scholarly journals A procedure for in situ wind load reconstruction from structural response only based on field testing data

2017 ◽  
Vol 167 ◽  
pp. 75-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kazemi Amiri ◽  
C. Bucher
Keyword(s):  
Structural Response ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Wind Load ◽  
Testing Data

scholarly journals Development of a rapid field testing method for metals in horizontal directional drilling residuals with XRF sensor

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hailin Zhang ◽  
João Antonangelo ◽  
Chad Penn
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Standard Method ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Field Method ◽  
Filter Press ◽  
Directional Drilling ◽  
Horizontal Directional Drilling ◽  
Excess Water ◽  
Spiked Soil

AbstractPortable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) spectrometer allows fast in-situ elemental determination without wet digestion for soils or geological materials, but the use of XRF on wet materials is not well documented. Our objective was to develop a rapid field method using pXRF to measure metals in the residues from horizontal directional drilling (HDD) operations so that proper disposal decisions can be made in-situ. To establish the procedure, we spiked soil samples with 4 concentrations of Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, and Pb up to 1000 mg kg−1, and then the metal concentrations were determined by wet chemical method after drying and acid digestion (standard method), and by pXRF, also at laboratory conditions, after drying and at two different moisture conditions. The measurements by pXRF and standard method after drying and after removal of excess water (AREW) were highly correlated with slopes ranging from 0.83 ± 0.01 to 1.08 ± 0.01 (P < 0.001) for all metals. The relationship was better AREW than the saturated paste without removal of excess water and the moisture content affected only the accuracy of As, Cd, and Pb. The procedure established was successfully used for HDD residues collected from 26 states of US with moisture content ranging from 14 to 83% AREW. The pXRF was proven to be a reliable tool for fast detection of common metals in dried soils and HDD residues, and samples containing < 30% moisture content without needing to correct for moisture. If the moisture is > 30%, excess water in samples need to be removed with a commercially available filter press to achieve high accuracy. The developed procedures reduce time of metal detection from days to about an hour which allows drilling operators to make quick decisions on soil or HDD disposal.

The Challenges of Wide Ranging Viscosity Fluids on Liquid Ultrasonic Flowmeters

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey L. Walters
Keyword(s):  
Elevated Temperature ◽  
Temperature Effects ◽  
Flow Measurement ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Signal Propagation ◽  
Oil Fields ◽  
Flow Profile ◽  
Fluid Temperature ◽  
Testing Data ◽  
Novel Approaches

Wide ranging viscosities in ultrasonic flow measurement for liquids is a common pipeline scenario. With ever maturing oil fields and the growth in oilsands production, the trend appears to be towards the higher end viscosities and/or novel approaches towards reducing the viscosities for transportation such as heating. The variable viscosities of the fluids provide some unique challenges to ultrasonic flowmeters not only in terms of flow profile modeling, but also in acoustic signal propagation and application to elevated temperature fluids which likewise affect the accuracy or performance of the measurement. The flow profile interrogation techniques will be discussed with an emphasis on a distributed chord model together with the use of a waveguide technology that minimizes acoustic and fluid temperature effects. A combination of R&D, calibration and field testing data will both demonstrate these challenges as well as show the increased performance that results from the application of these approaches.

Estimating concrete strength using field testing data

2014 ◽  
pp. 524-529
Author(s):  
A Colombo ◽  
L Meneghetti ◽  
R Teixeira ◽  
T Bittencourt
Keyword(s):  
Concrete Strength ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Testing Data

scholarly journals Study of the Bearing Capacity of Stiffened Tall Offshore Wind Turbine Towers during the Erection Phase

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 5102
Author(s):  
Yu Hu ◽  
Jian Yang ◽  
Charalampos Baniotopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Turbine ◽  
Nonlinear Buckling ◽  
Wind Turbine Towers ◽  
Nonlinear Buckling Analysis

