25 Articles Published

1. LEACHING OF ANTIMONY FROM BOTTLE WATER

Authors: AQEEL AHMAD , MD. MARUF MORTULA

Abstract: Bottled water has become part of everyone’s daily life. Therefore, it is crucial to investigate its influence on the human health and the environment. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the major type of material to be used for water bottles. The PET bottles can in fact affect the quality of water it holds. One major concern is leaching of antimony from PET water bottles. As such, this paper investigated the existence of antimony in the bottled water. Experiments were conducted on exposing water with bottles from different brands at different times and temperatures. After the experiments were conducted, water was tested for antimony using the Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS) machine. The results indicated that antimony was leaching from the PET bottles. Longer exposure indicated higher antimony leaching, as was the case for higher temperatures in most samples.

Keywords: PET, Antimony, bottle water, leaching, exposure

Pages: 85 - 88 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-35

2. A MODEL FOR HETEROGENEOUS FIXED FLEET VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEM

Authors: ALIREZA NASERI , MASOUD NASERI

Abstract: Transportation is one of the important infrastructures constituting the base and requisite for different levels of people’s access and movement to various locations. Transportation systems are one of the indices of the development of a region. Optimizing these systems contributes to improving performance and reducing costs of offering services to users. Hence, methods should be adopted with which this problem can be efficiently modeled. The final purpose of the vehicle routing problem is fulfilling all needs optimally and with minimum cost. Heterogeneous fixed fleet vehicle routing problem is an applied problem in routing and transportation planning. Its approach is to service customers with a limited number of vehicles through specifying certain routes with minimum cost for transportation fleet that will meet the demands of customers. The composition of vehicle fleet includes several types of vehicles with different capacities. In this research, a practical model and algorithm is prop

Keywords: vehicle routing problem, heterogeneous fixed fleet, optimization, transportation planning

Pages: 93 - 97 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-37

3. A MODEL FOR HETEROGENEOUS FIXED FLEET VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEM

Authors: ALIREZA NASERI , MASOUD NASERI

Abstract: Transportation is one of the important infrastructures constituting the base and requisite for different levels of people’s access and movement to various locations. Transportation systems are one of the indices of the development of a region. Optimizing these systems contributes to improving performance and reducing costs of offering services to users. Hence, methods should be adopted with which this problem can be efficiently modeled. The final purpose of the vehicle routing problem is fulfilling all needs optimally and with minimum cost. Heterogeneous fixed fleet vehicle routing problem is an applied problem in routing and transportation planning. Its approach is to service customers with a limited number of vehicles through specifying certain routes with minimum cost for transportation fleet that will meet the demands of customers. The composition of vehicle fleet includes several types of vehicles with different capacities. In this research, a practical model and algorithm is prop

Keywords: vehicle routing problem, heterogeneous fixed fleet, optimization, transportation planning

Pages: 93 - 97 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-37

4. ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE OF BUILDING STRUCTURES IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUSTAINABLE CONCEPT

Authors: JIRI HEJHALEK , MONIKA CULAKOVA , M. HORI

Abstract: The building sector is known to be dominant consumer of energy resources, contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts. Over the last decade, the development towards sustainability hasbecome important issue in building design decisions. Life cycle assessment (LCA) belongs to broadly used methodology which helps to make decisions in sustainable building design. In this paper, environmental building material performance of wall assemblies for exterior wall is evaluated through LCA (construction phase). The relative contribution of embodied impacts of building materials has been recognized as being significant, especially for high energy effective residential buildings. The exterior walls of houses were by far the most significant contribution of embodied impacts associated with the construction phase. The case study assesses environmental indicators such as embodied energy from non-renewable resources, embodied emissions of CO2-eq. and SO2-eq. (within boundary

Keywords: building materials, wall assemblies, life cycle assessment, environemntal and energy assessment

Pages: 103 - 106 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-39

5. PARAMETRIC DESIGN OF PROFILED STEEL SHEETING DRY BOARD (PSSDB)

Authors: MAHMOOD SERAJI , MARYAM VAFA , WAN HAMIDON WAN BADARUZZAMAN

Abstract: This paper presents the parametric finite element modelling of a lightweight composite system known as Profiled Steel Sheet Dry Board (PSSDB) composed of cold-formed profiled steel sheet (PSS) and dry board (DB) connected together by self-tapping and self-drilling screws. The process of parametric modelling with regard to achieving optimised design of the PSS is explained. Three dimensional non-linear finite element PSSDB model has been parametrically developed using Ansys Parametric Design Language (APDL). It is revealed that this approach can speed up the optimisation process considerably and acts as a very effective tool to the optimisation processes.

Keywords: PSSDB, profiled steel sheet, dry board, composite panels, floor, parametric design, FEM

Pages: 121 - 124 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-42

6. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF GROYNES FOR PROTECTING COASTLINES - A CASE STUDY OF ALAPPAD COAST

Authors: ANITHA JOSEPH , LALU MANGAL , TILBA THOMAS

Abstract: The effectiveness of transition groynes for the protection of Alappad coast is numerically investigated using the software MIKE 21. The study area comprises of a coastal stretch of 3.5 km along shore and 6.5 km offshore. Results reveal predominant longshore transport which favours selection of groynes as a coastal protection measure. Parametric studies are conducted to reach a suitable configuration of transition groynes that drastically reduces the sediment transport rate especially during monsoon. Design of the proposed groyne field is also presented

Keywords: coastal protection, groyne, sediment transport

Pages: 125 - 129 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-43

7. SERVICEABILITY OPTIMIZATION USING HYBRID NSGA-II AND RESIZING TECHNIQUE

Authors: E.M. KWON , H.S. PARK , J.G. KIM , S.W. CHOI

Abstract: Vibration caused by wind can be a factor in reducing residential performance for building users. Although serviceability problems such as residential performance are not significantly related to a building’s structural safety, wind-caused vibration is a detail that architects should consider, as it is related to the quality of residential performance. Such vibration can be reduced by adjusting the vibration acceleration in the top floor. Therefore, we aimed to implement an optimal design where residential performance is heightened by reducing vibration acceleration and optimizing building weights. NSGA-II was used as the optimal design technique, although NSGA-II has the shortcoming that the time required for structural analysis increases as the design variable and computational quantities increase. To overcome such problems, a resizing technique was used in the algorithm.

Keywords: Optimization, NSGA-II, Resizing technique, Wind- induced acceleration

Pages: 188 - 191 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-84

8. THEORETICAL MODEL OF AN ELECTRIC PRECIPITATOR WITH ROTATING COLLECTING ELECTRODES

Authors: ASKAR BAUBEK , KASIMOVA BOTAKOZ RAKHMETOLLAEVNA

Abstract: We develop a theoretical model of an electric precipitator with rotating collecting electrodes. Collecting electrodes in the form of a rotating belt can help eliminate negative effects on the work of the precipitator, such as electric resistivity and the re-entrainment. We calculate the optimal speed of the rotating belt.

Keywords: Electric precipitator, corona charge, cleaning of stack gas, collecting electrode, wire plate

Pages: 1 - 4 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-22

9. PHENOL BIODEGRADATION: A REVIEW

Authors: ATHAR HUSSAIN , SHASHI KANT DUBEY

Abstract: The release of phenolic compounds in the effluents of petrochemical, textile and coal industry has resulted in contamination of receiving environment. It is very necessary to remove these compounds before discharge of effluents as phenol is toxic to nature. Among the treatment methods biodegradation is considered as cost effective method. The paper reviews various methods used for biodegradation of phenol.

Keywords: Phenol, biodegradation, reactors, membrane bioreactor, fouling

Pages: 5 - 11 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-23

10. INFLUENCE OF BRIDGE PIER POSITION ACCORDING TO FLOW DIRECTION ON SCOUR REDUCTION

Authors: ADNAN ISMAEL , HAMID HUSSEIN , MUSTAFA GUNAL

Abstract: An experimental study was conducted to examine the effect of change the position of bridge pier to reduce the scour. The experiments were carried out with Q=0.058 m3/s he piers were tested under clear-water conditions for duration of 3 hours. The velocity field measurements were obtained using an Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter. The depth of scour in front of the pier was found to have decreased very effective in controlling the down flow at the upstream face of the pier and hence reducing the horseshoe vortex strength. Scour depths were measured along the center axis of the channel. Results show that the change of position of bridge pier, the maximum scour depth of opposite pier reduced 40% as compared with normal pier and it reduced to 54% as compared to a circular. Change the position of bridge pier is an effective countermeasure in the reduction of local scour depth.

