Extension of direct displacement‐based design methodology for bridges to account for higher mode effects     

Andreas J. Kappos  Konstantinos I. Gkatzogias  Ioannis G. Gidaris 《地震工程与结构动力学》2013,42(4):581-602

An improvement is suggested to the direct displacement‐based design (DDBD) procedure for bridges to account for higher mode effects, the key idea being not only the proper prediction of a target‐displacement profile through the effective mode shape method (wherein all significant modes are considered), but also the proper definition of the corresponding peak structural response. The proposed methodology is then applied to an actual concrete bridge wherein the different pier heights and the unrestrained transverse displacement at the abutments result in an increased contribution of the second mode. A comparison between the extended and the ‘standard’ DDBD is conducted, while further issues such as the proper consideration of the degree of fixity at the pier's top and the effect of the deck's torsional stiffness are also investigated. The proposed methodology and resulting designs are evaluated using nonlinear response‐history analysis for a number of spectrum‐compatible motions. Unlike the ‘standard’ DDBD, the extended procedure adequately reproduced the target‐displacement profile providing at the same time a good estimate of results regarding additional design quantities such as yield displacements, displacement ductilities, etc., closely matching the results of the more rigorous nonlinear response‐history analysis. However, the need for additional iterations clearly indicates that practical application of the proposed procedure is feasible only if it is fully ‘automated’, that is, implemented in a software package. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Integrated Use of Optical and Radar Satellite Data for Active Faults and Corresponding Displaced Landforms in Kozani Basin (Greece)     

Parcharidis Issaak  Nikolakopoulos Konstantinos  Serelis Konstantinos  Baskoutas Ioannis 《国际地球制图》2013,28(3):17-23

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The usefulness of integration of SAR (ERS-1) and Landsat TM data for study active faults and the corresponding displaced landforms in flat or almost flat areas has been demonstrated. The study area is the Kozani basin which in May 13, 1995 was affected by a strong earthquake (Ms=6.6). After co-registration and resampling the two data sets were merged to form a combined image. The combined image offers the spectral characteristics of the TM data with the spatial resolution and roughness sensitivity of SAR images. The merging method used was the IMS to RGB transform. The criteria and parameters examined were geomorphic features, drainage network analysis, slope processes, terrain analysis, and observations on spatial distribution of soil cover as well as linear features that correspond to fracture zones crossing the basin. The use of the combined image allowed us to identify tectonic terraces in the basin produced by activity of normal faults located in the adjacent relief zone.  相似文献   

Burned area mapping and post-fire impact assessment in the Kassandra peninsula (Greece) using Landsat TM and Quickbird data     

Dimitris Palandjian  Ioannis Z. Gitas  Robert Wright 《国际地球制图》2013,28(3):193-205

The purpose of this study was to assess the environmental impacts of forest fires on part of the Mediterranean basin. The study area is on the Kassandra peninsula, prefecture of Halkidiki, Greece. A maximum likelihood supervised classification was applied to a post-fire Landsat TM image for mapping the exact burned area. Land-cover types that had been affected by fire were identified with the aid of a CORINE land-cover type layer. Results showed an overall classification accuracy of 95%, and 83% of the total burned area was ‘forest areas’. A normalized difference vegetation index threshold technique was applied to a post-fire Quickbird image which had been recorded six years after the fire event to assess the vegetation recovery and to identify the vegetation species that were dominant in burned areas. Four classes were identified: ‘bare soil’, ‘sparse shrubs’, ‘dense shrubs’ and ‘tree and shrub communities’. Results showed that ‘shrublands’ is the main vegetation type which has prevailed (65%) and that vegetation recovery is homogeneous in burned areas.  相似文献   

Assessment of concrete bridges subjected to ground motion with an arbitrary angle of incidence: static and dynamic approach     

Ioannis F. Moschonas  Andreas J. Kappos 《Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering》2013,11(2):581-605

