Hydro/Engineering Geophysical Parameters and Design Response Spectrum for Sustainable Development in Ras Muhammed National Park, Sinai

2016 ◽  
Vol 173 (6) ◽  
pp. 2101-2118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed H. Khalil ◽  
Mohamed A. Gamal
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
National Park ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Design Response Spectrum

scholarly journals Study on the additional support length requirements of single-span bridges due to skew using a simplified method

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suiwen Wu ◽  
Junfeng Jia ◽  
Chiyu Jiao ◽  
Junfei Huang ◽  
Jianzhong Li
Keyword(s):  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Skew Angle ◽  
Empirical Formulas ◽  
Design Response Spectrum ◽  
Skew Bridges ◽  
Simplified Method ◽  
Additional Support ◽  
Linear Manner ◽  
Support Length

AbstractSkew bridges with seat-type abutments are frequently unseated in earthquakes due to large transverse displacements at their acute corners. It is believed these large displacements are due to in-plane rotation of the superstructure. Lack of detailed guidelines for modeling of skew bridges, many current design codes give empirical expressions rather than theoretical solutions for the additional support length required in skew bridges to prevent unseating. In this paper, a parametric study has been carried out to study the influence of skew angle, aspect ratio and fundamental periods of bridges on the additional support length requirements of single-span bridges due to skew using a shake table experiment validated Simplified Method, which is capable of simulating gap closure based on response spectrum analysis. This method is developed based on the premise that the obtuse corner of the superstructure engages the adjacent back wall during lateral loading and rotates about this corner until the loading reverses direction. A design response spectrum specified in AASHTO LRFD Specifications was employed to represent the design-level earthquakes. The results show the additional length required to prevent unseating due to skew increases with the skew angle in an approximately linear manner when the angle is less than a critical value and decreases for angles above this value. This critical skew angle increases with the aspect ratio approximately in a linear manner and shows negligible dependence on the fundamental periods of the bridges, and combination of span length and width. In addition, the critical skew angle varies between 58° and 66°, when the aspect ratio is varied from 3.0 to 5.0. The results also show that the empirical formulas for minimum support length requirements of skew bridges in current codes and specifications can not accurately reflect the influence of skew.

Study on Dynamic Characteristic and Seismic Response of Long-Span Suspension Bridge with 1960 MPa Cable Wire

2016 ◽  
Vol 858 ◽  
pp. 157-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Lei Wang ◽  
Feng Jie Ma ◽  
Chao Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Characteristic ◽  
Seismic Response ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Water Channel ◽  
Suspension Bridge ◽  
Viscous Damper ◽  
Vibration Period ◽  
Long Span ◽  
Design Response Spectrum ◽  
Cable Wire

In order to break through the limitation of the width of river, depth of water, channel and etc., it is an optimal choice to construct a long-span suspension bridge. In a suspension bridge, the main cable is the major bearing member; and the use of super high strength cable wire can lighten the dead weight and obtain an economical design. 1960 Mpa cable wire is adopted by an under-construction suspension bridge, namely Ni-Zhou Channel Bridge, for the first time in China. In this paper, taking the Ni-Zhou Channel Bridge as a case-study, comparative analyses on dynamic characteristic and seismic response of long-span suspension bridge with 1960 Mpa cable wire are performed. Firstly, dynamic calculating model for Ni-Zhou Channel Bridge is built and its dynamic characteristics are studied; then by using response spectrum and time history analysis method, seismic response of Ni-Zhou Channel Bridge is investigated on the basis of design response spectrum and artificial seismic ground motions; finally, the energy dissipation performances of a seismic protection devices (viscous damper) are also discussed. The results show that long-span suspension bridge with 1960 Mpa cable wire has a longer natural vibration period; the use of viscous damper can effectively reduce the peak value of bending moment in stiffening girder. This paper can provide references for the project’s construction.

scholarly journals Implementation of the structural performance factor (Sp) within a displacement-based design framework

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dion Marriott
Keyword(s):  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Time History ◽  
Structural Performance ◽  
Integration Time ◽  
Design Framework ◽  
Base Shear ◽  
Structural Behaviour ◽  
Performance Factor ◽  
Design Response Spectrum ◽  
Displacement Based