Keywords: bridge pier scour, bridge pier position, scour reduction, scour.

Pages: 12 - 16 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-24

11. IMPACT OF URBANIZATION ON RAINFALL-RUNOFF RESPONSE AND AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR URBAN STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEMS OF CENTRAL AGARTALA-A CASE STUDY

Authors: RATUL DAS

Abstract: During last 20 years the share of urban populations to the country has increased 14% to 30%. This rapid urbanization brings significant changes in the nature of land surfaces in urban areas which affects the runoff process and overland flows during flood. Efficient computation of potentiality of overland flow on a modified land use is a difficult task and equally essential requirements to achieve optimal performances of storm water drainage systems. Present study is an attempt to highlight the role infiltration capacity of soil for efficient design of storm water drainage. Central Agartala, mainly a low lying area experiences severe water logging at many places during monsoon. Land use maps and soil categorization based on infiltration characteristics were performed by field observations at many places of the study area. Necessary hydro-meteorological parameters including various drainage data were collected to compute the flow volume at the inlet of each sub-drainage zone. SCS Curve n

Keywords: Rainfall, runoff, drainage, water-logged areas

Pages: 27 - 32 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-26

12. EFFECT OF ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONCRETE MIXTURES

Authors: ADRIANA ESTOKOVA , ALENA LUPTAKOVA , MARTINA KOVALCIKOVA

Abstract: Durability of a material is its ability to last for a long time without any significant deterioration. Microorganisms that produce sulphuric acid accelerate the deterioration of concrete structures in a process termed \"Microbially Induced Concrete Corrosion”. The effects of sulphur-oxidizing bacteria Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans on various concrete samples in laboratory were investigated during 90 days. The calcium and silicium contents in leachates during the experiments were evaluated using X – ray fluorescence method (XRF). Disruption and damages of the concrete surface, the samples’ weight-loss and the calcium release were observed after the experiments.

Keywords: concrete, bacteria, bioderioration, calcium, silicon, leaching

Pages: 33 - 36 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-27

13. COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF NORMAL AND HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE WITH POLYPROPYLENE FIBERS AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE

Authors: FATEMEH SOLTANZADEH , ABDUL BAQI, , AMJAD MASOOD , MOHD SHARIQ

Abstract: Experimental investigations were carried out for assessing the influence of thermal loading on the cube and cylinder compressive strength of normal and high strength concrete with and without polypropylene fibers. The tests were carried out under two phases of heating and cooling. In the first phase of heating, the specimens were subjected to single heating-cooling cycle with a hold period of 3 hours at 2000C and were cooled in the furnace before testing the specimens for the residual compressive strength. Similar treatment was carried out on the specimens at 4000C, 6000C and 8000C and their residual strength’s were determined. In the second phase of heating and cooling, the specimens were subjected to successive cyclic heating-cooling regime from 2000C to 8000C, with an increment of 2000C and a hold period of 3hrs. After subjecting the specimens to successive cycles of heating-cooling, the specimens were cooled in the furnace and tested for compressive strength. Specimens were also pr

Keywords: Elevated temperature; normal strength concrete; high strength concrete; polypropylene fibers; compressive strength; tensile strengths; strength ratio

Pages: 37 - 43 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-28

14. TENSILE STRENGTH OF NORMAL AND HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE WITH POLYPROPYLENE FIBERS AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE

