CFD modelling of a small–scale fixed multi–chamber OWC device     

《Applied Ocean Research》2019

Wave Energy Converters (WECs) have excellent potential as a source of renewable energy that is yet to be commercially realised. Recent attention has focused on the installation of Oscillating Water Column (OWC) devices as a part of harbor walls to provide advantages of cost–sharing structures and proximity of power generation facilities to existing infrastructure. In this paper, an incompressible three–dimensional CFD model is constructed to simulate a fixed Multi–Chamber OWC (MC–OWC) device. The CFD model is validated; the simulation results are found to be in good agreement with experimental results obtained from a scale physical model tested in a wave tank. The validated CFD model is then used for a benchmark study of 96 numerical tests. These investigate the effects of the PTO damping caused by the power take–off (PTO) system on device performance. The performance is assessed for a range of regular wave heights and periods. The results demonstrate that a PTO system with an intermediate damping can be used for all chambers in the MC–OWC device for most wave period ranges, except for the long wave periods. These require a higher PTO damping. An increased incident wave height reduces the device capture width ratio, but there is a noticeable improvement for long wave periods.  相似文献   

Faith and Doubt in an American Working Landscape: The Importance of Scale,Work, and Place in Rural Development Planning     

Cheryl E. Morse 《社会与自然资源》2019,32(2):150-166

The term “working landscape” (WL) is increasingly used by American planners and policy makers to describe the rural places and livelihoods they aim to shape. This paper draws from a mixed-methods study of WL language as a collective action frame in the state of Vermont, where WL has been formalized into policy. Natural resource leaders and professionals share a common definition of WL that is supported by four key beliefs. However, interviews conducted in two representative farming communities suggest that landuse practitioners have not adopted WL language, and in some cases are skeptical of its meaning. The analysis explores potential explanations for the failure of the WL collective action frame to resonate across scales. The paper argues for a bottom-up planning approach that produces working landscapes policies that allow for diverse forms of work and accommodate the specificities of place.  相似文献   

Higher-mode force response in multi-story strongback-braced frames     

Barbara G. Simpson Ph.D. 《地震工程与结构动力学》2020,49(14):1406-1427

Strongback-braced frames employ an essentially elastic steel truss, or strongback, that distributes demands more uniformly to delay or prevent story mechanisms. Because inertial forces are no longer limited by the formation of a story mechanism, strongback-braced frames can exhibit large elastic force demands, particularly in the higher modes. This paper characterizes the higher-mode force response of strongback-braced frames. Four-story archetypes were designed using nonlinear dynamic analyses to incorporate higher-mode force demands into the design process. The response of the archetypes was compared with that of reference buckling-restrained braced frames that were allowed to form story mechanisms. The force demands in the strongback were then described using equivalent-static forces to represent the inertial forces induced by the higher modes. Force demands in the strongback arise from a yielding first-mode ‘pivoting’ and elastic higher-mode ‘bending’ response. These higher-mode force demands are elastic, ill-constrained by the strength of the yield mechanism, and depend significantly on the choice of ground motion record used for the analysis. In remaining elastic in the higher modes, the strongback distributes demands more uniformly and mitigates the formation of story mechanisms. Consequently, design and analysis methods for strongback-braced frames need to include estimates for these near-elastic higher-mode force demands.  相似文献   

Seismic fracture evaluation of diaphragm joints in welded beam-to-box column moment connections     

Ching-Yi Tsai  Keh-Chyuan Tsai  Chao-Hsien Li  Chung-Che Wu  Ker-Chun Lin  Sheng-Jhih Jhuang 《地震工程与结构动力学》2020,49(13):1344-1362

Steel box columns are widely used in steel building structures in Taiwan due to their dual strong axes. To transfer the beam-end moment to the column, diaphragm plates of the same thickness and elevations as the beam flanges are usually welded inside the box column. The electro-slag welding (ESW) process is widely used to connect the diaphragms to the column flanges in Taiwan because of its convenience and efficiency. However, ESW may increase the hardness of the welds and heat-affected zones (HAZs), while reducing the Charpy-V notch strength in the HAZ. This situation can cause premature fracture of the diaphragm-to-column flange welds before a large plastic rotation is developed in the beam-to-box column joints. To quantify the critical eccentricity and the effectiveness of fracture prediction, this study uses fracture prediction models and finite element model (FEM) analysis to correlate the test results. In this study, two beam-to-box column connection subassembly tests are conducted with different loading protocols and ESW chamber shapes. To implement a fracture prediction model, the material parameters are established from circumferential notched tensile tests and FEM analysis. Test results indicate that the fracture instances can be predicted on the basis of the cumulative plastic deformation in the HAZs. Analytical results indicate that fracture instances and locations are sensitive to the relative locations of the ESW joints and beam flange. Tests also confirm that the possible fracture of the diaphragm-to-column flange joints can be mitigated by enlarging the chamber of the ESW joint.  相似文献   

