Experimental study of freak wave impacts on a tension-leg platform

This study investigates the freak wave impinging on a tension-leg platform through wave flume experiments. The freak waves are generated using the focused wave theory. By adjusting the wave focusing location, different incident wave scenarios at the structure location are produced. Simultaneous measurements of wave shape evolutions upon impingement, wave impact pressures on the platform deck, platform motions and tether forces are carried out for synchronized analyses of the wave kinematics/dynamics and structural responses. The variation of these parameters with the incident wave profile is studied. It is found that although applying less intensive local impact pressures as compared to the highly-breaking freak wave, the slightly-breaking or non-breaking freak wave imposes the same level of adverse effect on the platform's global stability in terms of motions and tether forces. In addition, the high-crest freak wave causes violent motions of the floating platform, which are likely to induce snap loads of large amplitude and high occurrence frequency in tethers. The published results would provide useful benchmarks for validating numerical and analytical models.     

浮码头与旁靠船舶的运动响应特性研究

本文基于三维势流理论,采用数值分析方法研究了浮码头与散货船旁靠系泊的运动特性。考虑缆绳和护舷的非线性特性,探求了波浪周期对浮体运动、系缆力的影响规律。研究结果表明：考虑间隙内水体运动影响,旁靠散货船在横浪条件下的纵摇和纵荡运动有所增大。浮码头在计算工况下,缆绳受力较大,在某些工况条件下超出了国际系缆力标准的要求,旁靠散货船的缆绳在计算工况下均未超标,满足要求。研究结果为浮码头系泊系统的设计及工程运营提供理论参考。     

长输油气管道金属损失漏磁内检测技术研究

以管道漏磁内检测器为载体,通过对管体进行在线的漏磁内检测,可以达到量化管道缺陷、避免事故发生的目的。文中介绍了管道金属损失漏磁内检测技术,分析了油气管道漏磁内检测技术原理及漏磁内检测系统组成,利用有限元分析方法研究了管道缺陷尺寸对于漏磁场信号的影响,验证了管道漏磁内检测技术的可靠性。     

内压载荷下X80管道裂纹应力分布规律研究

为了研究内压作用下管道裂纹应力场分布规律,以含有表面裂纹的X80管道为研究对象,对不同形状、不同方向、不同内压、不同尺寸的含裂纹管道进行仿真分析和实验验证。结果表明:裂纹尖端处应力远大于裂纹中心应力。裂纹形状对应力影响作用较小,随着裂纹方向与管道轴向夹角增大,裂纹尖端应力先增大后减小,随着管道内压、裂纹深度、裂纹长度的增大,裂纹尖端处应力随之线性增大。其中,裂纹长度对裂纹尖端应力的影响小于管道内压和裂纹深度。     

Workers wanted: Changing employee accessibility with industrial development ─ Evidence from Foxconn

In response to the trends of manufacturing revitalization and workforce shortage in the U.S., this study investigates how Foxconn changes accessibility to industrial employees by automobile and by transit in Southeast Wisconsin. Results suggest that there is a mismatch between the Foxconn site and the areas with high accessibility to industrial employees. With a great demand for labor, Foxconn reduces employee accessibility by automobile throughout the region, while its impact on employee accessibility by transit is more localized. The results inform industrial firm locations, workforce housing development, and transportation service provisions. The analysis framework shifts the angle of accessibility research to focusing on the perspective of employers, and it can be applied to investigate future large-scale economic development projects.     

轨道高架桥下基坑开挖的相关措施及研究分析

近年来,越来越多的工程建设与已建轨道的关系越来越密切,施工环境也越来越复杂.以春申湖路快速化改造中元和塘东隧道基坑下穿轨道2号线号线高架为例,通过开挖施工中采取的一系列技术措施(MJS工法、开挖工序安排、应用支撑自动轴力补偿系统、加强监测等),并运用数值模拟软件,建立地上地下整体模型,将结果与过程监控数值对比,确保了轨...     

基于视频亚像素模板匹配算法的索力试验

针对索结构的索力测试,基于室内试验对比了计算机视觉方法和传统加速度传感器方法,探讨了计算机视觉方法的适用性。研究采用伺服静载锚固试验机张拉单根斜拉索钢绞线,简化模拟索张拉受力状态,通过相机摄影的非接触测量方法测量拉索动态响应,结合亚像素模板匹配算法识别拉索动态变形、基频和索力,并与传统的加速度传感器测试结果进行对比。研究结果表明,计算机视觉方法识别的拉索振动频谱峰值明显,基频识别结果与加速度传感器测试结果基本一致,索力识别结果与实测值相比最大误差不超过6%,具备开展实际结构索力测试的能力。     

城市轨道交通上跨铁路特大桥方案研究

武汉轨道交通7号线北延线工程上跨铁路桥需跨越多股铁路,受天河机场限高等因素影响,主桥设计为（86+2×156+86）m预应力连续梁桥。设计中通过增加梁高、调整预应力钢束布置减少梁体残余徐变变形,采用二次张拉竖向钢绞线预应力体系改善主梁腹板抗裂性能。为减小施工对既有铁路的干扰,采用转体施工方案,转体吨位达15 000 t。邻近铁路的基坑采用隔离桩支护,基坑开挖和桥梁施工各阶段既有铁路路基附加沉降均满足规范要求。     

电动客车轮边驱动电机的转矩分配控制策略研究

轮边驱动电机采用轮毂电机,实现四轮独立驱动,方便汽车动力学性能的控制.对于电动客车,轮边电机驱动以其轻量化、传递效率高等优势正在取代中央直驱的方式,成为现在研究的热点.这种驱动方式取消了离合器和变速器等,驱动电机安装在车轮旁边,结构空间和重量得以大幅度降低电.文章以四轮独立驱动的轮毂电机电动客车为研究对象,通过驱动转矩...     

Hybrid analytic-FEM approach for dynamic response analysis of air-cushion vehicle skirts

Focused on the assessment method for dynamic behavior of the skirts of an air cushion vehicle (ACV), this paper proposes a hybrid analytic-FEM approach, within which the self-developed subroutine considers the transient skirt-water contacting force through suggested semi-analytical formula based on the empirical results from CFD simulations of the equivalent flat-plate model. The dynamic explicit algorithm of FEM is adopted to solve the large deformation problem of flexible skirts. The validity of the approach has been confirmed by comparing with previous numerical results as well as published experimental results of steady seal deformation tests at University of Michigan. Afterward, more simulations for demonstration cases are carried out to study the complex dynamic response of the skirts under different skirt-water contacting conditions. The proposed method can obtain more reliable results than traditional analytical method and be more efficient than fluid-structure interaction simulations, thus providing a practical balanced approach aiming at the dynamic response analysis for whole skirts and contributing to the skirts dynamics performance assessment of an ACV.