Authors: ABDUL BAQI , AMJAD MASOOD , FATEMEH SOLTANZADEH , MOHD SHARIQ

Abstract: This paper investigates the effect of thermal loading on the tensile strengths of normal and high strength concrete with and without polypropylene fibers. The unstressed residual split and flexural tensile strength of concrete is determined by testing cylinder and prism specimens. The specimens were subjected to single heating-cooling cycle with a hold period of 3 hours at 2000C and were cooled in the furnace before testing the specimens for the residual split and flexural tensile strength of concrete. Similar treatment was carried out on the specimens at 4000C, 6000C and 8000C and their residual tensile strength’s were determined. Specimens were also prepared for determining the tensile strengths at room temperature. It has been observed that with the increase in the thermal loading or temperature, the flexural and split tensile strength experienced significant losses. The loss was found to be higher for stronger concretes. Flexural tensile strength was observed to experience a sharp

Keywords: High temperature; normal strength concrete; high strength concrete; polypropylene fibers; split tensile strength; flexural tensile strength

Pages: 44 - 48 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-29

15. EVALUATION OF ROADWAY CAPACITY OF FOUR-LANE DIVIDED CARRIAGEWAY UNDER HETEROGENEOUS URBAN TRAFFIC CONDITIONS

Authors: BINOD SINGHI , MOKADDES ALI AHMED

Abstract: Traffic on urban road is heterogeneous when large varieties of vehicles operate in mixed mode condition. The performance of the urban roadway depends on the practical capacity and actual traffic volumes. To estimate the roadway capacity, traffic flow in terms of PCUs and speed of the stream of respective hours were evaluated. The speed flow equation was developed by using PCU volume and the speed. The study reveals that the polynomial form of curve was best fitted for the study area, for upper uncongested segment and linear form for lower congested segment. The capacity obtained was found to be relatively low than the IRC guidelines.

Keywords: Capacity, Free Flow Speed, Traffic Flow, Level of Service, Design Service Volume, Manoeuvre, Congestion.

Pages: 49 - 56 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-30

16. REVIEW ON DEPOSITIONAL BEHAVIOR OF VISCOUS DEBRIS FLOW

Authors: NI ZHANG , TAKASHI MATSUSHIMA , YASUO YAMADA

Abstract: Debris flow is one of geological destructive processes that usually result in significant morphological evolution and hazards in mountainous regions, influenced on people’s lives and properties security seriously. Viscous debris flow is a typical one, which characterized as high density, ranged from clay to meters boulders and destroyed seriously. The initiation, motion and deposition mechanisms are rather complexity and still a debate currently. Due to disaster always emerged on the deposit process, so this paper began with a survey of literature on deposit process and depositional characteristic of viscous debris flow. By reviewing on the theory model, deposit process and depositional characteristic combined with experiment and field work, found that theory models were too simple to use in natural debris flow. Modeling always ignored some important characteristics, such as scaling effect, boundary effect, time effect, etc. Experiment research also rather limited and can’t consider sc

Keywords: viscous debris flow, deposition characteristic, simulation model

Pages: 57 - 66 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-31

17. REVIEW ON DEPOSITIONAL BEHAVIOR OF VISCOUS DEBRIS FLOW

Authors: NI ZHANG , TAKASHI MATSUSHIMA , YASUO YAMADA

Abstract: Debris flow is one of geological destructive processes that usually result in significant morphological evolution and hazards in mountainous regions, influenced on people’s lives and properties security seriously. Viscous debris flow is a typical one, which characterized as high density, ranged from clay to meters boulders and destroyed seriously. The initiation, motion and deposition mechanisms are rather complexity and still a debate currently. Due to disaster always emerged on the deposit process, so this paper began with a survey of literature on deposit process and depositional characteristic of viscous debris flow. By reviewing on the theory model, deposit process and depositional characteristic combined with experiment and field work, found that theory models were too simple to use in natural debris flow. Modeling always ignored some important characteristics, such as scaling effect, boundary effect, time effect, etc. Experiment research also rather limited and can’t consider sc

