关于第14届材料磨损国际会议的简要评述

对第14届材料磨损会议重点涉及的生物摩擦学、金属磨损、表面涂层、冲蚀、纳米摩擦学、复合材料以及磨损监测等研究领域的最新进展进行了评述，对摩擦学领域今后的研究重点进行了展望．     

西藏满拉水利枢纽左岸塌滑体稳定性研究

西藏满拉水利枢纽坝址位于高海拔、高地震烈度区, 其左岸上、下游均分布有规模较大的坍滑体, 影响边坡稳定和水工建筑物的安全运行。为此对左岸坍滑体进行了专门的勘察和试验研究, 并且在坍滑体上布置变形监测网, 在施工期和水库蓄水期及运行初期对坍滑体的地面变形, 地裂缝张开度和深部分层水平位移进行了监测。今后对上、下游坍滑体继续进行变形监测, 以便对可能产生的塌滑及时作出预报, 保证满拉水利枢纽长期安全运行是很有必要的。     

浦东某桥南、北桥坡地基处理监测结果对比分析

介绍了浦东某干线桥南、北桥坡地基处理施工情况 ,通过对变形监测结果的分析 ,认识到相同工程地质情况下不同加固方法的效果不同 ,得出了一些颇有意义的结论。     

一种摩擦学状态在线监测系统的研究

研制了一种用于船用柴油机的摩擦学状态在线监测系统。它集磨粒监测，润滑油质量监测，柴油机扭矩及时转速监测于一体，利用在线铁谱技术监测润滑油中的铁磁性磨粒，利用容栅型电容传感器在线监测污染物引起的润滑油介电常数的变化，利用光电传感器和随轴转动齿盘产生的脉冲及相位差在线测量柴油机输出轴的扭矩及瞬时转速。此外，该监测系统还可将柴油机的磨损状态与动力状态相关联，监测由于各缸爆排压力变化造成的瞬时转速变化，从     

Active Longitudinal Control of Wind-Induced Oscillations of a Suspended Cable

Abstract. Active control of oscillations of a suspended cable under transversal wind, described by a constant term and a fluctuating turbulent component, is dealt with. Control of transversal in-plane and out-of-plane oscillations is performed by imposing a longitudinal motion to one support; the control law depends, linearly or quadratically, on measures of displacement and velocity of a selected point. First, the steady-state oscillations around the planar static configuration, determined by the wind constant component, under sinusoidal in-plane and out-of-plane loading are studied, showing the nonlinear behaviour in the regions of primary and parametric resonance and the effects of the control action. Afterwards, attention is focused on the response of the cable to transversal wind turbulence, whose fluctuating component is described by a random process with an assigned spectral density. The effectiveness of longitudinal control is analysed by means of numerical investigations.Sommario. Si analizza il controllo attivo delle oscillazioni di un cavo sospeso, sottoposto all'azione di un vento agente in direzione ortogonale al piano del cavo e descritto mediante un termine di carico costante ed una componente variabile di turbolenza. Il controllo delle oscillazioni piane e spaziali viene realizzato mediante spostamento longitudinale di uno degli appoggi; la legge di controllo dipende linearmente o quadraticamente da misure di spostamento e velocità di un punto prescelto. In una prima fase, vengono studiate le oscillazioni stazionarie sotto carichi sinusoidali agenti rispettivamente nel piano e fuori del piano del cavo, intorno alla configurazione di equilibrio statico determinata dalla presenza della componente costante del vento, mostrando il comportamento nonlineare nelle regioni di risonanza primaria e parametrica e gli effetti dell'azione di controllo. Successivamente, si focalizza l'attenzione sulla risposta del cavo alla componente trasversale di turbolenza del vento, la quale è descritta da un processo stocastico a media nulla con densità spettrale assegnata. L'efficacia del controllo viene analizzata attraverso un'indagine numerica.     

A discrete 3D model for bridge aerodynamics and aeroelasticity: nonlinearities and linearizations

A framework for the numerical analysis of bridges under wind excitation is outlined. It is based on structural finite element scheme and cross-sectional wind load models. Two aspects are investigated: (1) how considering the mean steady configuration in the aerodynamic stability calculation; and (2) the effects of load nonlinearities on structural response. A quasi-steady load model is adopted, which is able to deal with the considered problems by using experimental data easily available in the practice. By means of numerical examples, it is pointed out (1) that both the modifications in structural tangential stiffness and in the aerodynamic coefficients due to the mean steady deformation may affect the aeroelastic stability threshold and (2) that load linearization may produce an underestimation of the structural response.     

Assessing and predicting changes in vegetation cover associated with military land use activities using field monitoring data at Fort Hood, Texas

We assessed short-term impacts of changes in military training load on vegetative cover at Fort Hood, TX. From 1989 to 1995, permanent field transects were monitored for vegetative cover and land use disturbance using standard army monitoring methods [Land Condition Trend Analysis (LCTA)]. Land use intensity (training load) was quantified and used to develop a model to predict future vegetation cover values. We found that standard Army monitoring methods detected changes in installation resources associated with changes in training load. Increased training loads were associated with increased measures of disturbance, decreased ground cover, and decreased aerial vegetative cover. We found that the spatial pattern of disturbance and vegetation cover remained relatively constant over the study period despite large variations in overall training load. Our model used the consistency in spatial cover patterns over time and the strong relationship between training load and vegetation cover to predict the impact of future training loads on vegetation.     

广东高速公路路堑边坡失稳原因与防治分析

通过大量实际工程实例的综合分析研究,论证了近年来广东高速公路路堑边坡失稳的主要原因、防治设计理念、治理程序、边坡监测和应急措施,认为在水及气候条件、地层岩性、地质构造、人工活动等方面的存在不利因素。由此,提出了由地质测绘、工程地质勘察、稳定性综合分析、方案设计、施工图设计组成的五阶段,并通过实例分析了路堑边坡的防治设计措施。     

Fatigue criteria for integrity assessment of long-span steel bridge with health monitoring

A structural health assessment (SHA) methodology is developed using data acquired from structural health monitoring (SHM) system installed on long-span bridges. A set of fatigue criteria has been proposed for pre-determining the global state of the bridge structure failure due to fatigue. This involves finding the threshold of fatigue initiation, below which the rate of fatigue damage may be undetectable under current technology or it is economically unfeasible. The state-of-art for large structures corresponds to the initiation of macro-cracks caused by the accumulation of damage generated by actual service loads for the case of bridges. In what follows, consideration is given to developing fatigue crack growth criterion based on the concept of the continuum damage mechanics (CDM). Fatigue accumulative is included in the model where a fatigue limit for multi-axial stress state is considered. The proposed criterion advocates the evolution of micro-crack growth up to the stage of macro-crack formulation. Considered are the loading histories that correspond to normal traffic loading for highways and railways, incidental or accident loadings such as those caused by typhoons and effective environmental loadings. The potential sites of damage are determined are discussed. The proposed criterion is applied to analyze the fatigue damage of the Tsing Ma Bridge with online strain history data acquired by the SHM system that is permanently installed in the bridge.     

Review on Scale Dependent Characterization of the Microstructure of Porous Media

The paper discusses local porosity theory and its relation with other geometric characterization methods for porous media such as correlation functions and contact distributions. Special emphasis is placed on the charcterization of geometric observables through Hadwigers theorem in stochastic geometry. The four basic Minkowski functionals are introduced into local porosity theory, and for the first time a relationship is established between the Euler characteristic and the local percolation probabilities. Local porosity distributions and local percolation probabilities provide a scale dependent characterization of the microstructure of porous media that can be used in an effective medium approach to predict transport.