Parametric study for optimal design of large piled raft foundations on sand     

《Computers and Geotechnics》2014

In designing piled raft foundations, controlling the total and differential settlements as well as the induced bending moments of the raft is crucial. The majority of piled raft foundations have been designed by placing piles uniformly. In such a design method, the settlements of the piled rafts are likely to be large, which leads to an increase of the pile length and/or number of piles required to reduce the settlements. However, this increase does not satisfy the requirement for economical design. On the basis of a parametric study, this paper contributes a framework for considering an economical design methodology in which piles are placed more densely beneath the column positions when the piled raft is subjected to column loads. The analysis uses PLAXIS 3D software, and the validity of the parametric study is examined through the results of centrifuge model tests conducted by the authors. The study shows that the concentrated pile arrangement method can help to considerably reduce the total and differential settlements as well as the induced bending moments of the raft. Moreover, the effects of parameters, such as pile length, pile number, raft thickness and load types, on the piled raft behavior are investigated. This study can help practicing engineers choose pile and raft parameters in combination with the concentrated pile arrangement method to produce an economical design.  相似文献   

Geospatial analysis between the environment and past incidences of West Nile virus in bird specimens in Ontario,Canada     

Benita Y. Tam  Ian Martin  Leonard J. S. Tsuji 《GeoJournal》2014,79(6):805-817

Over recent years, the prevalence of the West Nile virus (WNV) in Canada has greatly increased due to various factors including changes in feeding behavior among WNV vectors. To understand whether changes in climate are a significant factor, the association between the environment and cases of WNV-infected bird specimens from 2009 to 2012 in Ontario, Canada, was examined using SAS and Quantum Geographic Information Systems (QGIS). Through a generalized linear mixed analysis, monthly totals of cooling degree days (CDD) and a two-way interaction between maximum temperature (Tmax) and precipitation were significantly positively associated to past incidences of WNV; while Tmax, precipitation, and a two-way interaction between CDD and precipitation were significantly negatively associated to past incidences of WNV. With the effects of increased warming, locations at higher latitudes in Canada may soon be at risk to WNV, as a positive case of WNV in a bird specimen was found close to the near north of Ontario in 2012.  相似文献   

桐柏山L构造岩的构造特征与形成环境探讨          下载免费PDF全文

刘欢  宋传中  林寿发  李加好  黄鹏  王微  韩建军  杨帆 《地质科学》2014,(2):542-555

桐柏山太白顶、殷店和天河口一带,发育有大量的L构造岩,拉伸线理极其发育,面理较弱,线理产状向南东东倾伏,倾伏角为1°～20°。桐柏山L构造岩具有以下主要特征：在三维空间上,L构造岩强烈发育杆状构造,这种“杆”状构造是由大量沿X轴方向定向排列连在一起的椭球体矿物构成的,其变形机制主要为石英的颗粒边界迁移和长石的位错蠕变,形成的平均压力为0.59GPa,平均温度为550 ℃～600 ℃,形成于中-高温-中压环境,变质相为高绿片岩相到低角闪岩相,形成深度大致在15～20 km,属于中地壳的产物。L构造岩在桐柏山的发现可能反映了桐柏山造山带中桐柏杂岩岩块相对两侧榴辉岩岩片具有近东西向挤出构造的特征。  相似文献   

In situ 2-D and 3-D measurements of radiation patterns of half-wave dipole GPR antennas     

《Journal of Applied Geophysics》2000,43(1):69-89

Dipole antennas for ground-penetrating radar (GPR) radiate and receive electromagnetic waves with a strong directional dependence. Thus, experiments to measure in situ antenna radiation as functions of direction and polarization are of practical interest. Three field experiments were performed. One experiment was over a layered fluvial/eolian sequence; the other two used controlled targets (buried pipes and a metal ball). The radiation patterns were sampled by incrementally varying the antenna orientations and separations while recording reflections from the known targets. The results show qualitative, but systematic, correspondence with approximate theoretical far-field radiation patterns. Slow variations of amplitude with antenna azimuth and dip indicate that antenna orientations within 20° in the standard TE and TM acquisition geometries are adequate for most field applications, but not if detailed amplitude analysis is to be performed. Variations in antenna orientation or height (particularly for heights less than one-quarter wavelength) above the free surface introduce corresponding biases or uncertainties into recorded amplitudes. The variance within any suite of measurements is, in part, a consequence of differences in ground impedance at each antenna location. The theoretically predicted sensitivity to antenna height is mediated by surface roughness at high frequencies. It is necessary to include, or compensate for, the antenna radiation pattern in analysis of field data amplitudes, in experiment design, and in selecting appropriate antennas for specific applications.  相似文献   

A portable extruder for accurate and precise high-resolution subsampling of unconsolidated sediment cores     