Keywords: viscous debris flow, deposition characteristic, simulation model

Pages: 57 - 66 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-31

18. INVESTIGATING THE PRESENCE OF RESOURCE CURSE HYPOTHESIS IN MINING SECTOR OF INDIA

Authors: AURO KUMAR SAHOO , NARESH CHANDRA SAHU

Abstract: This paper tries to explore the presence of resource curse hypothesis in 11 mineral rich states of India. To carry out the empirical investigation, cross correlation has been estimated between quality of life indicators and mineral production in 11 major mining states of India. The present study is completely based upon secondary sources of data which are extracted from different sources of Government of India. To find out the relationship between quality of life indicators with mining activities, we have taken into account the quality of life indicators such as, educational attainment, life expectancy, tele-density and electrified villages of mining states. In addition, socio-economic indicators such as, per capita income, unemployment rate, poverty ratio and mining employment are used to unravel the relationship between mining activities and development. Cross tabulation of correlation has been adopted for the analysis of data. The result of the present investigation reveals that the

Keywords: Resource Curse Hypothesis; Mining Activity; Quality of Life Indicators; Socio economic Indicators; Indian States; Cross Correlation

Pages: 67 - 71 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-32

19. PSEUDO-DYNAMIC PASSIVE EARTH PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS SUPPORTING C-F BACKFILL USING COMPOSITE FAILURE MECHANISM

Authors: JOYANTA PAL , SIMA GHOSH

Abstract: Knowledge of seismic passive earth pressures behind rigid retaining wall is very important. In this paper, the pseudo-dynamic approach, which considers the effect of primary and shear wave propagations, is adopted to calculate the seismic passive resistance of gravity retaining wall supporting c-Φ backfill. Considering the composite (combination of log-spiral and planar) failure mechanism, the effect of wall friction and soil friction angle, soil cohesion, shear wave and primary wave velocity, horizontal and vertical seismic coefficients are taken into account to evaluate the seismic passive resistance. Results as obtained from present analysis are compared with those given by other authors. It is shown that the pseudo-static methods considering planar rupture surface overestimates the passive earth pressure coefficients.

Keywords: Pseudo-dynamic, seismic, passive resistance, composite rupture surface, c-Φ backfill, gravity retaining wall.

Pages: 72 - 78 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-33

20. APPLICATIONS OF THE OEDOMETER, COMPACTION, PERMEABILITY AND CBR TESTS TO THE STUDY OF SAND WITH FLY ASH- LIME

Authors: ALI FIRAT CABALAR , NURULLAH AKBULUT

Abstract: The study presents a series of experimental study using sand with fly ash- lime mixtures at various percentages. Increase in the amount of fly ash results in an environmental problem in many regions of the world. Fly ash is effectively used in engineering applications in some countries, and thereby reduces the potential impact on the environment. Lime is used to bind sand mixed with fly ash in this research. Fly ash used during the experimental works is identified as class F. Some engineering behaviour of sand mixed with fly ash- lime samples was characterized in oedometer, permeability, compaction, and CBR testing set ups. Significant modifications in compression index (Cc), void ratio (e), permeability (k), dry unit weight (γdry), optimum water contents (wopt), and CBR values were observed by a series of experimental results on the sand with 5% lime by various fly ash mix ratios (15%, 20% and 25% by weight).

Keywords: Sand, fly ash, lime, oedometer, permeability, compaction, CBR testing

Pages: 79 - 84 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-34

21. EFFECT OF PBO2 ON CO(III) GENERATION AND ELECTROLYTE EMISSION PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS FOR SUSTAINABLE USE OF ELECTRO-SCRUBBING PROCESS

Authors: IL-SHIK MOON , MUTHURAMAN GOVINDAN

Abstract: To enhance the oxidation of Co(II) by using PbO2 anode and electrolyte emission test for sustainable utilization of electro-scrubbing process is the primary investigation. Introduction of PbO2 electrode on oxidation effect of Co(II) demonstrated an enhanced oxidation efficiency to nearly 20% than Pt coated Ti electrode. The number concentration of the mists generated from the wet scrubber was an about 30 times lower than that of indoor air particles. No change in pH at second scrubber during 24 hr study explains no sulphuric acid escape from the first scrubber or mediated electrochemical solution. These results reveals that this electro-scrubber can maintain its initial concentration of Co(II) and H2SO4 by just adding water and thus becomes a highly sustainable system without losing of H2SO4 and Co catalysts to the environment.

