Assessment of fatigue strength of steel butt-welded joints in as-welded condition – Alternative approaches for curve fitting and mean stress effect analysis

Experimental fatigue data for butt-welded joints in as-welded condition and under constant amplitude tensile loading (secondary bending included) were analyzed using the nominal stress system and the notch stress system. Two approaches were used; a standard fitting procedure and minimization of the sum of squared perpendicular distances from a line with a fixed and free slope. In all cases, the latter method gave better agreement between the experimental and predicted fatigue life and fatigue strength. The analyses showed both with all broken specimen data included and with reduced data that the FAT225 curve, as recommended by IIW, might be too optimistic for the notch stress approach in the case of butt-welded joints in as-welded condition. It was also found that use of the local stress ratio instead of the applied stress ratio might explain many issues concerning current observations and apparent inconsistencies in reported literature.     

Optimal joint distance and time toll for cordon-based congestion pricing

This paper addresses the optimal toll design problem for the cordon-based congestion pricing scheme, where both a time-toll and a nonlinear distance-toll (i.e., joint distance and time toll) are levied for each network user’s trip in a pricing cordon. The users’ route choice behaviour is assumed to follow the Logit-based stochastic user equilibrium (SUE). We first propose a link-based convex programming model for the Logit-based SUE problem with a joint distance and time toll pattern. A mathematical program with equilibrium constraints (MPEC) is developed to formulate the optimal joint distance and time toll design problem. The developed MPEC model is equivalently transformed into a semi-infinite programming (SIP) model. A global optimization method named Incremental Constraint Method (ICM) is designed for solving the SIP model. Finally, two numerical examples are used to assess the proposed methodology.     

Formal scientific research of traffic collision data utilizing GIS

This paper explores the tenuous link between speeding behavior and accident causation, one that has not been well established in the international literature to date. Taking advantage of established engineering conventions and formulae, we were able to set up an a priori hypothesis suitable for testing. Utilizing this formal scientific method (which GIS researchers have been criticised for not using) we establish a statistical link for this relationship. Our methodology can be used to support all police intervention strategies, including the controversial photo radar systems. The results from our research have been entered into a GIS in order to create a map for spatial display. This map illustrates the relative probability or risk of collision occurrence resulting from speeding at all intersections and interchanges within the scope of the study. It is suggested that this methodology could easily be maintained with periodic updates of data, thus creating a dynamic model from which to monitor traffic safety within the city. Furthermore, this model can be utilized to study specific strategies, allowing for the scrutiny of before, during and after effects. The study area is the entire city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and includes all traffic collisions occurring during the year of 1994.     

三边长后方交会在精密测量工程中的应用

文章以广西贵港西江航运建设二期工程船闸安全监测项目为例,介绍了三边长后方交会法的基本原理,推导出三边长后方交会法的坐标计算、平差公式等,分析了其误差来源和控制措施,论证了三边长后方交会在精密测量工程中的可行性与优越性。     

混凝土在路桥桩基施工中的作用及技术

路桥桩基混凝土施工中，为了保障灌注桩混凝土的质量，必须加强对准备工作及施工工艺的重视。通过对混凝土及其施工质量要求进行分析，探讨了混凝土在路桥桩基施工中的配合比、泵送等，并阐述了路桥桩基施工技术。     

半断面法超前周边注浆在煤层采空区治理中的应用

以煤层采空区治理工程为依托,详细介绍了超前周边注浆参数的选取原则,讨论了全断面注浆和半断面注浆作业的优缺点和适用范围.介绍了周边注浆施工材料、设备及施工工艺,采用分析法和检查孔法对注浆效果进行了对比分析.结果表明,采用超前周边注浆加固,能有效控制涌水量,加固松散岩体.     

浅析G30线K3981～K3982路段防沙害处治方法

结合博乐公路管理局管养的G30线K3981～K3982路段路基边坡防沙害处治养护项目的实施，对处治沙害实施流程进行了详细的阐述，有一定的参考价值。     

软土地层盾尾注浆压力引起的地面隆起分析

目前已有盾尾注浆压力引起地面隆起的研究均假定盾尾注浆压力均匀分布,这与实际工程中盾尾注浆压力上小下大的形式不符。为更准确预测盾尾注浆压力引起的地面变形,在现有均匀注浆压力引起地面隆起分析的基础上,考虑软土地层盾构隧道施工中盾尾注浆压力上小下大的分布形式,将盾尾注浆对地层的压力效应视为半无限土体中柱形孔的扩张过程,利用镜像法和Mindlin解,推导出软土地层盾尾注浆压力引起的地面隆起计算公式,并通过工程实例,将本文解答、叶飞解答、林存刚经验公式解答、Vesic解答与数值解进行对比分析。结果表明:盾尾注浆压力引起的地面隆起横向曲线总体上呈高斯分布。在预测软土地层地面沉降时,忽视盾尾注浆压力引起的地面隆起是不合理的;用推导出的公式计算上小下大分布形式下盾尾注浆压力引起的地面沉降是可行的,Vesic公式和林存刚经验公式在应用时需要根据具体工程进行相应修正。     

基于SHEL和三角模糊数理论的地铁钻爆法施工安全评价方法研究

为合理应用决策数据中不同专家的背景知识,找出地铁施工过程中安全测评体系的关注重点,根据地铁施工的特点和SHEL安全模型理论,建立以人-软件(L-S)、人-硬件(L-H)、人-环境(L-E)和人-人(L-L)4个环节为基础的钻爆法地铁施工安全指标体系。请专家给出指标语义评价等级和指标权重语义评价等级,并根据其与三角模糊数的对应关系分别得出三角模糊数评价值。针对不同专家的重要性程度差异,提出基于三角模糊数的群一致性评价方法,得出专家综合权重,集结评价数据,最终得到安全评价结果。最后,对青岛地铁1号线过海段进行实例分析。结果表明,该方法可以解决群评价过程中专家个体权威与群体共识难以兼顾的问题,能够充分利用群决策中的原始评价信息,提高地铁施工安全水平评价的准确性。     

我国城市防洪排涝地下深隧规划设计与施工方法

为了建设符合中国国情的地下排水深隧,解决城市内涝问题,消除"城市看海"现象,采用调研分析的研究方法,通过调研国外城市排水深隧建设的成功案例,借鉴成熟经验并结合我国国情探索出我国城市排水深隧在规划设计、施工技术等方面的建设模式。主要结论如下:1)深隧规划必须坚持雨污分流原则,防涝标准应设为百年一遇;2)深隧层位应建于地下30~50 m的位置,隧道管线应布设在城市易涝区,并且将修建深隧、改造浅管和清淤河道衔接起来,形成一套完整的防洪排涝系统,让深隧的作用得以充分发挥,才能解决城市内涝问题;3)排水深隧要注重防水设计,防止雨水污染地下水;4)为提高深隧的经济效益,应将深隧与地下快速路的规划结合起来,功能上多样化。