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气候变化和结构工程外文翻译
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题目气候变化和结构工程
Climatechangeandstructuralengineering
51/2(2007)47–50
PéterLenkei
DepartmentofStructuralEngineering,UniversityofPécs,H-7625Boszorkányu.2,Pécs,Hungary
Abstract
Basedonlastyearsexperiencesitisobviousforthemajorityofprofessionalsandforthegeneralpublictoo,thatclimatechangeisarealisticpresentandfuture.
Inthebeginningthispaperdealswiththesignsandperspectivesofclimatechange.Inthesecondparttheconsequencesofclimatechangeonbuildingandcivilengineeringstructuresaretreated.Theemphasisislaidontheeffectoftemperature,windendwatercirculationoftheglobe.Theresearchisdirectedmainlytowardsgettingreliablefuturedataanditsevaluationforpracticaluse.Finallysomeaspectsofstandardizationprocedureandtheproblemofold/existingandnewstructuresaretreated.
Keywords
climatechange·effectsonstructures·meteorologicalactions
Acknowledgement
TheauthorwouldliketoexpresshissinceregratitudetoProfessorJuditBartholyoftheMeteorologicalChairofL.EötvösUniversityforherhelpandunderstanding.AcknowledgementsareduetotheNationalOfficeforResearchandTechnologyDevelopment(NKTH)andtotheHungarianScientificResearchFund(OTKA)foracceptingthistopicforcommonfuturenancing.
1Introduction
Theclimatechange,theglobalwarmingandtheirconsequencesarewellrepresentedinthemedia.Inadditionpeopleexperienceineverydaylifesmallerorbiggersignsofthisprocess.Neverthelessonecanmeetskepticopinions,butthenumberofsuchopinionsaredecreasingduetotheobviousevidences.Theproblemofclimatechangeisverywideandextremelycomplex,involvingeveryfieldsofscience,andeveneverysideofthelifeontheglobe.Itshouldbepointedout,thatthisproblemsinstructuralengineeringareimportant,butinvolvingonlyasmallpartofthegeneralproblem.Accordingtotheopinionoftheauthortheadaptationandmitigationproceduresoftheclimatechangeshouldbeappliedtotheactivityofeachprofession.Todrawtheconsequences,andproposethenecessarystepsinourprofession,instructuralengineeringisthegoalofthispaper.
2Theclimatechange
Theglobalwarmingduetotheincreasedemissionofgreenhousegasesisinvestigatedbymanyofthemeteorologicalinstitutions,offices,bureausandstations.Greatmanyofreportshavebeenpublishedallaroundtheworld.OneofthemostimportantdocumentsistheseriesofAssessmentReportsoftheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(establishedbytheUN).Thelastonetitled„ClimateChange2007–ClimateChangeImpacts,AdaptationandVulnerability”(IPCC2007).ThisReportdeclares„Muchmoreevidencehasaccumulatedoverthelastfiveyearstoindicatethechangesinmanyphysicalandbiologicalsystemslinkedtoanthropogenicwarming.”
TheReportstatesforthefutureMagnitudeofimpactcannowbeestimatedmoresystematicallyforarangeofpossibleincreasesinglobalaveragetemperature.”Aboutthefutureimpactduetothealteredfrequencies,andintensitiesofextremeweather,climateandseelevelevents...”theReportpointedout„Disruptionbyfloodsandhighwind,withdrawalofriskcoverageinvulnerableareasbyprivateinsurers...”wouldbeofgreatimportance.RespondingtotheclimatechangetheReportstressedthenecessityofadaptationandmitigationmeasures.
Theabovedescribedgeneralsituationmakesnecessarytheadaptationandmitigationmeasuresinstructuralengineeringtoo.ForspecifyingourtaskweshouldknowtheperspectivesonhelongtermaboutglobalwarmingintheCarpathianRegion.Inthefollowingsomeregionalaspects,e.g.averagetemperatureincrease(Fig.1)andaverageprecipitationchanges(Fig.2)arehownintheCarpathianRegionelaboratedbytheMeteorologyChairoftheEötvösUniversity,Budapest(Bartholyetal[2]).Inthesediagramsareshowntheexpectedchangeintheperiodof2071-2100relativeto1961-1990incaseofanadversescenario.Thedatawasdrawnfromresearchresultsof18meteorologicalinstitutionusingregionalclimatechangemodels.
NextyearssomesimilardiagramswillbeelaboratedforaveragewindspeedoftheaboveperiodbytheMeteorologyChairoftheL.EötvösUniversityintheframeofaresearchprojectsponsoredbytheNationalOfficeforResearchandTechnologyDevelopment(NKTH)andtheHungarianScientificResearchFund(OTKA).