A nonlinear static analysis methodology for the derivation of a set of pushover curves for any angle of incidence of the seismic action (multidirectional pushover curves) for bridges is developed, wherein the interaction between axial force and biaxial moments at critical pier sections or biaxial shear forces at the bearings is taken into account. Dynamic pushover curves (base shear vs. peak deck displacement) for arbitrary angle of incidence of the excitation, are derived for both unidirectional (single-component) and bidirectional (dual-component) ground motion. It is found that neglecting the minor horizontal component leads to underestimation of bridge response, especially along the bridge principal directions and that the angle of incidence of bidirectional excitation affects bridge response, but to a lesser extent than in the case of unidirectional excitation. The proposed procedure is then applied to a straight symmetric bridge, its results are checked against those from response-history analysis, and is found to be sufficiently accurate for practical application. Using the derived results it is also found that the design of the selected bridge is safe since for the design bidirectional earthquake the bridge starts to behave inelastically (the first plastic hinge forms), while its failure occurs for about four times the design seismic action.  相似文献   

Optimization and Modeling of the Photocatalytic Degradation of the Insect Repellent DEET in Aqueous TiO2 Suspensions     

Maria Antonopoulou  Ioannis Konstantinou 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2013,41(6):593-600

Response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural networks (ANNs) based on a multivariate central composite design (CCD) were applied to model and optimize the photocatalytic degradation of N,N‐diethyl‐m‐toluamide (DEET). The individual and interaction effects of three main operating factors (mass of TiO₂, initial DEET concentration, and irradiation intensity) on process efficiency were estimated, proving their important effect on % DEET removal. Among the independent variables, TiO₂ concentration displayed the highest effect on DEET degradation followed by initial DEET concentration and UV intensity. The optimization and prediction capabilities of ANNs and RSM were compared on the basis of root mean squared error, mean absolute error, absolute average deviation, and correlation coefficient values. Results proved the usefulness and capability of the experimental design strategy for successful investigation and modeling of the photocatalytic process. Moreover, the selected ANN gave better estimation capabilities throughout the range of variables than RSM. Based on the models and the related experimental conditions, the optimal values of each parameter were determined. Under optimum conditions, DEET and total organic carbon (TOC) followed pseudo‐first order kinetics. Nearly complete degradation of DEET took place within 15 min whereas high TOC removal percentages (>85%) was achieved after 90 min irradiation time.  相似文献   

Effect of uncertainty in Digital Surface Models on the extent of inundated areas          下载免费PDF全文

Ioannis Nalbantis  Ino Papageorgaki  Panayiotis Sioras  Charalambos Ioannidis 《水文研究》2017,31(9):1760-1775

The impact of uncertainty in ground elevation on the extent of areas that are inundated due to flooding is investigated. Land surface is represented through a Digital Surface Model (DSM). The effect of uncertainty in DSM is compared to that of the uncertainty due to rainfall. The Monte Carlo method is used to quantify the uncertainty. A typical photogrammetric procedure and conventional maps are used to obtain a reference DSM, later altered to provide DSMs of lower accuracy. Also, data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission are used. Floods are simulated in two stages. In the first stage, flood hydrographs for typical return periods are synthesized using generated storm hyetographs, the Soil Conservation Service–Curve Number method for effective rainfall, and the Soil Conservation Service synthetic unit hydrograph. In the second stage, hydrographs are routed via a one‐dimensional hydraulic model. Uncertainty in DSM is considered only in the second stage. Data from two real‐world basins in Greece are used. To characterize the inundated area, we employ the 90% quantile of the inundation extent and inundation topwidth for peak water level at specific river cross‐sections. For topwidths, apart from point estimates, also interval estimates are acquired using the bootstrap method. The effect of DSM uncertainty is compared to that for rainfall. Low uncertainty in DSM is found to widen the inundated area; whereas, the opposite occurred with high uncertainty. SRTM data proved unsuitable for our test basins and modelling context.  相似文献   

Rock nail reinforcement of a free surface     

Euripides Papamichos  Ioannis Vardoulakis 《国际地质力学数值与分析法杂志》2012,36(2):203-218

Rock nailing of the surface instability test specimen is considered as a means to reinforce the rock and increase its free surface strength (FSS). This technique is modeled using Cox's original shear‐lag method. In the continuum sense, nail reinforcement is modeled as a body force that acts as a confinement. Results are presented for a single nail in a surface instability test specimen and for a nail‐reinforced test specimen with a given nail density. The results show that nail length and the nail–rock contact modulus are important parameters. The effect of nail reinforcement increases with the second power of nail length. Rock dilation is also important since the action of the nails is mobilized from the difference in displacement between the rock and the nail. The results show the potential for a significant increase in the FSS of the rock. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

A shift approach for the dynamic response of rigid‐plastic systems     

Elia Voyagaki  George Mylonakis  Ioannis N. Psycharis 《地震工程与结构动力学》2011,40(8):847-866