Patterson  R. Timothy  Nasser  Nawaf A.  Tremblay  Steven  Galloway  Jennifer M. 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2022,67(2):183-189

Journal of Paleolimnology - We developed a portable extruder for precise and accurate high-resolution subsampling of unconsolidated sediment cores. This extruder is capable of producing subsamples...  相似文献   

Uncovering neutrinos from cosmic ray factories: The Multi Point Source method     

《Astroparticle Physics》2013

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The evolution of [O ii] emission from cluster galaxies     

Fumiaki Nakata  Richard G. Bower  Michael L. Balogh  David J. Wilman 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2005,357(2):679-686

We investigate the evolution of the star formation rate in cluster galaxies. We complement data from the Canadian Network for Observational Cosmology 1 (CNOC1) cluster survey  (0.15 < z < 0.6)  with measurements from galaxy clusters in the Two-degree Field (2dF) galaxy redshift survey  (0.05 < z < 0.1)  and measurements from recently published work on higher-redshift clusters, up to almost   z = 1  . We focus our attention on galaxies in the cluster core, i.e. galaxies with   r < 0.7  h ⁻¹₇₀ Mpc  . Averaging over clusters in redshift bins, we find that the fraction of galaxies with strong [O  ii ] emission is ≲20 per cent in cluster cores, and the fraction evolves little with redshift. In contrast, field galaxies from the survey show a very strong increase over the same redshift range. It thus appears that the environment in the cores of rich clusters is hostile to star formation at all the redshifts studied. We compare this result with the evolution of the colours of galaxies in cluster cores, first reported by Butcher and Oemler. Using the same galaxies for our analysis of the [O  ii ] emission, we confirm that the fraction of blue galaxies, which are defined as galaxies 0.2 mag bluer in the rest-frame B – V than the red sequence of each cluster, increases strongly with redshift. Because the colours of galaxies retain a memory of their recent star formation history, while emission from the [O  ii ] line does not, we suggest that these two results can best be reconciled if the rate at which the clusters are being assembled is higher in the past, and the galaxies from which it is being assembled are typically bluer.  相似文献   

The sources of intergalactic metals     

E. Scannapieco  C. Pichon  B. Aracil  P. Petitjean  R. J. Thacker  D. Pogosyan  J. Bergeron  H. M. P. Couchman 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2006,365(2):615-637

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Substructure analysis of selected low-richness 2dFGRS clusters of galaxies     

William S. Burgett  Michael M. Vick  David S. Davis  Matthew Colless  Roberto De Propris  Ivan Baldry  Carlton Baugh  Joss Bland-Hawthorn  Terry Bridges  Russell Cannon  Shaun Cole  Chris Collins  Warrick Couch  Nicholas Cross  Gavin Dalton  Simon Driver  George Efstathiou  Richard Ellis  Carlos S. Frenk  Karl Glazebrook  Edward Hawkins  Carole Jackson  Ofer Lahav  Ian Lewis  Stuart Lumsden  Steve Maddox  Darren Madgwick  Peder Norberg  John A. Peacock  Will Percival  Bruce Peterson  Will Sutherland  Keith Taylor 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2004,352(2):605-654

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A survey of orbits of co-orbitals of Mars     

Martin Connors  Greg Stacey  Ramon Brasser 《Planetary and Space Science》2005,53(6):617-624

Many asteroids with a semimajor axis close to that of Mars have been discovered in the last several years. Potentially some of these could be in 1:1 resonance with Mars, much as are the classic Trojan asteroids with Jupiter, and its lesser-known horseshoe companions with Earth. In the 1990s, two Trojan companions of Mars, 5261 Eureka and 1998 VF₃₁, were discovered, librating about the L₅ Lagrange point, 60° behind Mars in its orbit. Although several other potential Mars Trojans have been identified, our orbital calculations show only one other known asteroid, 1999 UJ₇, to be a Trojan, associated with the L₄ Lagrange point, 60° ahead of Mars in its orbit. We further find that asteroid 36017 (1999 ND₄₃) is a horseshoe librator, alternating with periods of Trojan motion. This asteroid makes repeated close approaches to Earth and has a chaotic orbit whose behavior can be confidently predicted for less than 3000 years. We identify two objects, 2001 HW₁₅ and 2000 TG₂, within the resonant region capable of undergoing what we designate “circulation transition”, in which objects can pass between circulation outside the orbit of Mars and circulation inside it, or vice versa. The eccentricity of the orbit of Mars appears to play an important role in circulation transition and in horseshoe motion. Based on the orbits and on spectroscopic data, the Trojan asteroids of Mars may be primordial bodies, while some co-orbital bodies may be in a temporary state of motion.  相似文献