scholarly journals FLEXURAL LOAD AND DEFLECTION BEHAVIOR OF STRUCTURAL BAMBOO FILLED WITH CEMENT MORTAR

2021 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
Gathot Heri Sudibyo ◽  
Nor Intang Setyo Hermanto ◽  
Hsuan-Teh Hu ◽  
Yanuar Haryanto ◽  
Laurencius Nugroho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Cement Mortar ◽  
Natural Material ◽  
Load Carrying Capacity ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Load Bearing ