Design of Huge Complex Building of Two Structurally Independent Seismic Isolation Structures Coupled by Unique Expansion Joint

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaru Kokonno ◽  
Tatsuhiko Maeda ◽  
Keita Tahara ◽  
Marina Kouda ◽  
Yoshiaki Sawai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Structural Design ◽  
Seismic Isolation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Building Codes ◽  
Expansion Joint ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Complex Building

<p>For large‐scale complex facilities, the authors designed seismic isolation structures which were ensured the highest‐level safety in a rational and economic way.</p><p>We split the building into two first, and then planned the buildings so that their spans and story heights might be optimum according to their uses, and performed the structural design of each building in pursuit of rationality and economic efficiency as well as safety. Finally, the buildings were integrated into one by connecting the two seismic isolation buildings with special expansion joint which was developed for these buildings.</p><p>Additionally, we considered long‐period earthquakes and strong inland earthquakes that were larger than the reference earthquake of the Japanese Building Codes to ensure highest‐level aseismic performance.</p>

Seismic Isolation Retrofit for Large-Scale Government Building Identified as Cultural Assets

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takao Nishizawa ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Isolation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Seismic Retrofitting ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Distant Future ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Earthquake Resistant ◽  
Resistant Structure

The Aichi Prefectural Government building in Nagoya, designated a national registered cultural asset and an important disaster prevention facility, was found in 2002 to be seismically inadequate for anticipated earthquakes. While seismic retrofitting has been considered, however, no report has, to our knowledge, compared retrofitting alternatives in depth. The building is located in a Nagoya district scheduled for disaster prevention measures anticipating the Tokai and Tonankai earthquakes - two “super shakers” expected to devastate major Japanese cities, including Tokyo, and decimate the urban population in the not too distant future. These quakes are expected to produce long-term earthquake movement with amplified long-period components and to damage long-period structures such as skyscrapers and base-isolated buildings. In 2003, we selected seismic retrofitting as the optimum answer given the prefectural building’s features. We made objective comparisons working with academic experts and, in 2004, jointly examined the building using simulated earthquake motion based on the latest knowledge and data, making the main building a highly earthquake-resistant structure. This paper reports our findings and the aftermath of recommendations. The building appearance and building structure conception diagram are shown in Fig. 1.

Tsunami loading of near-shoreline structures: a primer

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (11) ◽  
pp. 1804-1815 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Palermo ◽  
Ioan Nistor ◽  
Younes Nouri ◽  
Andrew Cornett
Keyword(s):  
Structural Design ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
Building Codes ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Significant Interest ◽  
Design Documents ◽  
Force Components ◽  
Site Planning

The effects and estimation of tsunami-induced loading on near-shoreline structures located within inundation zones have recently gained significant interest from researchers, engineers, and government agencies. Building codes, namely the 2005 National building code of Canada, do not explicitly consider tsunami loading, as it is understood that inland structures can be protected by proper site planning. However, recent catastrophic events (Indian Ocean, 2004; Solomon Islands, 2007) indicate that tsunami loading should be considered in structural design. Presented herein is a review of force components that arise from tsunami-induced hydraulic bores running inland, along with proposed loading combinations and load cases readily applicable for building codes. Test results from a comprehensive experimental program conducted in a large-scale flume are also provided. A comparison of experimental results with force components provided in readily available design documents is presented, and suggestions for improvements are further discussed.

Isolation Performance of Intelligent Seismic Isolation System Using Air Bearing

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Fujita ◽  
Keisuke Minagawa ◽  
Mitsuru Miyazaki ◽  
Go Tanaka ◽  
Toshio Omi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Isolation ◽  
Seismic Waves ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Vertical Motion ◽  
Air Bearings ◽  
Natural Period ◽  
Isolation System ◽  
Vertical Excitation ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Isolation Performance

This paper describes three-dimensional isolation performance of seismic isolation system using air bearings. Long period seismic waves having predominant period of from a few seconds to a few ten seconds have recently been observed in various earthquakes. Also resonances of high-rise buildings and sloshing of petroleum tanks in consequence of long period seismic waves have been reported. Therefore the isolation systems having very long natural period or no natural period are required. In a previous paper [1], we proposed an isolation system having no natural period by using air bearings. Additionally we have already reported an introduction of the system, and have investigated horizontal motion during earthquake in the previous paper. It was confirmed by horizontal vibration experiment and simulation in the previous paper that the proposed system had good performance of isolation. However vertical motion should be investigated, because vertical motion varies horizontal frictional force. Therefore this paper describes investigation regarding vertical motion of the proposed system by experiment. At first, a vertical excitation test of the system is carried out so as to investigate vertical dynamic property. Then a three-dimensional vibration test using seismic waves is carried out so as to investigate performance of isolation against three-dimensional seismic waves.

scholarly journals Risk Assessment of Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects—Assumptions and Context

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Jana Korytárová ◽  
Vít Hromádka
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Statistical Characteristics ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Input Variables ◽  
Individual Risk Factors

