• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.349-361
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• 2024

Excessive torsional behaviour is one of the major reasons for failure of buildings, as inferred from past earthquakes. Numerous seismic codes across the world specify a displacement-based or drift-based criterion for classifying buildings as torsionally irregular. In recent years, quite a few researchers have pointed out some of the inherent deficiencies associated with the current codal guidelines on torsional irregularity. This short communication paper aims to envisage the need for a revision of the displacement-based guidelines on torsional irregularity, and further highlight the appropriateness of a rotation-based criterion. A set of 6 reinforced concrete building models with asymmetric shear walls are analysed using ETABS v18.0.2, by varying the number of stories from 1 to 9, and the torsional irregularity coefficient of various stories is calculated using the displacement-based formula. Since rotation about the vertical axis is a direct indication of the twist experienced by a building, the calculated torsional irregularity coefficients of all stories are compared with the corresponding floor rotations. The conflicting results obtained for the torsional irregularity coefficients are projected through five categories, namely mismatch with floor rotations, inconsistency in trend, lack of clarity in incorporation of negative values, sensitivity to low values of displacement and error conceived in the mathematical formulation. The findings indicate that the irregularity coefficient does not accurately represent the torsional behaviour of buildings in a realistic sense. The Indian seismic code-based values of 1.2 and 1.4, which are used to characterize buildings as torsionally irregular are observed to be highly sensitive to the numerical values of displacements, rather than the actual degree of rotation. The study thus emphasizes the revision of current guidelines based on a more relevant rotation-based or eccentricity-based approach.

• 무역상무연구
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• 제54권
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• pp.145-166
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• 2012

This article examines the limitations of the choice of law caused by Internationally Mandatory Rules in Entering into the Turn-Key Contracts. In June 2007, Clough Engineering, a corporation based in Western Australia, approached the Federal Court of Australia seeking injunctive relief and leave to commence proceedings against an entity located outside Australia, the Oil & Natural Gas Corp of India (ONGC). Clough had contracted with ONGC to provide a range of services in relation to the construction of gas and oil wells off the coast of India. The contract was governed by Indian law, and included a clause by which the parties agreed to submit their disputes to arbitration. Yet the Federal Court assumed jurisdiction over the dispute, principally because Clough had framed its claim as a plea for relief for contraventions of Australia's Trade Practices Act 1974. The result of this cases that it is possible for an arbitral tribunal to hear a claim made under the Trade Practices Act even if that claim arises "in connection with"a contract the proper law of which is not the law of Australia. However, in Transfield Philippines Inc v Pacific Hydro Ltd, the turnkey contract included a choice of law provision, selecting the law of the Philippines, and a clause providing that all disputes arising out of or in connection with the agreement were to be arbitrated under the ICC Rules, with the seat in Singapore. Hearings were in fact conducted in Melbourne, Australia, although all awards were published in Singapore. The result of this cases that it would not be appropriate for an Australian court to adjudicate claims for misrepresentation under Australian statutes dealing with misleading and deceptive conduct, once the arbitral tribunal had determined, applying appropriate choice of law rules, that such claims are governed by the law of the Philippines. To do so would lead to a multiplicity of proceedings, usurp the jurisdiction of the tribunal and deny the intention of the parties as expressed by them in the arbitration agreement. In short, the Internationally Mandatory Rules as an active part of public order create limitation of party autonomy in choice of law rules in a different way. The court is fully entitled to refuse to use those rules of law applicable on the contract which are in the contradiction to the internationally mandatory rules of law of the forum. And the court may give an effect to those Internationally Mandatory Rules that form a part of a law of foreign country when deciding about applicability of certain rules of applicable law.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.219-235
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• 2016

