Buckling-restrained braces （BRBs） have recently become popular in the United States for use as primary members of seismic lateral-force-resisting systems. A BRB is a steel brace that does not buckle in compression b...Buckling-restrained braces （BRBs） have recently become popular in the United States for use as primary members of seismic lateral-force-resisting systems. A BRB is a steel brace that does not buckle in compression but instead yields in both tension and compression. Although design guidelines for BRB applications have been developed, systematic procedures for assessing performance and quantifying reliability are still needed. This paper presents an analytical framework for assessing buckling-restrained braced frame （BRBF） reliability when subjected to seismic loads. This framework efficiently quantifies the risk of BRB failure due to low-cycle fatigue fracture of the BRB core. The procedure includes a series of components that： （1） quantify BRB demand in terms of BRB core deformation histories generated through stochastic dynamic analyses; （2） quantify the limit-state of a BRB in terms of its remaining cumulative plastic ductility capacity based on an experimental database; and （3） evaluate the probability of BRB failure, given the quantified demand and capacity, through structural reliability analyses. Parametric studies were conducted to investigate the effects of the seismic load, and characteristics of the BRB and BRBF on the probability of brace failure. In addition, fragility curves （i.e., conditional probabilities of brace failure given ground shaking intensity parameters） were created by the proposed framework. While the framework presented in this paper is applied to the assessment of BRBFs, the modular nature of the framework components allows for application to other structural components and systems.展开更多
The rise of tidal level in tidal reaches induced by sea-level rise has a large impact on flood control and water supply for the regions around the estuary. This paper focuses on the variations of tidal level response ...The rise of tidal level in tidal reaches induced by sea-level rise has a large impact on flood control and water supply for the regions around the estuary. This paper focuses on the variations of tidal level response along the tidal reaches in the Yangtze Estuary, as well as the impacts of upstream discharge on tidal level response, due to the sea-level rise of the East China Sea. Based on the Topex/Poseidon altimeter data obtained during the period 1993-2005, a stochastic dynamic analysis was performed and a forecast model was run to predict the sea-level rise of the East China Sea. Two- dimensional hydrodynamic numerical models downscaling from the East China Sea to estuarine areas were implemented to analyze the rise of tidal level along the tidal reaches. In response to the sea-level rise, the tidal wave characteristics change slightly in nearshore areas outside the estuaries, involving the tidal range and the duration of flood and ebb tide. The results show that the rise of tidal level in the tidal reaches due to the sea-level rise has upstream decreasing trends. The step between the stations of Zhangjiagang and Shiyiwei divides the tidal reaches into two parts, in which the tidal level response declines slightly. The rise of tidal level is 1-2.5 mm/a in the upper part, and 4-6 mm/a in the lower part. The stations of Jiangyin and Yanglin, as an example of the upper part and the lower part respectively, are extracted to analyze the impacts of upstream discharge on tidal level response to the sea-level rise. The relation between the rise of tidal level and the upstream discharge can be fitted well with a quadratic fimction in the upper part. However, the relation is too complicated to be fitted in the lower part because of the tide dominance. For comparison purposes, hourly tidal level observations at the stations of Xuliujing and Yanglin during the period 1993-2009 are adopted. In order to uniform the influence of upstream discharge on tidal level for a certain day each year, the hourly tidal level observatio展开更多
Neurons at rest can exhibit diverse firing activities patterns in response to various external deterministic and random stimuli, especially additional currents. In this paper, neuronal firing patterns from bursting to...Neurons at rest can exhibit diverse firing activities patterns in response to various external deterministic and random stimuli, especially additional currents. In this paper, neuronal firing patterns from bursting to spiking, induced by additional direct and stochastic currents, are explored in rest states corresponding to two values of the parameter VK in the Chay neuron system. Three cases are considered by numerical simulation and fast/slow dynamic analysis, in which only the direct current or the stochastic current exists, or the direct and stochastic currents coexist. Meanwhile, several important bursting patterns in neuronal experiments, such as the period-1 ＂circle/homoclinic＂ bursting and the integer multiple ＂fold/homoclinic＂ bursting with onc spike per burst, as well as the transition from integer multiple bursting to period-1 ＂circle/homoclinic＂ bursting and that from stochastic ＂Hopf/homoclinic＂ bursting to ＂Hopf/homoclinic＂ bursting, are investigated in detail.展开更多
提出了一种求解随机桁架结构在随机荷载作用下动力响应概率密度函数的方法。通过对随机参数桁架结构的有限元分析,获得了结构的质量阵与刚度阵,利用振型迭加法导出了结构的物理参数、几何参数、外荷载幅值及频率同时具有随机性时,结构...提出了一种求解随机桁架结构在随机荷载作用下动力响应概率密度函数的方法。通过对随机参数桁架结构的有限元分析,获得了结构的质量阵与刚度阵,利用振型迭加法导出了结构的物理参数、几何参数、外荷载幅值及频率同时具有随机性时,结构动力响应随机变量的表达式,应用随机向量函数的概率分布函数表达式,通过逐步求解的策略,获得结构动力响应的概率密度函数。算例结果与M on te-C arlo模拟法结果比较表明,该方法具有较高的精度及效率。展开更多
