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In Europe, computation of displacement demand for seismic assessment of existing buildings is essentially based on a simplified formulation of the N2 method as prescribed by Eurocode 8(EC8). However, a lack of accuracy of the N2 method in certain conditions has been pointed out by several studies. This paper addresses the assessment of effectiveness of the N2 method in seismic displacement demand determination in non-linear domain. The objective of this work is to investigate the accuracy of the N2 method through comparison with displacement demands computed using non-linear timehistory analysis(NLTHA). Results show that the original N2 method may lead to overestimation or underestimation of displacement demand predictions. This may affect results of mechanical model-based assessment of seismic vulnerability at an urban scale. Hence, the second part of this paper addresses an improvement of the N2 method formula by empirical evaluation of NLTHA results based on EC8 ground-classes. This task is formulated as a mathematical programming problem in which coefficients are obtained by minimizing the overall discrepancy between NLTHA and modified formula results. Various settings of the mathematical programming problem have been solved using a global optimization metaheuristic. An extensive comparison between the original N2 method formulation and optimized formulae highlights benefits of the strategy. 相似文献
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The transport of water vapour and dust in the Sahel can be assigned to identical atmospheric flow systems, the African Easterly Jet, the Easterly Waves and the Squall Lines. The yield of the rainy season in the Sahel depends on the conditions in the preceding rains of the season and is closely coupled to the surface heat budget both in the monsoonal air in the S and the trades in the N. The heat budget, in particular the evaporation after the passage of a Squall Line, is influenced not only by the total amount of preceding rains but also by the plant cover pumping the water to the surface and smoothing the magnitude of the evaporation in time. This feed-back mechanism may be made responsible for the persistence of the Sahel drought as experienced in recent years. The dust export from the African continent towards the Atlantic can only be so effective, because the Squall Lines and the African Easterly Jet are meshed in a way that produces large amounts of suspended material and lifts it to great heights where the transport velocity is very fast. 相似文献
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Deep-sea mineral dust deposits are a powerful tool allowing to deduct atmospheric flow patterns. Here deep-sea sediments from the eastern tropical Atlantic were used to derive climatic conditions over the African continent where in summer the dust is lifted in the transition zone of the Sahara and the Sahel. The meteorological process causing this aeolian dust injection are the squall lines, the rain bearing disturbances of the Sahel. They produce a high surface wind velocity area in their northern vicinity. The deep-sea deposits of sediments and their spatial patterns allowed to conclude that the dust raising mechanism connected with the squall lines were similar for present day conditions and for the time of the last glacial maximum. The Saharan trades and the African monsoon had about the same extension in either time slice coupled with an identical travel belt of the squall lines. However, the intensity and the frequency of the squall lines were lower in glacial times.
Zusammenfassung Tiefseesedimente liefern interessante und wertvolle Aufschlüsse über atmosphärische Strömungsbedingungen. Hier werden die Sedimente aus dem Gebiet des östlichen tropischen Nordatlantiks verwendet, um klimatische Angaben über die Strömungsverhältnisse über dem afrikanischen Kontinent zu gewinnen, da die Quelle des Staubes auf dem Kontinent im Übergangsbereich zwischen der Sahara und dem Sahel zu suchen ist. Die meteorologische Ursache des systematischen Staubeintrages in die Atmosphäre sind die regenbringenden sommerlichen Störungen des Sahel («>squall lines»<), die in ihrem nördlichen Randbereich ein Gebiet hoher Windgeschwindigkeit am Boden aufweisen, so daß es hier regelmäßig zu Staubaufwirbelungen kommt. Mit Hilfe der räumlichen und zeitlichen Verteilung der Tiefseesedimente konnte schon früher gezeigt werden, daß während der Periode des letzten Hochglazials die Lage der Grenzzone zwischen Passat und afrikanischem Monsun sich im Vergleich zur Gegenwart nicht verändert hat. Hier wird nun zusätzlich deutlich, daß sowohl die Intensität als auch die Frequenz der «>squall lines»< zum Höhepunkt der Vereisung geringer was als heute.
