limestone powder. The two polycarboxyl based SPs yield approximately the same workability and the melamine formaldehyde based SP was not as effective as the other two.     

Collocation methods: More efficient procedures for applying collocation

In recent years, new and more effective procedures for applying collocation have been published. This article is devoted to present a revision of this subject and complement its developments. From the general theory two broad approaches are derived, which yield the direct and the indirect TH-collocation methods. The former approach had not been published before, and it is a dual of the indirect approach. In particular, second order differential equations of elliptic type are considered and several orthogonal collocation algorithms are developed for them. In TH-collocation, the approximations on the internal boundary and in the subdomain interiors are completely independent. This yields clear computational advantages that are illustrated through the construction of such algorithms. In the implementations presented, three dimensional problems are included. In passing, single-point-collocation methods that have been the subject of several recent publications are revised.     

Experiments and simulations of the mechanical performance of repaired panels

Firstly, the compress experiment is undertaken to investigate the efficiency of repaired panels in this paper, and then modeling of the mechanical behavior of the repaired composite panel under compressive static load is conducted by using of the finite element method. The effect of geometric non-linearity on the stress–strain response is considered in the numeric analysis. Fatherly, the user material subroutine (UMAT) is integrated with the ABAQUS package with the geometric non-linearity effect for studying the damage initiation and its progression in the composite structure, and quadrilateral, linear, thick shell elements (S8R) are adopted. Finally, the predicted strain distribution, damage evolution and strength of the laminate are compared with the test results.     

北京某学校雨水利用设计

以北京市某中学为例,介绍一种学校雨水利用的方法。根据校区水量平衡计算结果,对利用校园内汇集的雨水作为冲厕、绿化和景观用水等进行设计;采取相应的技术措施,对雨水径流的污染进行控制,保障所利用雨水的水质达到要求,并采用生态净化的方式,使学校景观水体循环起来。虽然雨水利用工程投资较高,但其社会和环境效益显著。     

Virtual Teams: Guide to Successful Implementation

The successful initiation and execution of a virtual team is gaining increasing attention in the design and construction community. From opportunities to integrate international and multidisciplinary teams to the opportunity to leverage the best resources in an organization on a given project, virtual teams can transform the concept of project planning and execution. However, potential barriers exist in several areas to the successful implementation of virtual teams. The needs of increased management emphasis, social and cultural understanding, and emphasis on common goals are only a few of the nontechnical factors that can turn successful virtual teaming into virtual frustration. When combined with traditional technical challenges including compatibility of systems, security, and the selection of appropriate technologies, the line between leveraging virtual technologies for enhanced solutions and introducing additional complications into the project process is one that can be easily crossed. This paper presents the findings of research that addresses the opportunities and potential barriers to successful virtual teams in the engineering, procurement, and construction industry. Combining results from current research, industry practices, and early results from nonconstruction industries, the research findings provide an initial path to successful virtual team implementation.     

Enhanced Ruiz criterion for the evaluation of crack initiation in contact subjected to fretting fatigue

The fatigue-fretting damage parameter (FFDP) introduced by Ruiz is comprehensively discussed in this paper. Shortcomings and limitations of this criterion are presented resulting in a combined energetic-multiaxial enhancement (eFFDP). Specific frictional power was supposed to control the fretting damage and the critical plane approach is used to solve the multiaxial stress state in the fretting contact. The significance of the eFFDP is evaluated for the key–shaft–hub connection under combined torque and bend loading. Applying the analysis to recent fatigue tests, a comparison of stress and fretting parameters is made for different loading conditions including estimation of the fretting fatigue limit.     

Wrinkling of corrugated skin sandwich panels

Compression wrinkling of composite sandwich panels with corrugated skins was investigated numerically, analytically and experimentally. Semi-circular and sine-wave shaped corrugations were studied. The corrugations significantly increased wrinkling strength when compared with equal mass flat panels. Semi-circular corrugations proved to be highly preferable to sine-wave shaped corrugations due to localized buckling in the latter. Over 40 fiberglass and foam core sandwich specimens were manufactured with semi-circular skin corrugations. These specimens were tested to failure, providing confirmation of the numerical and analytical results.