Experimental study on seismic vibration control of an offshore wind turbine with TMD considering soil liquefaction effect

Wind energy is clean and sustainable. Taiwan is establishing offshore wind farms using wind turbines in the Taiwan Strait. However, these are located in an earthquake-prone area with sandy seabed conditions. To ensure their safety and reliability, the turbines’ support structure must be protected against wind, waves, and seismic loads. Tuned mass dampers (TMDs) are commonly employed to reduce structural vibrations. A TMD is more simply incorporated into turbine structures than are other energy dissipation devices. In this study, a 1:25-scale test model with a TMD was constructed and subjected to shaking table tests to experimentally simulate the dynamic behavior of a typical 5-MW wind turbine with a jacket-type support structure and pile foundation. The scaled-down wind turbine model has a nacelle without rotating blades; therefore, the aerodynamic and rotational effects due to the rotating blades were ignored in this study. A large laminar shear box filled with saturated sandy ground was used to simulate the typical seabed conditions of Taiwanese offshore wind farms. The TMD system was designed to be tuned the first-mode frequency of the test model. Two ground accelerations, selected by considering wind farm site condition and near-fault characteristics, were used for excitation in the test. The responses of the test model with and without the TMD system were compared, and the influence of soil liquefaction on the effectiveness of TMD vibration control was addressed.     

Simplified buckling-and-contact-based expansion method for assessment of crashworthiness of double-hulled ship structure

Ship-to-ship collision events can have severe consequences such as loss of life and environmental degradation. For this reason, modern ship designs are required to incorporate a double-hulled structure to prevent inner-hull damage from such events. Using the experimental or numerical method to analyze the crashworthiness of double-hulled ship structures entails much effort, for which reason neither method is easy to adopt at the early design stage. In this paper, an existing simplified method called Ito's method is improved by a new buckling-and-contact-based expansion method. This method can be applied to double-hulled-structure or outer-hull-local-rupture failure mode. The perpendicular bow-to-side collision scenario is assumed for a conservative estimation of damage to a double-hulled structure. The method was verified in the present study by numerical ship collision simulations of several cases. The results for the buckling-and-contact-based expansion method and numerical simulation were similar for a blunt shape of striking body but different for a sharp shape.     

高速铁路路基全断面沥青混凝土防水封闭结构

提出1种高速铁路路基全断面沥青混凝土防水封闭结构,基于该结构工作状态,分析其主要功能特性,设计碾压密实高模量沥青混凝土。将全断面沥青混凝土防水封闭结构应用于工程试验段,跟踪监测其服役特性。结果表明:试验段轨道结构及路堤基床动力性能均满足规范限值要求;试验段基床含水量维持在8%~18%,受天气影响小,而邻近的纤维混凝土对照段基床含水量为10%~35%,随天气波动显著;试验段沥青混凝土的吸热作用,使得路肩处基床温度较对照段大;试验段路基竖向变形监测值较对照段稍大,但均满足限值要求;试验段沥青混凝土与底座等接触情况良好,无松散剥落等病害,仅在底座板接缝处有数条裂缝,而对照段出现较多的纵横向裂缝,严重影响其防水封闭效果;沥青混凝土修补方便,可维护性高。     

收费公路资产证券化定价及发行方法研究

从数据驱动视角出发，本文探讨收费公路资产支持证券的结构化定价方法。首先，构建反 映交通量风险特征的收费公路通行收入自回归积分滑动平均模型；其次，基于瀑布式偿付结构和 到期收益率Nelson-Siegel模型计算不同等级证券发债规模与息票利率；最后结合成渝高速和渝 蓉高速现实数据进行仿真分析。研究发现，高速公路成熟期的通行收入具有尖峰厚尾特征，成长 期的通行收入更兼具显著的波动聚集效应。数据驱动的定价模型能够刻画通行收入的风险特 征，合理估计优先级的证券融资比例，比只考虑利率风险的现金流折现法更具有优势；从发行方 式来看，合并发行的融资结构显著优于单独发行。管理启示是改变以单个高速公路项目为基础 的特许经营权融资，通过绩优绩差项目的合并发行优化融资结构。     

IPO择时行为对资本结构的影响分析

基于资本结构的市场时机选择理论,本文以2006-2010年沪深两市IPO公司为研究对象,建立实证分析模型,研究IPO市场时机选择行为对资本结构的影响。实证结果表明沪市不存在明显的IPO择时行为,而深市较为明显,且此行为对资本结构构有长期影响,但其影响力有限,不及传统因素。     

铁路轮渡浮桥结构设计

浮桥是铁路轮渡联系桥的设计方案之一。本探讨了浮桥的结构设计依据和原则，以及设计荷载，计算工况，结构组成和应用优化设计理论选定浮桥杆件截面的方法。     

筑路机械路面铣刨机械的结构与维护保养

介绍了路面铣刨机的结构、工作原理。针对路面铣刨机在正常作业过程中零件磨损的现象，提出了路面铣刨机械的养护措施。     

基于SCP理论的我国港口物流绩效定量分析

运用SCP产业组织理论的研究方法,分析我国港口物流产业绩效的整体现状,同时试图构造一个"结构-行为-绩效"的分析框架,为产业现状的科学评价提供服务.研究结果表明:我国港口物流产业目前正处于一种一定程度垄断性质的竞争市场结构;市场行为体现出局部垄断和竞争合作的两重性,其出现的适应性反应,影响了市场结构和市场绩效;另外,市场绩效也造成了产业结构和市场行为的变化.通过技术统计及理论分析,认为我国港口物流产业正处于快速成长时期,其经营绩效显著优于其他物流行业,呈现出较好的发展势头.     

面向对象有限元程序的数据设计

面向对象语言丰富的数据类型及类的继承性为有限元方法提供了更高的数据安全性和设计灵活性，同时也带来了一些传统的面向过程程序设计方法所没有的问题。本文用封装在类里的数据代替Ｆｏｒｔｒａｎ有限元程序中的公用区变量以降低耦合性；用静态变量定义类对象的共同属性以减少冗余性；用单元对象的链表结构取代单元文件以提高单元管理的效率和灵活性。对面向对象有限元程序设计所涉及的数据设计和维护的其它方面也进行了讨论。     

多层结构及分布式PowerBuilder的实现

讨论了分布式多层应用体系的结构、特点及实现技术,介绍了分布式PowerBuilder结构,并详细说明了如何用PowerBuilder7.0具体地实现多层结构应用系统.