Practical application of a novel prefabricated curling ice rink supported by steel–concrete composite floors: In situ measurements of static and dynamic response

Structures ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 1888-1906
Author(s):  
Wenyuan Zhang ◽  
Junxing Li ◽  
Qiyong Yang ◽  
Liang Mu
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
In Situ Measurements ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Composite Floors

A novel sandwich footbridge - Practical application of laminated composites in bridge design and in situ measurements of static response

2017 ◽  
Vol 126 ◽  
pp. 153-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacek Chróścielewski ◽  
Mikołaj Miśkiewicz ◽  
Łukasz Pyrzowski ◽  
Bartosz Sobczyk ◽  
Krzysztof Wilde
Keyword(s):  
Laminated Composites ◽  
In Situ Measurements ◽  
Static Response ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Bridge Design

Dynamic response of soft soils in high-speed rail foundation: in situ measurements and time domain finite element method model

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (12) ◽  
pp. 1832-1848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiqun Tang ◽  
Qi Yang ◽  
Xingwei Ren ◽  
Siqi Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
High Speed ◽  
In Situ Measurements ◽  
Vertical Acceleration ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Foundation Soil ◽  
Train Speed ◽  
The Time Domain

The dynamic response of soil to vibrations induced by moving trains has been widely studied using in situ measurements. However, few in situ tests have been conducted to measure the resulting vibration of foundation soils, especially for the foundation of high-speed rail (HSR) in a soft area. In this study, a number of field experiments were conducted on Shanghai–Hangzhou HSR in a suburb of Shanghai, China. The testing instruments were installed in foundation soils just beneath the HSR track to measure the vibration induced by trains moving at different speeds. Test results show the frequencies of foundation soil vibration are characterized by the train speed and geometrical features of the trains and slab track. In the frequency domain, the dominant frequency bands for vertical acceleration, velocity, and displacement of foundation soil decrease successively. In the time domain, the magnitudes of vibration levels at different locations in a soil foundation decrease gradually with increasing distance from the track. Furthermore, higher train speed can result in higher vibration level. Based on the field conditions, a three-dimensional dynamic finite–infinite element model is developed in the time domain. It shows the model is capable of capturing the primary characteristics of train-induced vibration in the field.

The Carbon:²³⁴Thorium ratios of sinking particles in the California Current Ecosystem 2: Examination of a thorium sorption, desorption, and particle transport model

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Stukel ◽  
Thomas Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Particulate Organic Carbon ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
California Current ◽  
In Situ Measurements ◽  
Power Law Distribution ◽  
Sinking Particles ◽  
Organic Carbon Concentration

Thorium-234 (234Th) is a powerful tracer of particle dynamics and the biological pump in the surface ocean; however, variability in carbon:thorium ratios of sinking particles adds substantial uncertainty to estimates of organic carbon export. We coupled a mechanistic thorium sorption and desorption model to a one-dimensional particle sinking model that uses realistic particle settling velocity spectra. The model generates estimates of 238U-234Th disequilibrium, particulate organic carbon concentration, and the C:234Th ratio of sinking particles, which are then compared to in situ measurements from quasi-Lagrangian studies conducted on six cruises in the California Current Ecosystem. Broad patterns observed in in situ measurements, including decreasing C:234Th ratios with depth and a strong correlation between sinking C:234Th and the ratio of vertically-integrated particulate organic carbon (POC) to vertically-integrated total water column 234Th, were accurately recovered by models assuming either a power law distribution of sinking speeds or a double log normal distribution of sinking speeds. Simulations suggested that the observed decrease in C:234Th with depth may be driven by preferential remineralization of carbon by particle-attached microbes. However, an alternate model structure featuring complete consumption and/or disaggregation of particles by mesozooplankton (e.g. no preferential remineralization of carbon) was also able to simulate decreasing C:234Th with depth (although the decrease was weaker), driven by 234Th adsorption onto slowly sinking particles. Model results also suggest that during bloom decays C:234Th ratios of sinking particles should be higher than expected (based on contemporaneous water column POC), because high settling velocities minimize carbon remineralization during sinking.

Evaluation of reanalysis and satellite-based sea surface winds using in situ measurements from Chinese Antarctic Expeditions

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Ming LI ◽  
Qinghua YANG ◽  
Jiechen ZHAO ◽  
Lin ZHANG ◽  
Chunhua LI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Measurements ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Surface Winds ◽  
Sea Surface Winds

In Situ Measurements of Coherent Structures and Turbulence

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. R. Geyer ◽  
John Trowbridge
Keyword(s):  
Coherent Structures ◽  
In Situ Measurements

The effects of surcharged manholes on the travel time and dispersion of solutes in sewer systems

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 51-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Guymer ◽  
Rob O'Brien
Keyword(s):  
Travel Time ◽  
Moment Method ◽  
In Situ Measurements ◽  
Time Change ◽  
Longitudinal Dispersion ◽  
Laboratory System ◽  
Environmental Load ◽  
Hydraulic Characteristics ◽  
Sewer Systems

Previously, the design of sewer systems has been limited to studies of their hydraulic characteristics, in particular the ability of the system to convey the maximum discharge. Greater environmental awareness has necessitated that new designs, and some existing schemes, are assessed to determine the environmental load which the scheme will deliver to any downstream component. This paper describes a laboratory programme which has been designed to elucidate the effects of manholes on the longitudinal dispersion of solutes. A laboratory system is described, which allows in situ measurements to be taken of the concentration of a fluorescent solute tracer, both up- and down-stream of a surcharged manhole junction. Results are presented from a preliminary series of studies undertaken for a single manhole geometry over a range of discharges, with varying levels of surcharge. Results are presented showing the variation of travel time, change in second moment of the distribution and of a dispersion factor with surcharge, assuming a Taylor approach and determining the dispersion factor using a ‘change in moment’ method. The effect of the stored volume within the manhole is clearly evident. The limitations and the applicability of this approach are discussed.

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