This article deals with the partial outputs of large-scale infrastructure project risk assessment, specifically in the field of road and motorway construction. The Department of Transport spends a large amount of funds on project preparation and implementation, which however, must be allocated effectively, and with knowledge of the risks that may accompany them. Therefore, documentation for decision-making on project financing also includes their analysis. This article monitors the frequency of occurrence of individual risk factors within the qualitative risk analysis, with the support of the national risk register, and identifies dependent variables that represent part of the economic cash flows for determining project economic efficiency. At the same time, it compares these dependent variables identified by sensitivity analysis with critical variables, followed by testing the interaction of the critical variables’ effect on the project efficiency using the Monte Carlo method. A partial section of the research was focused on the analysis of the probability distribution of input variables, especially “the investment costs” and “time savings of infrastructure users” variables. The research findings conclude that it is necessary to pay attention to the setting of statistical characteristics of variables entering the economic efficiency indicator calculations, as the decision of whether or not to accept projects for funding is based on them.

Development and Modeling of a Highly-Adjustable Base Isolator Utilizing Magnetorheological Elastomer

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yancheng Li ◽  
Jianchun Li
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Model ◽  
Seismic Isolation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Lateral Stiffness ◽  
Magnetorheological Elastomer ◽  
Isolation System ◽  
Vertical Loading ◽  
Base Isolator ◽  
Field Dependent ◽  
Dependent Property

This paper presents a recent research breakthrough on the development of a novel adaptive seismic isolation system as the quest for seismic protection for civil structures, utilizing the field-dependent property of the magnetorheological elastomer (MRE). A highly-adjustable MRE base isolator was developed as the key element to form smart seismic isolation system. The novel isolator contains unique laminated structure of steel and MRE layers, which enable its large-scale civil engineering applications, and a solenoid to provide sufficient and uniform magnetic field for energizing the field-dependent property of MR elastomers. With the controllable shear modulus/damping of the MR elastomer, the developed adaptive base isolator possesses a controllable lateral stiffness while maintaining adequate vertical loading capacity. Experimental results show that the prototypical MRE base isolator provides amazing increase of lateral stiffness up to 1630%. Such range of increase of the controllable stiffness of the base isolator makes it highly practical for developing new adaptive base isolation system utilizing either semi-active or smart passive controls. To facilitate the structural control development using the adaptive MRE base isolator, an analytical model was developed to stimulate its behaviors. Comparison between the analytical model and experimental data proves the effectiveness of such model in reproducing the behavior of MRE base isolator, including the observed strain stiffening effect.

scholarly journals SPAN512: A new mid-latitude pulsar survey with the Nançay Radio Telescope

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S291) ◽  
pp. 375-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Desvignes ◽  
Ismaël Cognard ◽  
David Champion ◽  
Patrick Lazarus ◽  
Patrice Lespagnol ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
High Time ◽  
Frequency Resolution ◽  
Integration Time ◽  
Sensitivity Limit ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Large Bandwidth ◽  
L Band ◽  
Better Than

AbstractWe present an ongoing survey with the Nançay Radio Telescope at L-band. The targeted area is 74° ≲ l < 150° and 3.5° < |b| < 5°. This survey is characterized by a long integration time (18 min), large bandwidth (512 MHz) and high time and frequency resolution (64 μs and 0.5 MHz) giving a nominal sensitivity limit of 0.055 mJy for long period pulsars. This is about 2 times better than the mid-latitude HTRU survey, and is designed to be complementary with current large scale surveys. This survey will be more sensitive to transients (RRATs, intermittent pulsars), distant and faint millisecond pulsars as well as scintillating sources (or any other kind of radio faint sources) than all previous short-integration surveys.

Study on Seismic Isolation Device with Magnetic Damper for Long Period Ground Motion

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021.58 (0) ◽  
pp. C042
Author(s):  
Naoto KANAYAMA ◽  
Hiroyuki KIMURA ◽  
Masahiro SEKIMOTO ◽  
Tohru SASAKI
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motion ◽  
Seismic Isolation ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Long Period Ground Motion ◽  
Isolation Device

A Rubber Bag for Liquid Cargo to Improve Ship Collision Safety

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan M. Kubiczek ◽  
Boyuan Liang ◽  
Lars Molter ◽  
Sören Ehlers
Keyword(s):  
Structural Design ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Additional Increase ◽  
Safety Level ◽  
Oil Leakage ◽  
Collision Safety ◽  
Reaction Forces ◽  
Ship Collision

Collisions and grounding accidents of ships, but also the failure of the hull-integrity, can lead to oil leakage. Examples are the Rena in 2011, the Hebei Spirit in 2007 and the much known accident of the Prestige in 2002. Consequently research regarding the enhancement of the structural design to increase the safety-level of ships in case of accidents is important. In this paper the use of a rubber bag as a second barrier is presented as an alternative concept to prevent oil leakage in case of accidents. The influence of the rubber bag is investigated using the example of a ship collision. A simplified tanker side structure as well as a box shaped rubber bag are analyzed with the finite element method. The material model for the rubber bag is calibrated with tensile tests to obtain the required material parameters. The reaction forces and the associated penetration depth are analyzed. The comparison is done between the structure with and without the rubber bag. For the latter, the general behavior is compared with large-scale experimental results. Furthermore an additional increase of the survivability of the ship due to the rubber bag without changing the common structural design is discussed.

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