新型预制预应力混凝土框架结构有限元分析     

颜学渊  周灵哲  祁皑  毛会敏  陈伟宏 《地震工程与工程振动》2020,(2):54-63

为了研究新型预制预应力混凝土框架结构的抗震性能,本文采用ABAQUS软件对试验节点进行有限元分析,验证了建模方法的正确性,并以试验节点为原型,建立相应的两层两跨的新型预制预应力混凝土平面框架模型。采用低周往复加载方式分析了新型预制预应力混凝土框架结构和现浇框架结构的滞回性能,并模拟了新型预制预应力混凝土框架结构在不同的初始荷载、预应力筋数量及控制应力和U形筋配筋率下的滞回性能。结果表明,新型预制预应力混凝土框架和现浇框架的滞回性能非常接近;框架轴压比、预应力筋数量和U形筋配筋率对新型预制预应力混凝土框架的滞回性能有影响,而梁上荷载和预应力筋控制应力的影响较小。  相似文献   

新型装配式混凝土框架连接节点抗震性能试验     

张健新  张标  戎贤  杨洪渭 《地震工程与工程振动》2020,(2):164-170

为推广装配式混凝土框架结构的应用,提出3种不同的新型装配式钢筋混凝土框架中节点连接形式,进行低周往复荷载试验。对比各试件的破坏形态、滞回性能、刚度退化、累积耗能和节点剪切变形等抗震指标。研究结果表明:采用方钢管连接的装配式混凝土节点呈现梁端弯曲破坏,采用工字钢连接或对拉螺栓连接的节点呈现节点核心区剪切破坏。采用方钢管的连接形式既能改善节点核心区的破坏形态,又能提高其承载能力、变形能力、耗能能力和梁端转动能力,同时显著改善节点的滞回特性,减小核心区的剪切变形。在弹塑性和塑性变形阶段,采用方钢管连接形式的装配式混凝土节点的抗震性能优于工字钢连接和对拉螺栓连接的节点。此外,采用工字钢连接形式比对拉螺栓连接形式的节点具有更高的承载能力、耗能能力和较小的核心区剪切变形。  相似文献   

Model for multiblock columns subjected to base excitation     

Tamás Ther  László P. Kollár 《地震工程与结构动力学》2018,47(2):418-437

A new model is presented for multiblock columns subjected to earthquakes, which contains an impact and an opening model. Both in the impact and in the opening model, all the possible opening configurations are investigated because it was found that in many practical cases, unexpected patterns may occur. The model is purely mechanical: assuming rigid blocks and classical (inelastic) impact. The effect of energy dissipation during impact was investigated. Using our model in accordance with the literature, it was found that monolithic blocks are more vulnerable to overturning than multiblock systems.  相似文献   

基于不同地面特性的混凝土框架结构的抗震性能评估          下载免费PDF全文

张丹丽  谢强 《地震工程学报》2018,40(6):1259-1265

基于3层普通抗震混凝土框架结构,采用能力谱法评估了矩形框架结构的抗震性能,从实验结果中获取能力曲线,并利用在地面特性条件下的各站记录的地震地面运动建立需求曲线。评估结果表明,3层混凝土框架可以抵抗地面条件为1和2的所有地震带A,B,C,D和E的地震荷载;对于地面条件3,混凝土框架在地震带A,B,C和D中的实验结果令人满意;对于地面条件4,混凝土框架只对地震带A和B有效。  相似文献   

CIC-200型离子色谱仪常见故障解析     

常姣  杨静  李颖  李晓锐  姚林鹏 《地震地磁观测与研究》2018,39(4):164-168

结合夏县中心地震台CIC-200型离子色谱仪实际观测，从仪器输液系统、分离系统、基线、管路等方面详细阐述色谱仪常见故障，逐一分析原因，并给出相应故障排除方法，为同类仪器维护提供参考，并为获得准确观测数据，延长仪器使用寿命，提出日常维护方法及建议。  相似文献   

钢筋混凝土柱地震损伤模型比较研究          下载免费PDF全文

苏佶智  刘伯权  邢国华 《世界地震工程》2018,34(2):080-88

损伤指数是判断结构或构件经受地震作用后是否破坏、评价结构或构件破坏程度的重要指标，是对震后受损结构进行安全评估和修复加固的重要理论依据。基于40组钢筋混凝土柱的试验结果，对国内外7种较具代表性的损伤模型进行了对比分析。研究结果表明:对于同一试件，不同损伤模型计算得到的损伤指标差异较大，损伤曲线发展趋势亦不同；基于能量的损伤模型多表现出前期增长速度快和后期增长速度慢的上凸趋势，而基于变形和能量组合形式的双参数损伤模型多表现出前期增长速度慢和后期增长速度快的上凹趋势；Park-Ang模型及其改进形式能够较好地反映构件层次的损伤发展过程，但未知参数较多，计算过程较复杂，不利于整体结构层次的震害评估；从能量耗散原理角度提出的损伤模型更符合整体结构抗震的本质，未知参数少且计算过程简单，但存在边界条件的界定不明确的缺陷，因此还需要做更深入的研究。  相似文献