垂向动载荷下桶形基础响应实验研究

对垂向动载荷作用下吸力式桶形基础(简称桶基)响应进行离心机实验模拟.结果表明,在垂向动载荷作用下,当载荷幅值超过一定值时,桶基周围砂土软化甚至液化,发生明显的沉降.桶基周围土体的沉降随着载荷幅值的增加而增加.由于液化区的滤波和对动载的衰减作用,发生沉降的范围有限,离桶壁约一倍桶高距离.超孔隙水压从桶基边沿水平向逐渐衰减,从土面开始往下逐渐衰减到零.桶基周围砂土完全液化的厚度随载荷幅值的增加而增加,最大值约为桶高的40%.

液化土层中桶形基础承载力弱化的数值模拟

对动冰载作用下饱和砂土层液化过程中桶形基础承载力的弱化规律进行了数值模拟。建立液化土层的简化计算模型,采用FLAC3D软件分析了等效动冰载作用下土层不同位置的液化度及其主要影响因素;进而将具一定液化度土层的抗力作用等效为沿桶壁的不同刚度的非线性弹簧作用,在给定的位移破坏标准下确定不同液化度土层中桶形基础的承载力,分析液化土层中桶形基础承载力的弱化特征。在文中荷载条件和计算模型下,当土层顶面液化度为0.60、底面液化度为0.06时,土层中桶形基础的承载力降低12%。

粉土地层中桶形基础水平动载响应的离心机实验研究

对动载作用下分层土中单桶基础动承载特性、四桶基础动承载特性进行了离心机实验模拟,并对动载后桶基静承载力进行了模拟。结果表明:桶顶与粘土面相同时,有上覆粘土层条件下的桶基动力响应较无上覆粘土层条件下的孔压增长小,但沉陷大;桶顶与粘土层下的砂土面相同时比与粘土面相同时的响应大。桶基在动载后的静承载力得到提高。由于液化区的滤波和对动载的衰减作用,发生沉降的范围有限,离桶壁约一倍桶高距离。超孔隙水压从桶基边沿水平向逐渐衰减,从土面开始往下逐渐衰减到零。桶基周围砂土完全液化的厚度随载荷幅值的增加而增加,最大值约为桶高的40%。

动载作用下桶形基础周围土体变形的数值模拟

针对动冰载作用下桶形基础周围土体的液化变形进行了数值模拟.建立饱和砂层中桶形基础的简化计算模型,研究动载作用下砂层竖向和水平向的液化变形.首先与桶形基础动载离心机试验比较,验证了计算模型的可靠性.分析了砂层竖向和水平向液化变形特征,以及砂层变形随动载特性和土性参数变化的规律.研究结果表明:砂层变形随着动载频率减小,振幅加大,砂层弹性模量降低而增大.在该文计算模型和荷载条件下,砂层竖向最大变形发生在距荷载作用边界0.25倍桶高位置处,水平最大变形发生在荷载作用边界处.当动载激振时间超过5h后,土顶面竖向变形约为土底面竖向变形的3倍,距荷载作用边界2.0倍桶高位置处的水平变形仅为荷载作用边界处水平变形的3.3%

Dimensionless Analysis of the Simulation of Bucket Foundations under Dynamic Load

Firstly, the main factors are obtained by use of dimensionless analysis. Secondly, the time scaling factors in centrifuge modeling of bucket foundations under dynamic load are analyzed based on dimensionless analysis and control- ling equation. A simplified method for dealing with the conflict of scaling factors of the inertial and the percolation in sand foundation is presented. The presented method is that the material for experiments is not changed while the effects are modified by perturbation method. Thirdly, the characteristic time of liquefaction state and the characteristic scale of affected zone are analyzed.

Seismically-induced displacements of a suction caisson in soft clay

The seismic design for offshore foundations is based predominantly on experience onshore. This paper describes the results of dynamic centrifuge tests performed to validate the performance of a suction caisson installed in normally consolidated clay. The main objective is to evaluate the likely plastic displacement under different shaking levels. Permanent displacement results indicate that the displacements experienced are well within the allowable movement for the foundation considered, even though a strength based design approach would consider this to be a failure. Larger earthquakes are seen to produce comparatively smaller displacements. It is concluded that the when designing for seismic loading, if some displacement is permissible then a performance-based approach allowing some displacement proves significantly less conservative than a purely strength-based design. It is also concluded that dynamic response analyses should consider the strength of soil, as this can act as a fuse against large amplitude shear waves. © 2011 Taylor & Francis Group, London.

Identification and specification of relationships as the foundation for service bundling

Service bundling can be regarded as an option for service providers to strengthen their competitive advantages, cope with dynamic market conditions and heterogeneous consumer demand. Despite these positive effects, actual guidance for the identification of service bundles and the act of bundling itself can be regarded as a gap. Previous research has resulted in a conceptualization of a service bundling method relying on a structured service description in order to fill this gap. This method addresses the reasoning about the suitability of services to be part of a bundle based on analyzing existing relationships between services captured by a description language. This paper extends the aforementioned research by presenting an initial set of empirically derived relationships between services in existing bundles that can subsequently be utilized to identify potential new bundles. Additionally, a gap analysis points out to what extent prominent ontologies and service description languages accommodate for the identified relationships.

Automatic in-bucket volume estimation for dragline operations

This paper presents a method for calculating the in-bucket payload volume on a dragline for the purpose of estimating the material’s bulk density in real-time. Knowledge of the bulk density can provide instant feedback to mine planning and scheduling to improve blasting and in turn provide a more uniform bulk density across the excavation site. Furthermore costs and emissions in dragline operation, maintenance and downstream material processing can be reduced. The main challenge is to determine an accurate position and orientation of the bucket with the constraint of real-time performance. The proposed solution uses a range bearing and tilt sensor to locate and scan the bucket between the lift and dump stages of the dragline cycle. Various scanning strategies are investigated for their benefits in this real-time application. The bucket is segmented from the scene using cluster analysis while the pose of the bucket is calculated using the iterative closest point (ICP) algorithm. Payload points are segmented from the bucket by a fixed distance neighbour clustering method to preserve boundary points and exclude low density clusters introduced by overhead chains and the spreader bar. A height grid is then used to represent the payload from which the volume can be calculated by summing over the grid cells. We show volume calculated on a scaled system with an accuracy of greater than 95 per cent.