GIS technology has been applied to building damage analysis around the world. However, most previous studies focused on the application of 2-D GIS technology, and the results from traditional earthquake damage predict...GIS technology has been applied to building damage analysis around the world. However, most previous studies focused on the application of 2-D GIS technology, and the results from traditional earthquake damage prediction are displayed in 2-D figures and charts, which is incapable of demonstrating the 3-D spatial characteristics of buildings. Taking brick-concrete building as an example, we study the characteristics of building damage, and effectively combine the information of building textures and earthquake damage. Then, we apply Google SketchUp techniques to create building models and display them with seismic damage texture in the ArcGIS Engine software development environment. In this paper we propose a solid idea for 3-D simulation of earthquake damage, which is helpful in earthquake damage prediction, virtual emergency rescue practice and earthquake knowledge education.展开更多
Based on the assumption that concrete is macroscopic homogeneous,the cracking evolution process and damage mode of high arch dams are studied in consideration of the heterogeneity of concrete in mesos-cale.The bilinea...Based on the assumption that concrete is macroscopic homogeneous,the cracking evolution process and damage mode of high arch dams are studied in consideration of the heterogeneity of concrete in mesos-cale.The bilinear damage evolution model and the damage evolution model expressed in power function with descending section are adopted to combine with the Mohr-Coulomb criterion with tension cut-off to investigate the crack development and fracture mode of high arch dams under the action of an earthquake.The analysis result of a high arch dam in China under design shows that cracks that take place in concrete are caused by excessive tensile stress.The cracks initiate at the middle of the dam top and distribute at the upper half of the dam while the rest of the parts remain intact.This conclusion agrees with the model test result.展开更多
基金supported by the Special Fund for the Scientific Research of Seismological Field in 2012 ( 201208018)
文摘GIS technology has been applied to building damage analysis around the world. However, most previous studies focused on the application of 2-D GIS technology, and the results from traditional earthquake damage prediction are displayed in 2-D figures and charts, which is incapable of demonstrating the 3-D spatial characteristics of buildings. Taking brick-concrete building as an example, we study the characteristics of building damage, and effectively combine the information of building textures and earthquake damage. Then, we apply Google SketchUp techniques to create building models and display them with seismic damage texture in the ArcGIS Engine software development environment. In this paper we propose a solid idea for 3-D simulation of earthquake damage, which is helpful in earthquake damage prediction, virtual emergency rescue practice and earthquake knowledge education.
文摘Based on the assumption that concrete is macroscopic homogeneous,the cracking evolution process and damage mode of high arch dams are studied in consideration of the heterogeneity of concrete in mesos-cale.The bilinear damage evolution model and the damage evolution model expressed in power function with descending section are adopted to combine with the Mohr-Coulomb criterion with tension cut-off to investigate the crack development and fracture mode of high arch dams under the action of an earthquake.The analysis result of a high arch dam in China under design shows that cracks that take place in concrete are caused by excessive tensile stress.The cracks initiate at the middle of the dam top and distribute at the upper half of the dam while the rest of the parts remain intact.This conclusion agrees with the model test result.