基金Project(2022YFB2603301) supported by the National Key R&D Program of ChinaProject(52078498) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China+3 种基金Project(2022JJ30745) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province of ChinaProject(2020TJ-Q19) supported by the Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Promotion Talent Project,ChinaProject(2023QYJC006) supported by the Frontier Cross Research Project of Central South University,ChinaProject(2021-Special-04-2) supported by the Science and Technology Research and Development Program Project of China Railway Group Limited。
基金Federal Highway Administration Under Grant No. DDEGRD-06-X-00408
文摘Buckling-restrained braces （BRBs） have recently become popular in the United States for use as primary members of seismic lateral-force-resisting systems. A BRB is a steel brace that does not buckle in compression but instead yields in both tension and compression. Although design guidelines for BRB applications have been developed, systematic procedures for assessing performance and quantifying reliability are still needed. This paper presents an analytical framework for assessing buckling-restrained braced frame （BRBF） reliability when subjected to seismic loads. This framework efficiently quantifies the risk of BRB failure due to low-cycle fatigue fracture of the BRB core. The procedure includes a series of components that： （1） quantify BRB demand in terms of BRB core deformation histories generated through stochastic dynamic analyses; （2） quantify the limit-state of a BRB in terms of its remaining cumulative plastic ductility capacity based on an experimental database; and （3） evaluate the probability of BRB failure, given the quantified demand and capacity, through structural reliability analyses. Parametric studies were conducted to investigate the effects of the seismic load, and characteristics of the BRB and BRBF on the probability of brace failure. In addition, fragility curves （i.e., conditional probabilities of brace failure given ground shaking intensity parameters） were created by the proposed framework. While the framework presented in this paper is applied to the assessment of BRBFs, the modular nature of the framework components allows for application to other structural components and systems.
基金supported by the State Key Development Program of Basic Research of China (Grant No. 2010CB429001)the Special Fund of State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering (Grant No. 2009586812)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (Coastal Development Conservancy) (PAPD)
文摘The rise of tidal level in tidal reaches induced by sea-level rise has a large impact on flood control and water supply for the regions around the estuary. This paper focuses on the variations of tidal level response along the tidal reaches in the Yangtze Estuary, as well as the impacts of upstream discharge on tidal level response, due to the sea-level rise of the East China Sea. Based on the Topex/Poseidon altimeter data obtained during the period 1993-2005, a stochastic dynamic analysis was performed and a forecast model was run to predict the sea-level rise of the East China Sea. Two- dimensional hydrodynamic numerical models downscaling from the East China Sea to estuarine areas were implemented to analyze the rise of tidal level along the tidal reaches. In response to the sea-level rise, the tidal wave characteristics change slightly in nearshore areas outside the estuaries, involving the tidal range and the duration of flood and ebb tide. The results show that the rise of tidal level in the tidal reaches due to the sea-level rise has upstream decreasing trends. The step between the stations of Zhangjiagang and Shiyiwei divides the tidal reaches into two parts, in which the tidal level response declines slightly. The rise of tidal level is 1-2.5 mm/a in the upper part, and 4-6 mm/a in the lower part. The stations of Jiangyin and Yanglin, as an example of the upper part and the lower part respectively, are extracted to analyze the impacts of upstream discharge on tidal level response to the sea-level rise. The relation between the rise of tidal level and the upstream discharge can be fitted well with a quadratic fimction in the upper part. However, the relation is too complicated to be fitted in the lower part because of the tide dominance. For comparison purposes, hourly tidal level observations at the stations of Xuliujing and Yanglin during the period 1993-2009 are adopted. In order to uniform the influence of upstream discharge on tidal level for a certain day each year, the hourly tidal level observatio
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant Nos 10432010 and 10526002）.Acknowledgement The bifurcation diagrams in this paper are obtained by means of the package C0NTENT.
文摘Neurons at rest can exhibit diverse firing activities patterns in response to various external deterministic and random stimuli, especially additional currents. In this paper, neuronal firing patterns from bursting to spiking, induced by additional direct and stochastic currents, are explored in rest states corresponding to two values of the parameter VK in the Chay neuron system. Three cases are considered by numerical simulation and fast/slow dynamic analysis, in which only the direct current or the stochastic current exists, or the direct and stochastic currents coexist. Meanwhile, several important bursting patterns in neuronal experiments, such as the period-1 ＂circle/homoclinic＂ bursting and the integer multiple ＂fold/homoclinic＂ bursting with onc spike per burst, as well as the transition from integer multiple bursting to period-1 ＂circle/homoclinic＂ bursting and that from stochastic ＂Hopf/homoclinic＂ bursting to ＂Hopf/homoclinic＂ bursting, are investigated in detail.
文摘提出了一种求解随机桁架结构在随机荷载作用下动力响应概率密度函数的方法。通过对随机参数桁架结构的有限元分析,获得了结构的质量阵与刚度阵,利用振型迭加法导出了结构的物理参数、几何参数、外荷载幅值及频率同时具有随机性时,结构动力响应随机变量的表达式,应用随机向量函数的概率分布函数表达式,通过逐步求解的策略,获得结构动力响应的概率密度函数。算例结果与M on te-C arlo模拟法结果比较表明,该方法具有较高的精度及效率。
