基于径向基函数响应面方法的大跨度斜拉桥有限元模型修正

采用ANSYS有限元软件建立某大跨度斜拉桥试验室物理模型的三维有限元模型.基于灵敏度分析,选取模型待修正参数和用于模型修正的特征量.采用实验设计方法生成数样本,通过有限元分析提取对应的特征量信息,进而建立待修正参数与特征量关系的径向基函数响应面模型.通过对响应面模型的拟合误差分析,确定径向基函数的最优形状参数.以斜拉桥自振频率和静态索力构建目标函数.基于建立的响应面模型,采用遗传优化算法进行有限元模型修正.结果表明,采用径向基函数响应面模型拟合斜拉桥设计参数与特征量之间的隐式关系有较高的精度;基于仿真数据的模型修正有较高的精度,基于试验数据的模型修正能得到合理的结果,该方法可有效地修正复杂桥梁结构有限元模型.     

基于子结构的大型桥梁有限元模型修正方法

实际桥梁结构的整体有限元模型修正时自由度和单元数量较多,待修正参数多,有限元模型修正精度和效率低。为了提高有限元模型修正的效率,提出基于子结构的有限元模型修正方法。子结构方法是化整体分析为局部分析的方法,与直接修正大型桥梁有限元模型相比,子结构方法只需要计算每个子结构少量低阶模态,得到整体结构的特征解及特征解灵敏度,形成模型修正的目标方程和灵敏度矩阵,进而缩短模型修正时间。将基于子结构的模型修正方法用于怒江特大桥主桥(上承式钢桁拱桥)有限元模型修正,结果表明:修正后桥梁的前10阶频率与桥梁的模拟实测频率值相吻合,且模型修正时间仅为传统整体方法的56%。     

基于GA-GM(1,N,α)幂模型的铁路客运量预测

针对在铁路客运量预测领域传统的灰色预测模型不能反映真实系统的非线性结构特点及其背景值的赋值不合理的问题,提出使用对系统相关因素引入幂指数且经过背景值优化的GM(1,N,)幂模型进行客运量预测。背景值优化时设置待定参数,利用线性组合结构重新计算背景值。对此模型产生的较多的待定参数,采用能够并行运算、全局寻优的遗传算法进行一次性求解。最后使用此模型对甘肃省铁路客运量进行建模预测,并与传统GM(1,N)模型、GM(1,N)幂模型进行对比分析。结果证明,GM(1,N,)幂模型具有更高的预测精度,对铁路客运量预测有一定的应用和研究价值。     

基于基准有限元模型的箱梁TMD振动控制研究

针对高架桥梁结构引起的振动噪声问题,研究TMD控制箱梁结构振动的特性。为了获得精准的箱梁有限元模型,首先以铁路32 m简支箱梁桥为原型,按10:1的几何相似比设计制作简支箱梁缩尺试验模型,应用ANSYS软件建立初始动力有限元模型;对有限元模型模态分析与试验模型模态测试得到的自由模态信息进行误差分析,并采用基于灵敏度分析的模型修正技术对初始动力有限元模型弹性模量和密度进行修正,得到基准有限元模型,误差确认结果显示修正后的有限元模型更精准地反应箱梁的振动特性;进一步利用基准有限元模型,开展TMD控制简支箱梁桥振动的研究,研究结果表明TMD对于抑制桥梁竖向共振有很好的效果。     

Quasi-dynamic estimation of o–d flows from traffic counts: Formulation,statistical validation and performance analysis on real data

The paper proposes a “quasi-dynamic” framework for estimation of origin–destination (o–d) flow from traffic counts, under the assumption that o–d shares are constant across a reference period, whilst total flows leaving each origin vary for each sub-period within the reference period. The advantage of this approach over conventional within-day dynamic estimators is that of reducing drastically the number of unknowns given the same set of observed time-varying traffic counts. Obviously, the gain in accuracy depends on how realistic is the underlying assumption that total demand levels vary more rapidly over time than o–d shares. Firstly, the paper proposes a theoretical specification of the quasi-dynamic estimator. Subsequently, it proposes empirical and statistical tests to check the quasi-dynamic assumption and then compares the performances of the quasi-dynamic estimator of o–d flows with both classical off-line simultaneous dynamic estimators and on-line recursive Kalman filter-based estimators. Experiments are carried out on the real test site of A4–A23 motorways in North-Eastern Italy. Results confirm the acceptability of the assumption of quasi-dynamic o–d flows, even under the hypothesis of constant distribution shares for the whole day and show that the quasi-dynamic estimator outperforms significantly the simultaneous estimator. Data also suggest that using the quasi-dynamic estimates instead of the simultaneous estimates as historical o–d flows improves significantly the performances of the Kalman filter, which strongly depends of the quality of the seed o–d flows. In addition, it is shown that the aggregation of quasi-dynamic o–d estimates across subsequent time slices represents also the most effective way to obtain o–d estimates for larger time horizons (e.g. hourly estimates). Finally, a validation based on an hold-out sample of link flows (i.e. counts not used as inputs in the o–d estimation/updating process) revealed the quasi-dynamic estimator to be overall more robust and effective with respect to the other tested estimators.     