Résumé Les sédiments amenés par le vent dans les mers profondes fournissent de précieuses indications sur la distribution des courants atmosphériques. Dans cette note, les sédiments de la partie orientale de l'Atlantique tropical sont examinés en vue de déduire les conditions climatiques régnant sur le continent africain, où la source de la poussière est située entre le Sahara et le Sahel. En effet, l'origine météorologique des apports éoliens sont les pertubations pluvieuses (lignes de grains) qui sont accompagnées sur leur bordure nord de vents de grande vitesse au sol. La distribution des sédiments sur le fond océanique a déjà permis de conclure que le mécanisme de transport était, lors de la dernière glaciation (18.000 ans), semblable à ce qu'il est aujourd'hui. Toutefois, l'intensité et la frequence des perturbations étaient plus faibles qu'aujourd'hui.
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Evaporite karst in Sicily 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Karst areas are distributed over most of Sicily. The most widespread karst rocks are carbonates, particularly limestones,
but karst phenomena can also be seen in evaporites and particularly in salt mines. This report provides an overview of evaporite
karst in Sicily, along with a “case history” that shows some of the evaporite karst risks to the environment. In the centre
and south of Sicily, a thick sequence of Messinian evaporite rocks are subject to dissolution from meteoric and formation
waters. In areas where potassium salts and rock salts are being mined, some geomorphologic changes result from the drilling
of boreholes and the collapse of underground mines, thus lowering or collapsing the land surface. An example is the old salt
mine “Muti-Coffari”, situated in the commune of Cammarata, where there is a modification of the surface flow of the River
Platani. Meteoric waters and runoff flow down through a borehole, enter the underground mine cavity and dissolve the salts,
and then the resulting brine flows into a branch of the river, making it salty. Field investigations showed the presence of
salt along the edges and on the bed of the stream where it comes out of the cave. Therefore, interventions for risk mitigation
are necessary since the old mine constitutes a serious danger for damage or collapse of nearby infrastructures, and can lead
to degradation of the river ecosystem and the natural environment. 相似文献
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Geochemical characteristics of waters in mineralised area of Peloritani Mountains (Sicily,Italy) 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
This paper presents the results of a study on the geochemistry of waters circulating in the mineralised area of the south-eastern sector of Mt. Peloritani (north-eastern Sicily, Italy), aimed at basic understanding of the geochemical processes influencing their chemical composition. Chemico-physical parameters and data on 26 major and minor chemical elements are reported for 103 water samples. Water chemistry is mainly dominated by dissolution of carbonates and hydrolysis of aluminosilicate minerals. Total dissolved salts (TDS) range from 80 to 1398 mg/L. All the waters exhibit EH characteristic of an oxygenated environment. Excluding two samples, which show very high H+ activity (pH = 3.0 and 2.7), all the waters have pH values in the range 6.2–8.6. Cluster analysis based on major ion contents defined three main chemical water types, reflecting different hydrochemical processes. The first, group I, has low salinity (average TDS = 118 ± 30 mg/L) and abundance orders (meq/L) Na > Ca ≈ Mg > K and Cl ≈ HCO3 > SO4. With increased water–rock interaction, waters in groups II and III become more saline, changing composition towards SO4–Cl-alkaline earth and HCO3-alkaline earth types. Weathering of carbonate minerals causes waters to become saturated with respect to calcite and dolomite, whereas the incongruent dissolution of aluminosilicate minerals causes the solution to reach equilibrium with kaolinite and to form smectites. Trace element geochemistry in the analysed waters reflects interactions between waters and existing mineralisation, with elemental concentrations showing highly variable values, and higher concentrations of As, Pb, Sb and Zn near known mineralisation. Lead–Zn and As–Sb statistical associations, probably distinguishing interactions with different mineralogical phase paragenesis, were revealed by factor analysis. The main aqueous chemical forms of trace elements predicted by chemical speciation calculations are also reported. As most of the analysed spring waters provide the main source of freshwater for domestic purposes, attention should be given to As and Sb, whose concentrations exceed the recommended limits. 相似文献
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