Directional roof cutting(DRC)is one of the key techniques in non-pillar coal mining with self-formed entries(NCMSE)mining method.Due to the inability to accurately measure the expansion coefficient of the goaf rock ma...Directional roof cutting(DRC)is one of the key techniques in non-pillar coal mining with self-formed entries(NCMSE)mining method.Due to the inability to accurately measure the expansion coefficient of the goaf rock mass,the implementation of this technology often encounters design challenges,leading to suboptimal results and increased costs.This paper establishes a structural analysis model of the goaf working face roof,revealing the failure mechanism of DRC,and clarifies the positive role of DRC in improving the stress of the roadway surrounding rock and reducing the subsidence of the roof through numerical simulation experiments.On this basis,the paper further analyses the roadway pressure and roof settlement under different DRC design heights,and ultimately proposes an optimized design method for the DRC height.The results indicate that the implementation of DRC can significantly optimize the stress environment of the working face roadway surrounding rock.At the same time,during the application of DRC,three scenarios may arise:insufficient,reasonable,and excessive DRC height.Insufficient height will significantly reduce the effectiveness of the technology,while excessive height has little impact on the implementation effect but will greatly increase construction costs and difficulty.Engineering verification shows that the optimized DRC design method proposed in this paper reduces the peak stress of the protective coal pillar in the roadway by 27.2%and the central subsidence of the roof by 41.8%,demonstrating excellent application results.This method provides technical support for the further promotion of NCMSE mining method.展开更多
This work proposed an architectural alternative project of a stainless steel roof structure that uses roof tiles also in stainless steel with emphasis on roofs for multi-sport gymnasiums.In the development of the work...This work proposed an architectural alternative project of a stainless steel roof structure that uses roof tiles also in stainless steel with emphasis on roofs for multi-sport gymnasiums.In the development of the work,two existing multi-sports gymnasiums are taken as a reference,but with ASTM(American Society for Testing and Materials)A36 steel roof structure.The proposed cover system uses cables and light gauge profiles,in commercial stainless steel,which reduces the weight and of course the final price of the roof structure.A structure that presents technical feasibility is obtained and analyzed by checking its behavior with respect to the efforts and displacements generated by the combinations of the acting loads,following the safety recommendations of the applicable standard.It is verified that using the stainless steel structure proposed in this work would cost 42%of the reference structure if this were in AISI(American Iron and Steel Institute)304 stainless steel.And this cost tends to be minimized due to greater durability and consequent reduction in maintenance costs of this type of steel.展开更多
A new type of roof structure was developed for the shade room in a double-slope greenhouse used for mushroom-vegetable planting.A simulation model was developed to evaluate the thermal performance of the new roof with...A new type of roof structure was developed for the shade room in a double-slope greenhouse used for mushroom-vegetable planting.A simulation model was developed to evaluate the thermal performance of the new roof with an insulation thickness of 0.12 m in Beijing,China.The results showed that(1)the indoor air temperature of the shade room with the newly implemented shade roof was 2.7℃-4.9℃ higher than that of an ordinary shade room during the winter months;(2)The indoor air temperature of the solar room adjacent to the shade room with the new roof was higher than that of the ordinary solar room and the minimum indoor air temperature of the solar room was increased 1.9℃ at winter night;(3)the indoor temperature of the shade room with the new roof design was 2℃-4℃ lower than that of the ordinary shade room during the summer months;(4)Under factory production conditions,which were conducted in a controlled environment to promote the annual growth of the edible fungus,the heating energy consumption of the shade room after the implementation of the new roof structure was reduced by 69.3%,the amounted to total energy savings of 61.3% per year.The new roof structure provided a significant improvement in the thermal environment compared to an ordinary shade room,improved the vegetable growth in the winter,and also significantly reduced the energy consumption and production costs.展开更多
Sustainable structures are critical for addressing global climate change.Hence,their structural resilience or ability to recover from natural events must be considered comprehensively.Green roofs are a widely used sus...Sustainable structures are critical for addressing global climate change.Hence,their structural resilience or ability to recover from natural events must be considered comprehensively.Green roofs are a widely used sustainable feature that improve the environment while providing excellent occupant amenity.To expand their usage,their inherent damping and layout sensitivity to seismic performance are investigated in this study.The soil of a green roof can serve as a damper to dissipate the energy generated by earthquakes or other dynamic events.Results of preliminary analysis show that a green roof soil can increase localized damping by 2.5%under both dry and saturated conditions.Based on these findings,nonlinear time-history analyses are conducted on a three-story building in SAP2000 to monitor the structural behavior with and without a green roof.The increased damping in the green roof soil is beneficial to the structural performance,i.e.,it reduces the building displacement and acceleration by 10%and 12%,respectively.Additionally,certain configurations are more effective and beneficial to the structural response than others,which suggests the possibility of design optimization.Based on the findings of this study,new methods of modeling and considering green roofs in structural design are established.展开更多
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52074298)Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation(8232056)+1 种基金Guizhou Province science and technology plan project([2020]3008)Liulin Energy and Environment Academician Workstation(2022XDHZ12).