Towards a generic benchmarking platform for origin–destination flows estimation/updating algorithms: Design,demonstration and validation

Estimation/updating of Origin–Destination (OD) flows and other traffic state parameters is a classical, widely adopted procedure in transport engineering, both in off-line and in on-line contexts. Notwithstanding numerous approaches proposed in the literature, there is still room for considerable improvements, also leveraging the unprecedented opportunity offered by information and communication technologies and big data. A key issue relates to the unobservability of OD flows in real networks – except from closed highway systems – thus leading to inherent difficulties in measuring performance of OD flows estimation/updating methods and algorithms. Starting from these premises, the paper proposes a common evaluation and benchmarking framework, providing a synthetic test bed, which enables implementation and comparison of OD estimation/updating algorithms and methodologies under “standardized” conditions. The framework, implemented in a platform available to interested parties upon request, has been flexibly designed and allows comparing a variety of approaches under various settings and conditions. Specifically, the structure and the key features of the framework are presented, along with a detailed experimental design for the application of different dynamic OD flow estimation algorithms. By way of example, applications to both off-line/planning and on-line algorithms are presented, together with a demonstration of the extensibility of the presented framework to accommodate additional data sources.     

Flexible long range planning using low cost information

Contemporary transport planning requires a flexible modelling approach which can be used to monitor the implementation of a long term plan checking regularly its short term performance with easily available data; the original model is periodically updated using low cost information and this allows the evaluation of the changes to the plan which may be required. Such an approach requires models suited to regular updating and to the use of data from different sources. Models to update trip matrices from traffic counts have been available for some time; however, the estimation and/or updating of other model stages with low cost data has escaped analytical treatment. The paper discusses this idea and formulates the updating problem for an example involving a joint destination/mode choice model under various assumptions about the nature of the available data. Analytical solutions are proposed as well as some general conclusions.requests for offprints     

基于参数更新的体外索张力识别方法

以有限元分析模型参数更新理论为基础,提出了一种通过测试自振频率得到体外索张力的新方法,其参数更新的目标是使试验实测体外预应力体系的频率与有限元模型计算所得频率最为接近,进而识别出体外索张力大小,经实例验证,用所提出的方法来识别体外索的张力具有很高的精度．     

基于加权Kendall相关系数和序贯代理模型的有限元模型修正

为了提高桥梁结构有限元模型修正的效率和效果，提出基于加权Kendall相关系数和序贯代理模型的有限元模型修正方法。首先，建立基于目标响应误差和待修正设计参数灵敏度的加权Kendall相关系数指标，并采用凝聚层次聚类算法，合理确定待修正设计参数的数量和位置，保证待修正设计参数对目标响应具有合适的解耦能力；其次，为解决传统一次性代理模型法在构造代理模型过程中产生的欠采样或者过采样的问题，采用基于FLOLA-Voronoi通用序贯设计策略的序贯代理模型法，提高构造代理模型过程中试验设计样本的利用率和模型修正效率；最后，根据一座斜拉桥的静动力荷载试验数据进行有限元模型修正。结果表明：基于FLOLA-Voronoi算法的序贯代理模型能够合理地确定构造代理模型所需的样本数量和位置，使得在相同样本数量的情况下，序贯代理模型比一次性代理模型具有稍好的精度指标；采用加权Kendall相关系数指标的聚类方法可以得到具有合适解耦能力的待修正设计参数，使得修正前大误差目标响应的误差显著下降，小误差目标响应的误差基本都处于合理范围内，有效地降低了目标响应的整体误差；同时，有限元理论静动力响应与实测静动力响应的平均误差分别由5.56%、8.43%降低至1.87%、3.41%，并且相较于常规方法，修正精度更好，所提方法可以用于桥梁结构有限元模型修正，可得到准确的桥梁结构数值模型。