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This paper studies the applicability of vibro-replacement stone pile in combination of a port project in Dalian as well as heavy dynamic sounding and standard penetration test, studies the reinforcement effect of pile distance and feeding type on vibro-replacement stone and analyzes reinforcement effects of the side pile and the earth among piles. The results show: smaller pile distance will bring better pile compactness; for the vibro-replacement stone pile constructed in soft earth with undrained strength less than 20kPa with the conventional method, it is not easy to form compact pile; the reinforcement effect works only within 0.6m on the top; vibro-replacement stone pile with bottom feeding mode can form compact piles, but the pile has the interlayer which is not compact enough partially; the strength of the earth among piles fails to improve obviously before and after the stone pile is formed.

This paper deal with an analysis of impact of climate conditions on field reliability of vehicles. Two case studies are presented. One case study deals with four heavy vehicles used in a steel mill in Guangzhou, China; and the other deals with 22 buses operated in Changsha, China. The field reliability is measured by monthly average MTBF; the climate conditions are described by monthly average temperature, monthly average relative humidity, and monthly average rainfall. The influence of these variables on the reliability of the vehicles is quantitatively analyzed. It is concluded that the climate conditions have a significant influence on the reliability of the vehicles and the influence can be different in different sites. The analysis is useful for the operational and maintenance management of the vehicles.