Based on the segmental joint tests, it was found that the practical range of joint flexural rigidity was in range of 8500-29000kN•m/rad. A simplified method for determining the stiffness reduction factor of tunnel lining() was proposed using results from the segmental joint tests in which some parameters were obtained by calibration against a 3D Numerical analysis. The influence of joint flexural rigidity, soil resistance coefficient, thickness of tunnel lining and tunnel calculation radius on the stiffness reduction factor of tunnel lining was examined. The stiffness reduction factor can be simply expressed as a function of joint flexural rigidity ratio, soil resistance coefficient, thickness of tunnel lining and tunnel calculation radius for the typical tunnel lining.

With the large ship transportation for bulk cargo marine development, construction of modern offshore deep water wharf is becoming more and more important. Based on the view of domestic offshore deep water wharf, the jacket structure was proposed as deep water light wharf. In consideration of the structure dynamic responses and the pile foundation pull-out resistance, three types of pile foundation were adopted, which are the hollow steel piles, the reinforced concrete pile and the hollow steel piles poured with granular materials. By finite element method the vibration characteristic and transient dynamic response to wave load were calculated. The results show that the jacket structure’s dynamic response to wave is not obvious. Also the structure with reinforced concrete pile can reduce the structure vibration displacement.

To improve the production capacity, a special area of the wharf’s working face is needed for production and shipment at the construction field of Offshore Oil Engineering (Qingdao, China) Co., Ltd. However, the load acted on the working face increases too much and the bearing capacity of the wharf structure is insufficient. In comprehensive consideration of the construction quantity, period and cost, and to make full use of the present structure, the prepacked aggregate concrete technology is applied to reinforce the rubble-mound foundation and the caissons. With significant improving of the load-carrying capacity, the wharf is available for the new production process. The practical application shows that the technology can be applied to the reinforcement of the gravity wharf. And for very good effect and lots of advantages, it is worth to be widely applied.

As a new wind-break and dust-control technology, the wind fence is widely used at storage yards in factories and ports. The wind fence structure is a new high-rise wind-resistant structure with light damp and very heavy wind load, and the wind-induced vibration response is unknown and equivalent static wind load is hard to determine in design. Based on the Davenport spectrum, wind-induced vibration of the plane frame structure was analyzed with frequency domain method and the response spectrum of displacement and acceleration were obtained. The equivalent static wind load was studied and the wind-induced vibration coefficient and gust loading factor were gained. The results show that the wind-induced vibration response of the structure is significant, and it should be taken into consideration in structural design.