3PossiblefutureimpactsofclimatechangeonstructuresThereareseveralpossibledisadvantageousimpacts(thefollowinglistisnotcomplete).Impactsoftemperaturechanges
•Droughtareas(longseasonswithoutprecipitation)
•Morefrequentfreezing-thawingcycles(concretetechnology)
•Warmingofoceansurfaces(resultinginhurricanesortyphoons)
•Thawingoficereserves(resultinginrisingofseelevel)Impactsofprecipitationchanges
•Biggerandabruptfloods(higherwaterlevelsinlakesandrivers)
•Changingofgroundwaterlevel(foundationproblems)
•Heavyabruptsnowfalls
•Heavyhails(precipitationintheformoficelumps)Impactsofhigherwindspeed
•Higherwindimpulses
•Windintensityincreaseistimedepended
•DifferentwindprofilesImpactsofdrivingrain(combinationofheavyrainandlargewindspeed)
•Deteriorationofstructuralsurfaces
•DamagetothewatertightnessofdifferentelementsImpactsofsignificantlymorefrequentextremes
•Lowcyclefatigueofstructuralelements
•Accumulationofdamagesinstructures
Thesedrawbacksmakeabsolutelynecessarytheengineeringresponse.Butadaptationandmitigationmeasuresaremadedifficultbythetimedependent(mainlyincreasing)characteroftheseimpacts.Theotherproblemisthelackofreliablefuturedatabaseduetouncertainnatureoftheseimpacts.
4Futureresearchtasks
Oneshouldunderstandthatallthenecessaryresearchtaskscannotbesolvedintheframeofouractuallyfinancedfouryearsresearchandthefactthatanyresearchinthisfieldcannotmadewithoutclosecooperationofmeteorologists.
4.1Thisresearchcannotdisregardthetemperatureandprecipitationchangesintime
•Firstofallthetemperaturechangesintimeareoneofthemainbasesforeveryfurtherstepsininvestigatingtheeffectsofclimatechange
•Theyearlyfrequencyofextremes(minandmax)anddistributionofextremesareincloseconnectionwithtemperaturechanges
•Thenumberoffreezingandmeltingcyclesaredependedontemperatureandpreviousprecipitation.
4.2Themainconcernsofthisresearcharetheproblemsconnectedwithfuturewindactionsandthefuturechangeofthetemperatureandchangeofprecipitation.Problemstobesolvedinthefieldofwindactions
•Thefirstproblemisthetraditionalwindmeasuringmethod.Thisconsistsofmeasuringineachhouroroneandhalfhourtheaveragewindspeedinthelasttenminutes.Naturallythiswouldnotthelargestwindspeedforthemeasuringperiod.
•Inadditionweneednottheaveragewindspeed,butthewindimpulseof3secduration.Thereshouldbecleareduptherelationbetweenthewindspeedandwindimpulse.
•Anotheropenquestionisthefrequencyanddistributionofmaximalwindspeeds.
•Themethodofinterpolationbetween1961-1990and2071-2100averagewindspeedsshouldbeinvestigatedtoo.
•Veryimportantquestionistodeterminetherelationbetweenthewindprofile(thewindspeedchangesinelevation)andthechangingvalueofthewindspeed.
Fig.1.Seasonaltemperaturechange(˚C)intheCarpathianbasinfor2071-
2100basedonEuropeanregionalmodelsimulation(Bartholyetal.)
Dispersionσ=0,3-1,1oC
Fig.2.Seasonalprecipitationchange(%)intheCarpathianbasinfor2071-2100basedonEuropeanregionalmodelsimulation(Bartholyetal.)
Dispersionσ=12-20%
5Standardizationofmeteorologicalactions
Theoccurrenceprobabilityofmeteorologicalactionsindifferentstructuraldesigncodesgenerallyequalto0.02,i.e.50yearsoccurrenceprobabilityofhighest,mostdangerousvalue.Itisobvious,thatinchangingcircumstancesthe50yearsoccurrenceprobabilitywouldbedifferentineachconsecutiveyear.Theotherproblemisthatuptonowthesevalueshavebeendeterminedfromrelevantpastdata.Inthefuturethesevaluesshouldbedeterminedfromuncertainfuturedata(Lenkei2006).Inadditiontheseuncertaindatashouldbeconnectedfunction-
allywiththemeasuredpastdataandpreviousuncertainvalues.Todealwithlongtermforecasttheintervalsofrevisionshouldbedesignated.Anothersolutioncouldbetheuseoftimedependentformulae.
6Differentdesignprocedureforold/existingandfornewstructures
Atfirstsightitappearsthattheproblemofnewstructuresiseasy:
onejustshouldtakeintoaccountthenewdesigncodessuitabletothechallengesoftheclimatechange.Theywillbealittlemoreexpensive,thatisall.Butdonotforget,thetodaynewstructuresin10-20yearswillbeold,thechangekeepon.Whattodowithold/existingstructures?
Mostprobablethereshouldbemademoreorlesssignificantandconsequentlymoreorlessexpensiveinterventions.Theseinterventionscouldbedifferent,e.g.changeofsomestructuralelement(s),strengtheningofsomepart(s)ofthestructures,changeofstructuralbehaviorofthewholestructurebyincreasingstaticindeterminacyormakethestructuremorerobust.Itshouldbementioned,thatthebuildings,thecivilengineeringandinfrastructuralobjectsamountsoneofthebiggestpartofnationalwealth.Consequentlyanynecessaryinterventionwouldbeconnectedwithgreatexpenses.
7Conclusions
Thestructuralengineersshouldtakeintoaccountamongotherstheobviousclimatechangeanditsimpactsonstructures.Thetaskisnoteasy:
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