Keywords: PbO2, sustainable, Mist particles, Electrocatalysts, electro scrubbing

Pages: 89 - 92 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-36

22. A MODEL FOR HETEROGENEOUS FIXED FLEET VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEM

Authors: MASOUD NASERI , ALIREZA NASERI

Abstract: Transportation is one of the important infrastructures constituting the base and requisite for different levels of people’s access and movement to various locations. Transportation systems are one of the indices of the development of a region. Optimizing these systems contributes to improving performance and reducing costs of offering services to users. Hence, methods should be adopted with which this problem can be efficiently modeled. The final purpose of the vehicle routing problem is fulfilling all needs optimally and with minimum cost. Heterogeneous fixed fleet vehicle routing problem is an applied problem in routing and transportation planning. Its approach is to service customers with a limited number of vehicles through specifying certain routes with minimum cost for transportation fleet that will meet the demands of customers. The composition of vehicle fleet includes several types of vehicles with different capacities. In this research, a practical model and algorithm is prop

Keywords: vehicle routing problem, heterogeneous fixed fleet, optimization, transportation planning

Pages: 93 - 97 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-37

23. PERFORMANCE OF AN ANAEROBIC BAFFLED REACTOR (ABR) TREATING HIGH-STRENGTH FOOD INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER WITH FLUCTUATING PH

Authors: D.M. BASSUNEY , MEDHAT AE. MOUSTAFA , W.A. IBRAHIM

Abstract: As awareness of the variable nature of food industrial wastewater and its environmental impact grows, a more stable treatment reactor is needed to treat such wastewater. In this paper, a performance of 5-compartment lab-scale Anaerobic Baffled Reactor (ABR) treating high strength wastewater with high pH variation was studied under three organic loading rates (OLRs). The reactor showed high COD removal efficiencies: 92.67, 97.44, and 98.19% corresponding to OLRs of 2.0, 3.0, and 4.8 KgCOD/m3d, respectively. The first compartment showed a good buffering capacity and a distinct phase separation occurred in the ABR.

Keywords: anaerobic baffled reactor, food industrial wastewater, high strength wastewater, organic loading , pH

Pages: 98 - 102 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-38

24. ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE OF BUILDING STRUCTURES IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUSTAINABLE CONCEPT

Authors: JIRI HEJHALEK , MONIKA CULAKOVA

Abstract: The building sector is known to be dominant consumer of energy resources, contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts. Over the last decade, the development towards sustainability hasbecome important issue in building design decisions. Life cycle assessment (LCA) belongs to broadly used methodology which helps to make decisions in sustainable building design. In this paper, environmental building material performance of wall assemblies for exterior wall is evaluated through LCA (construction phase). The relative contribution of embodied impacts of building materials has been recognized as being significant, especially for high energy effective residential buildings. The exterior walls of houses were by far the most significant contribution of embodied impacts associated with the construction phase. The case study assesses environmental indicators such as embodied energy from non-renewable resources, embodied emissions of CO2-eq. and SO2-eq. (within boundary

Keywords: building materials, wall assemblies, life cycle assessment, environemntal and energy assessmen

Pages: 103 - 106 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-39

25. FRAMEWORK OF INTEGRATED EARTHQUAKE SIMULATION FOR PIPELINE NETWORK

Authors: M. HORI , M. L. L. WIJRATHENE , S. TANAKA , T. ICHIMURA

Abstract: This paper presents the framework of integrated earthquake simulation, which is a seamless simulation of all processes of earthquake hazard and disaster, for a pipeline network. Explained are the analysis model and method that are developed for the ground motion analysis and the seismic re-sponse analysis. As the core elements of these two analyses, large-scale dynamic 3D finite element analysis and met-modeling are developed. Examples of the integrated earthquake simulation for the pipeline network made by a prototype code are shown, and the results are discussed.

Keywords: integration of numerical simulation, earthquake wave propagation, seismic response anlaysis, meta-modeling

Pages: 107 - 116 | DOI: 10.15224/978-981-07-7965-8-40