This paper discusses the application of the Structural Performance factor (SP) within a Direct Displacement-Based Design framework (Direct-DBD). As stated within the New Zealand loadings standard, NZS1170.5:2004 [1], the SP factor is a base shear multiplier (reduction factor) for ductile structures, i.e. as the design ductility increases, the SP factor reduces. The SP factor is intended to acknowledge the better-than-expected structural behaviour of ductile systems (both strength, and ductility capacity) by accounting for attributes of response that designers are unable to reliably estimate. The SP factor also recognizes the less dependable seismic performance of non-ductile structures, by permitting less of a reduction (a larger SP factor) for non-ductile structures. Within a traditional force-based design framework the SP factor can be applied to either the design response spectrum (a seismic hazard/demand multiplier), or as a base shear multiplier at the end of design (structural capacity multiplier) – either of these two approaches will yield an identical design in terms of the required design base shear and computed ULS displacement/drift demands. However, these two approaches yield very different outcomes within a Direct-DBD framework – in particular, if SP is applied to the seismic demand, the design base shear is effectively multiplied by (SP)2 (i.e. a two-fold reduction). This paper presents a “DBD-corrected” SP factor to be applied to the design response spectrum in Direct-DBD in order to achieve the intent of the SP factor as it applies to force-based design. The proposed DBD-corrected SP factor is attractive in that it is identical to the SP relationship applied to the elastic site hazard spectrum C(T) for numerical integration time history method of analysis within NZS 1170.5:2004 [1], SP,DDBD = (1+SP)/2.

scholarly journals Basin Resonance and Seismic Hazard for Jakarta, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athanasius Cipta ◽  
Phil Cummins ◽  
Masyhur Irsyam ◽  
Sri Hidayati
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motion ◽  
Seismic Waves ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Earthquake Ground Motion ◽  
Computational Domain ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Earthquake Scenario ◽  
Design Response Spectrum ◽  
Intraslab Earthquake

We use earthquake ground motion modelling via Ground Motion Prediction Equations (GMPEs) and numerical simulation of seismic waves to consider the effects of site amplification and basin resonance in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. While spectral accelerations at short periods are sensitive to near-surface conditions (i.e., Vs30), our results suggest that, for basins as deep as Jakarta’s, available GMPEs cannot be relied upon to accurately estimate the effect of basin depth on ground motions at long periods (>1 s). Amplitudes at such long periods are influenced by entrapment of seismic waves in the basin, resulting in longer duration of strong ground motion, and interference between incoming and reflected waves as well as focusing at basin edges may amplify seismic waves. In order to simulate such phenomena in detail, a basin model derived from a previous study is used as a computational domain for deterministic earthquake scenario modeling in a 2-dimensional cross-section. A Mw 9.0 megathrust, a Mw 6.5 crustal thrust and a Mw 7.0 instraslab earthquake are chosen as scenario events that pose credible threats to Jakarta, and the interactions with the basin of seismic waves generated by these events were simulated. The highest PGV amplifications are recorded at sites near the middle of the basin and near its southern edge, with maximum amplifications of PGV in the horizontal component of 200% for the crustal, 600% for the megathrust and 335% for the deep intraslab earthquake scenario, respectively. We find that the levels of ground motion response spectral acceleration fall below those of the 2012 Indonesian building Codes's design response spectrum for short periods (< 1 s), but closely approach or may even exceed these levels for longer periods.

scholarly journals Strategic Sustainable Development Through the Lenses of Tourists’ Preferences: A Geotagged Photo Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Zhihua Zhang ◽  
Rachel J. C. Chen ◽  
Lee D. Han
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Patterns ◽  
Social Media Data ◽  
Great Smoky Mountains ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Geotagged Photos ◽  
Geotagged Photo ◽  
Media Data

Knowing tourists’ preferences and experiences with respect to their national park visits is of great importance to implementing strategically sustainable development of national parks. Flickr geotagged photos are utilized and analyzed as our main data source. We included 7090 photos from 626 people in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to investigate visitors’ behaviors through the presentations of photo spatial and temporal patterns. The results indicated that tourist behaviors that reflect on what they like and enjoy during their park visits can be extracted from geotagged social media data in terms of frequency and length of enjoyment as visitors’ preferred spots.