Offshore wind energy is a rapidly maturing renewable energy technology that is poised to play an important role in future energy systems. The respective advances refer among others to the monopile foundation that is frequently used to support wind turbines in the marine environment. In the present research paper, the structural response of tall wind energy converters with various stiffening schemes is studied during the erection phase as the latter are manufactured in modules that are assembled in situ. Rings, vertical stiffeners, T-shaped stiffeners and orthogonal stiffeners are considered efficient stiffening schemes to strengthen the tower structures. The loading bearing capacity of offshore monopile wind turbine towers with the four types of stiffeners were modeled numerically by means of finite elements. Applying a nonlinear buckling analysis, the ultimate bearing capacity of wind turbine towers with four standard stiffening schemes were compared in order to obtain the optimum stiffening option.

scholarly journals Effect of H2O on the Pressure-Induced Amorphization of Hydrated AlPO4-17

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (16) ◽  
pp. 2864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederico G. Alabarse ◽  
Boby Joseph ◽  
Andrea Lausi ◽  
Julien Haines
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Range ◽  
Silicone Oil ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Microporous Material ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Guest Species ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Diamond Anvil ◽  
The Stability

The incorporation of guest species in zeolites has been found to strongly modify their mechanical behavior and their stability with respect to amorphization at high pressure (HP). Here we report the strong effect of H2O on the pressure-induced amorphization (PIA) in hydrated AlPO4-17. The material was investigated in-situ at HP by synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction in diamond anvil cells by using non- and penetrating pressure transmitting media (PTM), respectively, silicone oil and H2O. Surprisingly, in non-penetrating PTM, its structural response to pressure was similar to its anhydrous phase at lower pressures up to ~1.4 GPa, when the amorphization was observed to start. Compression of the structure of AlPO4-17 is reduced by an order of magnitude when the material is compressed in H2O, in which amorphization begins in a similar pressure range as in non-penetrating PTM. The complete and irreversible amorphization was observed at ~9.0 and ~18.7 GPa, respectively, in non- and penetrating PTM. The present results show that the insertion of guest species can be used to strongly modify the stability of microporous material with respect to PIA, by up to an order of magnitude.

scholarly journals Anisotropy of Pt nanoparticles on carbon- and oxide-support and their structural response to electrochemical oxidation probed by in situ techniques

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (39) ◽  
pp. 22260-22270
Author(s):  
Henrike Schmies ◽  
Arno Bergmann ◽  
Elisabeth Hornberger ◽  
Jakub Drnec ◽  
Guanxiong Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Electrochemical Oxidation ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Pt Nanoparticles ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
In Situ Techniques ◽  
Oxide Support ◽  
Pt Dissolution

Investigations on the (electronic) structure of carbon- and oxide-supported Pt nanoparticles during electrochemical oxidation via in situ X-ray diffraction, absorption spectroscopy and the Pt dissolution rate by in situ mass spectrometry.

The Applicability of Existing Typical Liquefaction Evaluation Methods of Site Soils Based on Shear Wave Velocities for Bachu Earthquake

2011 ◽  
Vol 90-93 ◽  
pp. 1412-1418
Author(s):  
Jiang Hua Shi ◽  
Zhen Zhong Cao ◽  
Zhao Yan Li ◽  
Xiao Ming Yuan ◽  
Lin Dong
Keyword(s):  
Shear Wave ◽  
Shear Wave Velocity ◽  
Satisfactory Result ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Wave Velocities ◽  
Shear Wave Velocities ◽  
Testing Data ◽  
Critical Lines

Based on liquefaction survey of 2003 Xinjiang Bachu earthquake of Ms6.8 and in-situ shear wave velocity testing data, the feasibility and applicability of five typical liquefaction evaluation methods which use shear wave velocities as criteria are presented herein. Analysis showed that none of the five liquefaction evaluation methods can provide a satisfactory result in Bachu area. The successful judging rates are only 36% to 64%. The intensity method which is employed to evaluate liquefied and non-liquefied sites in Bachu area provides only 40% successful judging rate, and the method is risky in intensity VII area and conservative in intensity IX area. The critical lines of the five methods deviate greatly from the actual lines. In intensity VII area all the five methods incorrectly misjudge. Further work has to be conducted to research on the soil properties in Bachu area and to establish the regional liquefaction evaluation method in Xinjiang.

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