Plate loading tests on sloping rock

Author(s):  
F. A. Vreede
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1989 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Y. Lo ◽  
B. H. Cooke

The construction of the Skydome Stadium will provide Toronto with the first multipurpose stadium in the world with a retractable roof. The foundation for the structure, with a diameter of about 210 m and a height of about 86 m, will be supported by several hundred columns, about 100 of which will have loadings up to 50 000 kN. The foundation rock is a shale with numerous highly weathered zones and clay seams. Laboratory tests to investigate the strength and deformation properties of these weak layers were performed. Field plate loading tests at two locations with three different size plates were also carried out to study the size effect on the mass modulus of the rock. This paper presents the results of detailed geological mapping and field and laboratory tests together with design considerations for the foundations. The field acceptance criteria, developed to ensure that the differential settlements between foundations are within specified limits, are also discussed. Key words: Skydome, shale, clay seams, plate loading tests, rock-mass modulus, size effect, layered rocks.


2007 ◽  
Vol 26-28 ◽  
pp. 341-344
Author(s):  
Jeong Hun Nam ◽  
Seung Sik Lee ◽  
Soon Jong Yoon ◽  
Dong Min Ok ◽  
Ju Bum Kim

This paper presents the results of experimental and analytical investigations on the behavior of GFRP pipes used in the water supply pipeline systems. The pipes consist of two filament wound outer GFRP tubes and polymer mortar between the tubes. Parallel plate loading tests were conducted and the test results were compared with predicted results. The load-deflection prediction was conducted by the FE analysis and the conventional strength of materials approach. It was shown that the results obtained by the experiment and analysis were agreed well.


2017 ◽  
Vol 753 ◽  
pp. 65-70
Author(s):  
Sun Hee Kim ◽  
Soon Jong Yoon ◽  
Won Chang Choi

In this paper, the results of experimental and analytical investigations pertaining to the structural behavior of glass fiber reinforced polymer plastic (GFRP) pipes are presented. GFRP is assumed as an orthotropic material. Mechanical properties along the longitudinal and hoop direction of the pipes are determined by the tension and compression tests. The parallel plate loading tests for the GFRP pipes were conducted to findthe relation between load and ring deflection. Inaddition, the finite element analysis (FEA) for the GFRP pipes was conducted using the material properties obtained from test in the study. The numerical results obtained by the finite element method show good agreement with the parallel plate loading test results for GFRP pipes.


Author(s):  
Ali Firat Cabalar ◽  
Mohammed Dafer Abdulnafaa ◽  
Volkan Isbuga
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