Variational principles in water-wave problems (wave radiation conditions and their variational treatment)

To discuss water-wave problems in unlimited waters, it is important to know what type of wave radiation condition should be placed on a virtual surface corresponding to infinity. For this kind of problem, the Sommerfeld radiation condition is well known. In this article, the condition is extended to treat a case with an incident wave. Furthermore, a more general wave radiation condition is introduced from a different point of view. The above-mentioned wave radiation conditions are introduced into the variational principles of the Kelvin, Hellinnger–Reissner, and Dirichlet type. The Dirichlet-type variational principles are then used in numerical calculations for bending waves in a bar, and the effectiveness of the wave radiation conditions and the variational principles is shown. The numerical results for one-dimensional water-wave problems are then given. As expected, the region required for the numerical solution is reduced drastically compared with that required by the Sommerfeld-type formulation. Furthermore, the amplitude of the diverging wave is obtained in the process of reaching the variational solution. Finally, two-dimensional water-wave problems are briefly discussed. Received: August 9, 2001 / Accepted: September 17, 2001     

黏土中圆形低真空隧道管片结构内力分布及其影响因素

针对盾构隧道管片结构在不同环境下的受力性能,建立基于修正惯用法的力学模型,推导出圆形低真空隧道管片结构内力的解析解;以武汉黏土作为模拟地层,分别采用修正剑桥模型和弹簧模型,模拟分析圆形低真空隧道结构的内力分布;在获得解析解和2种数值解的基础上,对比分析特定工况下3种方法得到的隧道管片结构内力分布,探讨真空力、弯曲刚度有...     

快速线路轨道刚度合理值的研究

轨道动态几何形位直接对行车安全、轮轨作用力、车辆振动产生影响.轨道动态几何形位的变化与众多因素相关.轨道刚度变化同时影响着轮轨动荷载和轨道动态几何形位的变化.将沪宁线轨检车实测动态不平顺输入动力仿真软件,分别计算不同垂向和横向刚度时的轮轨动轮载和钢轨的垂向、横向动位移,并改变车辆速度和输入不平顺的大小,分析轨道不平顺、轮轨动荷载和钢轨动位移之间的关系.利用正态分布的原则统计不同状态下动轮载和动位移的最大值,分析对比钢轨动态变形和轮轨动荷载随刚度和速度的变化趋势,提出了合理的轨道刚度取值范围,并分析了初始不平顺大小对轨道动态位移的影响.     

北美铁路降低轮轨接触应力新进展

介绍了北美铁路在降低轮轨接触应力和轮轨作用力方面的研究成果.     

摆盘发动机空间机构的震动力完全平衡研究

特种摆盘发动机在航空航天、武器系统等方面有着广泛的应用。从空间机构学理论出发,抽象出机构模型,利用空间机构的通路定理,分析摆盘发动机机构震动力完全平衡的可行性,并推导出该空间机构必须满足的平衡条件;结合发动机自身结构特点,研究震动力完全平衡时各构件的结构条件与配重条件;同时针对所给条件的不足之处提出进一步的分析研究方法,为发动机在结构设计与减振方面提供理论基础。     

基于云重心理论的炮兵群（团）生存能力评估

利用云重心理论构建炮兵群（团）生存能力评估模型步骤为：确定评估对象指标体系、计算指标权重、列出指标的状态值、确定云的重心向量及确定加权偏离度,并通过实例验证了该模型的可行性。此方法简单易行,可操作性强,为炮兵群（团）生存能力评估提供了有效的方法。     

Artificial forces for virtual autonomous ships with encountering situations in restricted waters

ABSTRACT

Even if the same two ships operate in the same encountering situation, the actual strategies and timing of operations may be different. Therefore, the fixed collision avoidance trajectory and ship movements are no longer suitable for simulating the real ship behaviour. This paper tries to develop an artificial intelligent system that fully sensitive to the local circumstances and command a ship in virtual environment. Based on AIS (Automatic Identification System) data, this study has developed artificial forces which help decision makings on-board independently under different situations and catching the stochastic nature of ship behaviours during collision avoidances manoeuvring. Actual ship tracks are helpful for ascertaining the parameters that contribute to artificial forces in collision avoidances, while the correlation coefficient analysis is helpful to distinguish the parameters. This study will help to develop a navigation traffic simulation to reflect the realistic ship behaviour and provide reliable information for port and waterway planning, risk analysis, and mitigation measures. The method can be used in developing algorithms for autonomous ships. The method introduced in this study lays a foundation for developing artificial forces at intersections or bends, although the model is only applicable in straight channels at the moment.     

关于《钢质内河船舶建造规范》(2009)总纵强度问题的探讨

本文简要阐述了影响船舶总纵强度的主要因素,并对《钢质内河船舶建造规范》（2009）中将船舯剖面处的最小剖面模数表示成型深D的表达形式提出了自己的见解,并指出了总纵弯矩与中剖面最小剖面模数计算公式中的不协调。     

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.     

Sea state estimation based on vessel motion responses: Improved smoothness and robustness using Bézier surface and L1 optimization

Floating structures oscillate in waves, where these wave-induced motions may be critical for various marine operations. An important consideration is thereby given to the sea states at the planning and operating stages for an offshore project. The most important information extracted from a sea state is the directional wave spectrum, indicating wave direction, significant wave height, and wave spectrum peak period. Among several available methods of measuring and estimating the directional wave spectrum, the wave buoy analogy technique based on vessel motion responses is an in situ and almost real-time solution without extra costs of devices. If the forms of the wave spectra are not predefined in the estimation, the method is called a nonparametric approach. Its most remarkable advantage is the flexible form, but the smoothness should be regulated. After the discrete Fourier transform has been applied to the measured vessel motions, smoothing is necessary. However, this process results in disturbed vessel cross-spectra and a lowpass characteristic of the windowing function. This paper presents a nonparametric approach for directional wave spectrum estimation based on vessel motion responses. It introduces novel smoothness constraints using Bézier surface and includes a more robust estimate using L1 optimization. Both techniques are applied to the wave buoy analogy for the first time. Numerical simulations are conducted to verify the proposed algorithm.