A shift approach is presented for evaluating and interpreting the response of rigid‐perfectly plastic single‐degree‐of‐freedom systems to dynamic loading. Scaling laws for such systems are, as the term suggests, multiplicative in nature, relating peak dynamic response to products of key problem parameters such as linear spectral coordinates, force reduction coefficient and peak values of the excitation and its time derivatives. Contrary to classical laws, the proposed approach is additive, imposing a shift in the ordinates and the abscissa of the excitation function by means of a set of parameters uniquely related to the yielding resistance of the system. The dynamic response is then obtained by integrating the modified excitation function in a linear‐like manner within a particular yielding branch, for the nonlinearity is incorporated into the forcing term. The mathematical validity of the approach is demonstrated analytically and its importance is highlighted for systems with symmetric yielding resistance subjected to near‐fault earthquake motions. The modified excitation function may be discontinuous between different yielding branches and relates uniquely to the development of plastic deformation. It is thereby referred to as Plastic Input Motion (PIM). It is shown that the ordinates and the duration of this function may be significantly (yet not necessarily) smaller than those of the original ground motion depending on yield strength. The relationship of the proposed approach to the existing methods and parameters of earthquake engineering such as Newmark's sliding block and relative ground acceleration, is discussed. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Microcracks in ultrabasic rocks under uniaxial compressive stress     

Ioannis Rigopoulos  Basilios Tsikouras  Panagiotis Pomonis  Konstantin Hatzipanagiotou 《Engineering Geology》2011,117(1-2):104-113

The initiation and propagation of microcracks under stress are highly dependent upon the mineralogical and textural characteristics of the various lithotypes. Detailed observation and quantification of microcracks before and after uniaxial compression test were conducted. A fresh olivine-rich harzburgite and a serpentinized dunite were analyzed, collected from the Pindos and Vourinos ophiolites (northern Greece) respectively, in order to compare their microcrack patterns. Quantitative analysis indicated that during uniaxial compression the intragranular microcracks, which are the dominating crack-type, are gradually transformed or organized into transgranular cracks. Some of the newly formed transgranular cracks may also be a result of the growth of existing grain-boundary cracks. The new intragranular microcracks in the olivine-rich harzburgite are oriented predominantly parallel to the compressive stress direction, while those in the serpentinized dunite show a scattered orientation presumably due to the mesh texture of this rock-type. The new transgranular cracks of both peridotites tend to be subparallel to the compressive stress direction, however, many of them show a random orientation due to the fact that they have been formed as a result of the propagation of grain-boundary cracks. The occurrence of the soft serpentine along fracture surfaces of olivine, when it is in assemblage with orthopyroxene, tends to absorb the applied stress hampering the development of microcracks in olivine. On the other hand in serpentinized peridotites, the microcracks are enhanced in olivine because it is surrounded by large amounts of the much softer and flexible serpentine. Microcracks are usually formed along the cleavage planes of orthopyroxene porphyroclasts, indicating that such crystallographic preferred orientations act as planes of weakness, controlling the direction of the crack paths. Cr-spinel grains likely comprise locations of initiation of microcracks due to their very hard nature and different mechanical behaviour relative to the surrounding silicate phases. Knowledge of the mineralogical and textural characteristics may assist in the prediction of potential development of failure surfaces of an ultrabasic rock in-service.  相似文献   

Three dimensional wave scattering by arrays of elliptical and circular cylinders     

Ioannis K. Chatjigeorgiou 《Ocean Engineering》2011,38(13):1480-1494

Recently, Chatjigeorgiou and Mavrakos (2009, 2010a) provided an analytic solution for the three dimensional wave scattering by arrays of elliptical cylinders. The present paper extends the contents of the existing study to tackle the problem of the hydrodynamic interactions between elliptical and circular cylinders. The main task is to derive an analytic solution for the total velocity potential for an arbitrary body of the array and accordingly, to express the hydrodynamic pressure, the exciting forces and the wave elevation in compact analytic closed-forms.The solution method is rather complicated as it considers the circular cylinders as different geometries and not special cases of elliptical cylinders with zero elliptic eccentricity. Nevertheless, the adopted procedure enhances the mathematical reconstruction of the physical subject as it requires the derivation and the employment of addition theorems that transform expressions from elliptic to polar coordinate systems in all four possible combinations.  相似文献