Post-Yielding Behavior of Hinge-Supported Wall with Buckling-Restrained Braces in Base

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (03n04) ◽  
pp. 1940003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyan Yang ◽  
Jing Wu ◽  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Yulong Feng
Keyword(s):  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Time History ◽  
Shear Wall ◽  
Seismic Intensity ◽  
Nonlinear Time History Analysis ◽  
Wall Structure ◽  
Superposition Method ◽  
Structural Wall ◽  
Design Response Spectrum ◽  
Buckling Restrained Braces

A novel structural wall with hinge support and buckling restrained braces (BRBs) set in the base (HWBB) is studied. HWBB can be applied to precast manufacturing due to its considerable ductility and the separate loading mechanism in HWBB–frame structure. In elastic stage, BRBs play a brace role to make the hinged wall resist horizontal forces like a shear wall. BRBs dissipate seismic energy through plastic and hysteresis effects after yielding and the damage is only concentrated in BRBs. The performance of an HWBB is equivalent to a shear wall structure with excellent ductility and stable energy dissipation capacity. Numerical analysis indicates that the hinged wall body in the HWBB well controls the deformation mode of the structure, avoiding the concentration of story drifts, thereby protecting the remaining parts of the structure. It is revealed that the moments of the wall body will generate significant increments after BRBs yielding, and the Seismic Intensity Superposition Method is proposed to calculate the moments. In this method, nonlinear response of an HWBB can be regarded as the sum of the responses of two elastic corresponding structures excited with two parts of the seismic intensity, respectively. Modes and moments equations of the hinged wall with uniform distribution of stiffness and mass are derived, and calculation results coincide with that of the nonlinear time history analysis (NHA). For a more general case, the white noise scan method is proposed to solve the structure’s natural characteristics and to further calculate the response. Finally, the post-yielding moment calculation method and the process based on design response spectrum are proposed. It is proved that the moments from proposed Seismic Intensity Superposition Method can envelop most of the moments from NHA, and it is a good estimate of the response of HWBB in nonlinear stage.

scholarly journals Eco–tourism for sustainable development in Royal Chitwan National Park

Our Nature ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-76
Author(s):  
Ramesh Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
National Park ◽  
Chitwan National Park

No Abstract available. doi:10.3126/on.v1i1.315Our Nature (2003) 1: 75-76

scholarly journals Stimulating Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals and Conservation Action: Predicting Future Land Use/Cover Change in Virunga National Park, Congo

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mads Christensen ◽  
Jamal Jokar Arsanjani
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
National Park ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Land Cover Changes ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Land Cover Maps

The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) presents a roadmap and a concerted platform of action towards achieving sustainable and inclusive development, leaving no one behind, while preventing environmental degradation and loss of natural resources. However, population growth, increased urbanisation, deforestation, and rapid economic development has decidedly modified the surface of the earth, resulting in dramatic land cover changes, which continue to cause significant degradation of environmental attributes. In order to reshape policies and management frameworks conforming to the objectives of the SDG’s, it is paramount to understand the driving mechanisms of land use changes and determine future patterns of change. This study aims to assess and quantify future land cover changes in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by simulating a future landscape for the SDG target year of 2030 in order to provide evidence to support data-driven decision-making processes conforming to the requirements of the SDG’s. The study follows six sequential steps: (a) creation of three land cover maps from 2010, 2015 and 2019 derived from satellite images; (b) land change analysis by cross-tabulation of land cover maps; (c) submodel creation and identification of explanatory variables and dataset creation for each variable; (d) calculation of transition potentials of major transitions within the case study area using machine learning algorithms; (e) change quantification and prediction using Markov chain analysis; and (f) prediction of a 2030 land cover. The model was successfully able to simulate future land cover and land use changes and the dynamics conclude that agricultural expansion and urban development is expected to significantly reduce Virunga’s forest and open land areas in the next 11 years. Accessibility in terms of landscape topography and proximity to existing human activities are concluded to be primary drivers of these changes. Drawing on these conclusions, the discussion provides recommendations and reflections on how the predicted future land cover changes can be used to support and underpin policy frameworks towards achieving the SDG’s and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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