文摘Directional roof cutting(DRC)is one of the key techniques in non-pillar coal mining with self-formed entries(NCMSE)mining method.Due to the inability to accurately measure the expansion coefficient of the goaf rock mass,the implementation of this technology often encounters design challenges,leading to suboptimal results and increased costs.This paper establishes a structural analysis model of the goaf working face roof,revealing the failure mechanism of DRC,and clarifies the positive role of DRC in improving the stress of the roadway surrounding rock and reducing the subsidence of the roof through numerical simulation experiments.On this basis,the paper further analyses the roadway pressure and roof settlement under different DRC design heights,and ultimately proposes an optimized design method for the DRC height.The results indicate that the implementation of DRC can significantly optimize the stress environment of the working face roadway surrounding rock.At the same time,during the application of DRC,three scenarios may arise:insufficient,reasonable,and excessive DRC height.Insufficient height will significantly reduce the effectiveness of the technology,while excessive height has little impact on the implementation effect but will greatly increase construction costs and difficulty.Engineering verification shows that the optimized DRC design method proposed in this paper reduces the peak stress of the protective coal pillar in the roadway by 27.2%and the central subsidence of the roof by 41.8%,demonstrating excellent application results.This method provides technical support for the further promotion of NCMSE mining method.
文摘This work proposed an architectural alternative project of a stainless steel roof structure that uses roof tiles also in stainless steel with emphasis on roofs for multi-sport gymnasiums.In the development of the work,two existing multi-sports gymnasiums are taken as a reference,but with ASTM(American Society for Testing and Materials)A36 steel roof structure.The proposed cover system uses cables and light gauge profiles,in commercial stainless steel,which reduces the weight and of course the final price of the roof structure.A structure that presents technical feasibility is obtained and analyzed by checking its behavior with respect to the efforts and displacements generated by the combinations of the acting loads,following the safety recommendations of the applicable standard.It is verified that using the stainless steel structure proposed in this work would cost 42%of the reference structure if this were in AISI(American Iron and Steel Institute)304 stainless steel.And this cost tends to be minimized due to greater durability and consequent reduction in maintenance costs of this type of steel.
基金This research was made possible through financial support from the Beijing Leafy Vegetables Innovation Team of Modern Agro-industry Technology Research System(BAIC07-2019)Yantai Science and Technology Development Project(2013ZH083).
文摘A new type of roof structure was developed for the shade room in a double-slope greenhouse used for mushroom-vegetable planting.A simulation model was developed to evaluate the thermal performance of the new roof with an insulation thickness of 0.12 m in Beijing,China.The results showed that(1)the indoor air temperature of the shade room with the newly implemented shade roof was 2.7℃-4.9℃ higher than that of an ordinary shade room during the winter months;(2)The indoor air temperature of the solar room adjacent to the shade room with the new roof was higher than that of the ordinary solar room and the minimum indoor air temperature of the solar room was increased 1.9℃ at winter night;(3)the indoor temperature of the shade room with the new roof design was 2℃-4℃ lower than that of the ordinary shade room during the summer months;(4)Under factory production conditions,which were conducted in a controlled environment to promote the annual growth of the edible fungus,the heating energy consumption of the shade room after the implementation of the new roof structure was reduced by 69.3%,the amounted to total energy savings of 61.3% per year.The new roof structure provided a significant improvement in the thermal environment compared to an ordinary shade room,improved the vegetable growth in the winter,and also significantly reduced the energy consumption and production costs.
文摘Sustainable structures are critical for addressing global climate change.Hence,their structural resilience or ability to recover from natural events must be considered comprehensively.Green roofs are a widely used sustainable feature that improve the environment while providing excellent occupant amenity.To expand their usage,their inherent damping and layout sensitivity to seismic performance are investigated in this study.The soil of a green roof can serve as a damper to dissipate the energy generated by earthquakes or other dynamic events.Results of preliminary analysis show that a green roof soil can increase localized damping by 2.5%under both dry and saturated conditions.Based on these findings,nonlinear time-history analyses are conducted on a three-story building in SAP2000 to monitor the structural behavior with and without a green roof.The increased damping in the green roof soil is beneficial to the structural performance,i.e.,it reduces the building displacement and acceleration by 10%and 12%,respectively.Additionally,certain configurations are more effective and beneficial to the structural response than others,which suggests the possibility of design optimization.Based on the findings of this study,new methods of modeling and considering green roofs in structural design are established.