Forest tree diversity inventory and its periodical monitoring are important to understand changes in tree population structure and to provide information useful for biodiversity conservation and reserve management. In a long-term forest dynamics program in Indian tropical dry evergreen forest, this communication deals with tree diversity changes at decadal interval. The initial inventory of tree diversity was carried out in 2003, in four tropical dry evergreen forest sites - (much disturbed sites Shanmuganathapuram - SP and Araiyapatti - AP and moderately disturbed sites - Karisakkadu - KR and Maramadakki - MM) on the Coromandel Coast of peninsular India, by establishing four 1ha permanent plots, one in each site. In 2013, the four plots were re-inventoried for tree diversity (${\geq}10cm\;gbh$) changes which yielded 56 species from 46 genera and 26 families. The studied forest sites are threatened by disturbance due to multiple reasons; cutting of trees inside of the forest, grazing by goats, construction of temple approach road, and some aspects cultural attachment of local people like constructing new, additional strctures of temple by denuding a portion of forest etc.. Tree species richness over a decade increased by four species in site SP, two species in site AP, and one species in site KR, but decreased by one species in site MM. Tree density decreased drastically by 480 (28.92%) and 102 (12.63%) stems $ha^{-1}$ respectively in sites SP and AP, but moderately increased by 82 (12.09%) stems $ha^{-1}$ in site KR and 26 (3.46%) stems $ha^{-1}$ in site MM. Tree basal area declined in site KR from $21.6m^2$ to $20.26m^2ha^{-1}$ and in site SP from 21.1 to $20.38m^2ha^{-1}$, but increased from $19.1m^2$ to $19.43m^2$ and from 15.5 to $18.63m^2ha^{-1}$ in sites AP and MM respectively. Three tree species (Allophylus serratus, Maytenus emarginata and Ehretia pubescens) were lost out of the 57 species recorded in 2003, and two species (Jatropha gossypiifolia and Streblus asper) were new additions in ten years. The long-term forest monitoring data will be valuable to understand forest dynamics and for conservation and management of this and similar tropical forests.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.113-121
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• 2010

노자공이 일본 아스카시대 궁원 남정을 만들었다는 수미산은 인도의 우주관에서는 성산(聖山:Sumeru),중국의 불교적 세계관에서는 묘고산(妙高山)의 형태를 상징화한 것으로 이해되며, 풍륜-수륜-금륜-지륜을 각각 4개의 돌조각에 조각한 조립형 석조물로 추정된다. 노자공의 수미산기록 외에, 일본서기 수미산 등장 4차례의 기록은 수미산이 옥외에 설치된 정원의 구성요소이자 주요 경물로서의 역할을 하였음을 시사하고 있다. 특히, 일본서기 기록의 문구와 그 표현으로 보아 수미산을 중심으로 경물들을 조합하여 활용한 것으로 판단되며, 모두 향연을 위한 특별한 행사시 활용되었던 것으로 보인다. 석신유적에서 발굴된 수미산석이 노자공이 오교와 더불어 만든 수미산인지는 현재 확인할 수 없으나, 이후 궁원의 정원시설물로 되풀이되어 조성된 '수미산형의 석조물'은 노자공이 황궁 남정에 조성한 수미산과 동일한 것이거나, 최소한 노자공이 만든 수미산을 원형으로 그 이후 재차 제작된 것으로 추정되며, 수미산을 기본으로 돌과 연못을 함께 이용하며 원지를 조성했을 것으로 추정된다. 따라서, 노자공이 오교와 함께 만들었다는 수미산은 불교의 수미산의 형상을 최대한 구상화한 형태인 동시에 축경수석이었다고 추정된다. 그리고 수미산의 외형과 기능을 수미산석으로 미루어 추정할 때, 수미산 표면의 문양은 백제시대에 제작된 백제금동대향로나 산수산경문전 그리고 활석제불보살병립상 후면의 문양에서 표현되고 있는 여러 겹으로 겹친 산악 문양 등의 도상과 매우 흡사하였을 것으로 판단된다. 또한, 수미산석의 형태 및 구조를 고려할 때 수미산석 분수시설에 적용된 원리는 수위 차에 따른 압력을 이용하는 사이펀(siphon)의 원리를 적용하여 물을 이동 분출한 것으로 보이며, 향연 등을 목적으로 한 실용수석 차원에서 만들어진 것으로 추정된다.