Calibration of resistance factor for design of pile foundations considering feasibility robustness     

《Computers and Geotechnics》2017

The resistance factor for pile foundations in load and resistance factor design (LRFD) is traditionally calibrated considering target reliability index (β_T) and statistics of load and resistance bias factors. However, the resistance bias factor is hard to quantify statistically. Consequently, the design obtained using the calibrated resistance factor can still miss β_T if the variation in resistance bias factor has been underestimated. In this paper, we propose a new resistance factor calibration approach to address this dilemma by considering “feasibility robustness” of design in the calibration process. Herein, the feasibility robustness is defined as a probability that the β_T requirement can still be satisfied even in the presence of uncertainty or variation in the computed bearing capacity. For illustration, LRFD approach for pile foundations commonly used in Shanghai, China is examined. Emphasis is placed on re-calibration of resistance factors at various feasibility robustness levels, with due consideration of the variation in the resistance bias factor. A case study is presented to illustrate the use of the re-calibrated resistance factors. The results show that the feasibility robustness is gained at the expense of cost efficiency; in other words, the two objectives are conflicting. To aid in the design decision-making, an optimal feasibility robustness level and corresponding resistance factors are suggested in the absence of a designer’s preference.  相似文献   

On behavior of load transfer for drilled shafts embedded in weak rocks     

《Computers and Geotechnics》2017

This study deals with the formulation of an analytical solution for load transfer in drilled shaft and its application. The emphasis is on quantifying the mobilization of side resistances, which are closely related to shear behaviors of the concrete-rock interface. In this modelling, the side resistance is idealized by using elasticity-brittleness-plasticity, and a simple slip-line field is built to identify the critical shear displacement. The closed-form solution of load transfer is obtained by using the proposed shear model. Comparison between predictions and field observations is also made to validate performance of the proposed method.  相似文献   

Robust Regulation of Alkalinity in Highly Uncertain Continuous Anaerobic Digestion Processes     

Víctor Alcaraz‐González  Fabián Azael Fregoso‐Sanchez  Hugo Oscar Mendez‐Acosta  Victor Gonzalez‐Alvarez 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2013,41(12):1157-1164

In this paper, a multiple‐input multiple‐output (MIMO) model‐based robust control scheme is proposed for the indirect control of both total alkalinity and the ratio (intermediate alkalinity)/(total alkalinity) by regulating volatile fatty acid concentrations and strong ions concentration, while guaranteeing the so‐called operational stability in anaerobic digestion (AD) processes. The proposed MIMO regulator is an adaptive controller derived from an AD model which incorporates the physicochemical equilibrium of the system as well as the use of a robust interval observer to estimate key process bounds that are used in the computation of the control efforts. Numerical simulations were carried out for a number of operating conditions under the most uncertain scenarios. Results showed that the proposed multivariable control law is able to recover the system stability around a pre‐determined set point in the face of parameter uncertainty and load disturbances.  相似文献   

Area balancing as a test of models for the deep structure of mountain belts,with specific reference to the Alps     

《Journal of Structural Geology》2013

Basic concepts of structural restoration are applied to crustal cross-sections through mountain belts to explore large-scale tectonic models and deep structure. However, restored sections should account for variations in pre-orogenic crustal thicknesses. Crustal balancing approaches are reviewed and applied to two Alpine sections, coinciding with deep seismic experiments: NRP-20 East (Central Alps) and ECORS-CROP (Western Alps). Existing studies assume large (>300 km) orogenic contraction and only moderately thinned pre-orogenic crust. The resulting restored sections contain more crust than is imaged beneath the present-day Alps, the missing crust generally assumed to be subducted. Two kinematic modifications reduce the requirement for subduction: thinning and buoyancy-driven return flow of ultra-high-pressure metamorphic rocks during orogenesis; and pre-orogenic hyperextension. Using large stretching factors for the pre-orogenic crust negates crustal subduction on both Alpine transects. If the lower crust was approximately rigid, restorations of the Central Alps require strongly depth-heterogeneous stretching of upper and lower crust during Mesozoic rifting. Relaxing this requirement allows uniform lithospheric stretching, a corollary consistent with published subsidence estimates. Restorations make implicit statements on the form of pre-orogenic basins and the structure of continental margins incorporated into mountain belts that can in turn provide tests of tectonic models.  相似文献   

Reliability of shallow foundations designed against bearing failure using LRFD     

《Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards》2013,7(4):202-215

Worldwide, there is growing interest in the development of a rational reliability-based geotechnical design code. The reasons for this interest are at least two-fold; first, geotechnical engineers face significantly more uncertainties than those faced in other fields of engineering, therefore there is a need to properly characterize and deal with these uncertainties. Second, for decades, structural engineers have used a reliability-based design code, and there is a need to develop the same for geotechnical engineers, in order that the two groups can ‘speak the same language’. This paper develops a theoretical model to predict the probability that a shallow foundation will exceed its supporting soil's bearing capacity. The footing is designed using characteristic soil properties (cohesion and friction angle) derived from a single sample, or ‘core’, taken in the vicinity of the footing, and used in a load and resistance factor design approach. The theory predicting failure probability is validated using a two-dimensional random finite element method analysis of a strip footing. Agreement between theory and simulation is found to be very good. Therefore, the theory can be used with confidence to perform risk assessments of foundation designs and develop resistance factors for use in code provisions.  相似文献   

苍山地震与新沂台前兆异常   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

李飞  杨冯威 《东北地震研究》2002,18(2):37-41

根据新沂台前兆资料，运用加卸载响应比、差分法对地磁场Z分量进行分析；运用滑动平均对短水准资料进行分析；运用速率法对视电阻率进行分析；结果表明：在苍山地震前，新沂台前兆资料具有良好的中、短期异常，并有进入临震的异常标志。  相似文献   

Numerical analysis on post-grouted drilled shafts: A case study at the Brazo River Bridge,TX   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Heejung Youn  Fulvio Tonon 《Computers and Geotechnics》2010

This paper investigates the effects of post-grouting on the behavior of drilled shafts using a case study carried out at the Brazo River, Texas. Commercial finite element software, PLAXIS, was used to quantify the improvement of the tip resistance and side shear resistance of post-grouted drilled shafts (PGDS). The input material parameters of PLAXIS were initially estimated using CPT sounding results, and then the parameters were updated by calibrating the numerical results against full-scale STATNAMIC load test results. Based on the numerical analysis, the authors concluded that (1) the increase in total resistance of PGDS resulted from soil improvement at the shaft tip, (2) the apparent increase in side shear resistance resulted from side shear reversal that occurred during post-grouting, and (3) the apparent increase in the tip resistance of PGDS may be caused by stress relief of the grout. In addition, two approaches to estimate the resistance of PGDS were compared against numerical results. In this case study, the Axial Capacity Multiplier (ACM) approach over-predicted the total resistance whereas the Tip Capacity Multiplier (TCM) approach reasonably predicted the increase in total resistance.  相似文献   

伸展区域平衡剖面法及其在构造分析中的应用   总被引：13，自引：0，他引：13  

薛冈  卢华复  朱成宏  包红林 《高校地质学报》2001,7(4):427-434

从伸展构造样式出发,针对不同的地质模型提出了不同的数学模型作为平衡剖面恢复实现的基础。“多米诺”骨牌模型采用刚体平移,旋转实现恢复,伸展断层转折褶皱模型采用剪切法恢复,也有用等岩层长度法作构造恢复。通过淮阜凹陷实际地质剖面的恢复,数学模型以正演,反演两种角度便捷的实现构造平衡,恢复控凹断层发育期次,通过各期伸展量和伸展速率的计算定量分析的盆地构造。  相似文献   

Impulsive force of debris flow on a curved dam   总被引：8，自引：0，他引：8  

Chjeng-Lun SHIEH  Chia-Hsien TING  Hung-Wen PAN 《国际泥沙研究》2008,23(2):149-158

Although Sabo dams are an efficient method for river and basin management, traditional Sabo dams have a great impact on ecology and landscape. Moreover, such dams are hit and often damaged by great impulsive force when they block the debris flow. Therefore, alternative shapes for Sabo dam deserve thorough investigation. In this investigation, a curved dam was designed by changing the upstream-dam-surface geometric shape to reduce the impulsive force of the debris flow, with enhanced stability and reduced concrete mass being the anticipated outcomes. In this study, the flume and laboratory facilities simulated the impulsive force of the debris flow to the Sabo dams. Three geometric forms, including vertical, slanted and curved Sabo dams, were used to determine the impulsive force. Impulsive force theories of the debris flow were derived from the momentum equation and the Bernoulli equation. In these, the impulsive force was balanced by the friction force of the Sabo dam and the opposite force of the load cell behind the dam as it was hit by the debris flow. Positive correlations were found when comparing the experimental data with the theoretical results. These findings suggest that our impulsive force theory has predictive validity with regard to the experimental data. The results from both theory and experimental data clearly show that curved darns were sustained less force than the other darns under the same debris flow. This comparison demonstrates the importance of curved geometry for a well-designed Sabo dam.  相似文献   

赣粤闽交界及邻区近年中强地震加卸载响应比特征研究     

罗杰 《华南地震》2008,28(1):85-91

以地震应变能作为响应因子,研究了1997至2007年赣粤闽交界及邻区4．0级（ML≥4．0）以上中强地震临震前的加卸载响应比（Y值）的基本变化特征,研究结果表明,80％以上的地震在临震前Y值呈现出高值异常形态。因而它可以作为此地区地震预测的一种手段。  相似文献