A multi-spring model for monopile analysis in soft clays

The offshore wind industry in China has seen a rapid development in recent years and is projected to account for half of global yearly installed capacity in the years to come. Monopiles are a popular foundation solution for supporting offshore wind turbines. However, due to challenging seabed soil conditions, which often feature thick normally consolidated soft clays and harsh environmental loading (i.e. frequent occurrence of typhoons), extremely long monopiles are often designed. The large monopiles are costly to fabricate and install and sometimes kills the viability of the concept in cases where the bedrock is relatively shallow and expensive piling in rock is otherwise required. However, the state-of-practice for designing these monopiles in clays is typically by using the API p-y springs, which are widely known to underestimate soil-pile interaction stiffness and capacity for large diameter monopiles. Improvement to the design method can therefore have significant economic implications to the industry. The paper presents an effort toward this direction. A multi-spring beam-column model suitable for monopile design in soil conditions in China is proposed. The model features three soil spring components, namely the lateral p-y spring, the pile tip base shear s-y spring and rotational m-θ springs along the pile shaft. The validity of the model is verified by a comprehensive suite finite element parametric analyses. Guidance for incorporating the cyclic loading effect into design is also provided. The model proposed in this paper has large potentials for application in design practice.     

铁路路基动态变形模量的数值模拟分析

介绍铁路路基动态变形模量理论计算公式的推导及动态变形模量的测试原理,采用有限元软件模拟动态变形模量的测试过程,分析承载板与土体接触压力、路基动态变形模量的影响因素,并计算动态变形模量的有效测试深度.结果表明:在承载板中心一定范围内,接触压力模拟结果较理论计算值大;土体的动弹性模量对接触压力影响很小,可以忽略;路基动态变形模量测试冲击荷载作用下,土体只发生弹性变形;动态变形模量与土体动弹性模量呈线性关系,路基动态变形模量的模拟结果大于理论计算值;土体的泊松比对动态变形模量影响较小;动态变形模量有效测试深度建议取0.5~0.6 m.     

水下爆炸气泡载荷作用下船体梁的动态水弹性响应

文章基于势流理论,针对水下爆炸气泡脉动载荷作用下船体梁的动态水弹性鞭状响应及其共振效应进行了研究。阐述了水下爆炸气泡与船体梁之间的流固耦合理论分析,并分别建立了一个考虑气泡迁移,自由面效应和气泡阻力的气泡模型和一个船体梁的弹性响应的计算模型。文中以两条实船作为算例,研究了刚体运动对船体梁弹性振动响应的影响,分析了船体梁在气泡脉动载荷作用下产生的共振破坏的机理。     

Using a SVM to evaluate damage to vibration isolators in an elastic raft system

Predicting damage to vibration isolators in a raft experiencing heavy shock loadings from explosions is an important task when designing a raft system. It is also vital to be able to research the vulnerability of heavily shocked floating rafts unreliable, especially when the allowable values The conventional approach to prediction has been or ultimate values of vibration isolators of supposedly uniform standard in a raft actually have differing and uncertain values due to defective workmanship. A new model for predicting damage to vibration isolators in a shocked floating raft system is presented in this paper. It is based on a support vector machine（SVM）, which uses Artificial Intelligence to characterize complicated nonlinear mapping between the impacting environment and damage to the vibration isolators. The effectiveness of the new method for predicting damage was illustrated by numerical simulations, and shown to be effective when relevant parameters of the model were chosen reasonably. The effect determining parameters, including kernel function and penalty factors, has on prediction results is also discussed. It can be concluded that the SVM will probably become a valid tool to study damage or vulnerability in a shocked raft system.     

高桥墩墩顶水平位移的计算与分析

考虑板式橡胶支座的弹性约束作用、地基弹性变形的影响,用能量法对高桥墩墩顶水平位移进行计算与分析;算例表明,对具有板式橡胶支座的弹性地基高桥墩的设计计算,支座对高桥墩弹性约束和地基的弹性变位影响不可忽视.     

固结黏土地层盾构直接破除排水板关键技术研究

宁波地铁5号线1期下穿高速公路路基时存在68°斜交长40 m的含塑料排水板的固结黏土地层,为研究盾构直接通过可行性、刀具选型、施工参数优化等问题,利用TBM掘进模态综合试验平台,进行了不同类型刀具、不同掘进参数的固结黏土地层排水板破除试验。研究表明： 对于含排水板的固结黏土地层,在合理选择刀具、盾构参数并优化掘进参数情况下,盾构法施工直接破除基本可行,试验为宁波地铁工程建设提供了依据,也可为类似工程设计及施工提供参考。     

输送成球黏土混砂土质对管线磨损的监测

吹填工程中,疏浚土对管线的磨损是工程实施的重要影响因素,目前针对成球黏土混砂土质对管线的磨损程度尚无相关研究。以厦门蔡庴工程统计数据为基础,对成球黏土混砂土质对管线磨损进行研究,分析不同部位的管线在该种土质情况下的磨损程度,并与定额中典型土质进行对比,确定出该种土质对管线的磨损,以此来指导管线的调整和优化安排。结论对类似工程有较高的指导意义,同时对管线的监测、对比、分析的方法具有普遍适用性。     

疏浚硬质黏性土制作室内试验研究

基于疏浚工程中硬质黏性土挖掘困难和生产效率低的问题,为原状土进行刀齿的切削试验,需要制备硬质黏性土土质。针对疏浚吹填淤泥含水率大和压缩性强等特征,开发了一套底部抽真空的"真空+堆载"制备技术。试验研究表明:1)制备装置效果良好,制备土质标准贯入击数达到13击,液性指数达到0.36,疏浚岩土工程特性级别为4级,性质接近疏浚工程中给施工带来困难的黏性土质,为硬质黏性土的切削试验提供了合格的模型土质。2)制备土质含水率W与无侧限抗压强度R、标准贯入击数N、土体承载力F存在较好的相关性,回归系数均在0.72以上,为流塑等状态的软弱淤泥处理处置研究提供基础技术支撑。     

弹性垫形式的水下弹性体发射动力学分析

弹性垫会对水下运载器发射动力学产生影响,文章针对弹性垫形式,利用Lagrange方程推导了新型适配关系下的发射动力学方程,同时考虑了运载器的刚体运动、弹性变形、弹性垫变形与接触对发射过程的影响。利用文中的方法,建立了水下运载器发射动力学模型,对发射过程的载荷进行了求解,研究了弹性垫数量、刚度、位置等参数对运载器弹性振动的影响。结果表明文中方法是有效的,可用于水下运载器发射动力学分析。     

计及弹性支撑效应的独立液舱晃荡数值分析研究

文章针对弹性支撑结构作用下的液舱晃荡问题,采用基于Hilber-Hughes-Taylor(HHT)格式的隐式直接积分法求解液舱运动,应用VOF法求解流体晃荡,并结合部分单元参数的概念处理棱形液舱边界,建立了液舱运动与流体晃荡双向耦合迭代算法。以独立液舱为研究对象,通过耦合求解弹性支撑液舱晃荡,并与非弹性支撑液舱晃荡进行比较,分析了在不同刚度的弹性支撑结构作用下液舱液体运动及晃荡载荷的变化规律。该文建立的分析方法为含弹性支撑的独立液舱晃荡载荷预报提供了一种快速、有效的分析手段。