Flexible pipelines are often used to connect hard pipes from a foundation to a superstructure to accommodate large deformation in the base isolation layer during an earthquake. Although Chinese seismic design guidelin...Flexible pipelines are often used to connect hard pipes from a foundation to a superstructure to accommodate large deformation in the base isolation layer during an earthquake. Although Chinese seismic design guidelines suggest several confi gurations, they are diff erent from the designs that have been proven in practice, e.g., Japanese styles, and extensive experimental investigation into their seismic performance is required. Three types of seals, rubber-, metal- and asbestinebased, were tested quasi-statically with infi lled pressurized water at 2.5 MPa. The asbestine-based seal leaked at a smaller deformation than the other two types of seals. Based on the test results, three damage states were defi ned and the deformation capacity was estimated. To evaluate their performance, a three-dimensional model of a base-isolated medical building was developed using OpenSees, with the fl exible pipelines simulated by a mechanical model calibrated from the experimental data. A probabilistic seismic demand model and the fragility function of the fl exible pipelines were then developed to evaluate the seismic performance.展开更多
Map recognition is an essential data input means of Geographic Information System (GIS). How to solve the problems in the procedure, such as recognition of maps with crisscross pipeline networks, classification of bui...Map recognition is an essential data input means of Geographic Information System (GIS). How to solve the problems in the procedure, such as recognition of maps with crisscross pipeline networks, classification of buildings and roads, and processing of connected text, is a critical step for GIS keeping high-speed development. In this paper, a new recognition method of pipeline maps is presented, and some common patterns of pipeline connection and component labels are established. Through pattern matching, pipelines and component labels are recognized and peeled off from maps. After this approach, maps simply consist of buildings and roads, which are recognized and classified with fuzzy classification method. In addition, the Double Sides Scan (DSS) technique is also described, through which the effect of connected text can be eliminated.展开更多
Many seamounts are covered with cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts,and are increasingly attracting interest for the potential extraction of valuable mineral resources from deep seabed environments.However,the impacts o...Many seamounts are covered with cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts,and are increasingly attracting interest for the potential extraction of valuable mineral resources from deep seabed environments.However,the impacts of potential mining activities on the vulnerable seamount ecosystem remain unclear.To enhance the understanding of connectivity in benthic invertebrate populations in the Northwest Pacific,several seamounts were surveyed and biological samples collected.In the present study,the ophiuroid species Ophioplinthaca defensor is reported for the first time from four deep seamounts in the Northwest Pacific,and described,providing more detailed morphological diagnosis characters.To assess the population structure of the species between and within seamounts,two mitochondrial markers(COI and 16 S)were sequenced.In total,20 haplotypes from 32 COI sequences and 8 haplotypes from 3716 S sequences were recovered.The star-shaped TCS networks and nonsignificant pairwise population differences reveal the absence of distinct population structures between and within seamounts.In addition,the O.defensor population seemed to have undergone a demographic expansion in history.This is the first study on the genetic population structure of a benthic invertebrate from seamounts in the Northwest Pacific,and this results suggest a potentially high,long distance dispersal capacity in O.defensor between seamounts,which could inform the development of the Regional Environmental Management Plans for the cobalt-rich crust seamounts in the area.展开更多
基金Scientific Research Fund of Institute of Engineering Mechanics,CEA under Grant Nos.2016A05 and 2016A06the International Science and Technology Cooperation Program of China under Grant No.2014DFA70950the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.51378478
文摘Flexible pipelines are often used to connect hard pipes from a foundation to a superstructure to accommodate large deformation in the base isolation layer during an earthquake. Although Chinese seismic design guidelines suggest several confi gurations, they are diff erent from the designs that have been proven in practice, e.g., Japanese styles, and extensive experimental investigation into their seismic performance is required. Three types of seals, rubber-, metal- and asbestinebased, were tested quasi-statically with infi lled pressurized water at 2.5 MPa. The asbestine-based seal leaked at a smaller deformation than the other two types of seals. Based on the test results, three damage states were defi ned and the deformation capacity was estimated. To evaluate their performance, a three-dimensional model of a base-isolated medical building was developed using OpenSees, with the fl exible pipelines simulated by a mechanical model calibrated from the experimental data. A probabilistic seismic demand model and the fragility function of the fl exible pipelines were then developed to evaluate the seismic performance.
文摘Map recognition is an essential data input means of Geographic Information System (GIS). How to solve the problems in the procedure, such as recognition of maps with crisscross pipeline networks, classification of buildings and roads, and processing of connected text, is a critical step for GIS keeping high-speed development. In this paper, a new recognition method of pipeline maps is presented, and some common patterns of pipeline connection and component labels are established. Through pattern matching, pipelines and component labels are recognized and peeled off from maps. After this approach, maps simply consist of buildings and roads, which are recognized and classified with fuzzy classification method. In addition, the Double Sides Scan (DSS) technique is also described, through which the effect of connected text can be eliminated.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.42076135the Foundation of China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association under contract Nos DY135-E2-2-06 and DY135-E2-2-03+1 种基金the Project of State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics,Second Institute of Oceanography,Ministry of Natural Resources,under contract No.SOEDZZ2002the Scientific Research Fund of the Second Institute of Oceanography,Ministry of Natural Resources,under contract No.JG1528
文摘Many seamounts are covered with cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts,and are increasingly attracting interest for the potential extraction of valuable mineral resources from deep seabed environments.However,the impacts of potential mining activities on the vulnerable seamount ecosystem remain unclear.To enhance the understanding of connectivity in benthic invertebrate populations in the Northwest Pacific,several seamounts were surveyed and biological samples collected.In the present study,the ophiuroid species Ophioplinthaca defensor is reported for the first time from four deep seamounts in the Northwest Pacific,and described,providing more detailed morphological diagnosis characters.To assess the population structure of the species between and within seamounts,two mitochondrial markers(COI and 16 S)were sequenced.In total,20 haplotypes from 32 COI sequences and 8 haplotypes from 3716 S sequences were recovered.The star-shaped TCS networks and nonsignificant pairwise population differences reveal the absence of distinct population structures between and within seamounts.In addition,the O.defensor population seemed to have undergone a demographic expansion in history.This is the first study on the genetic population structure of a benthic invertebrate from seamounts in the Northwest Pacific,and this results suggest a potentially high,long distance dispersal capacity in O.defensor between seamounts,which could inform the development of the Regional Environmental Management Plans for the cobalt-rich crust seamounts in the area.
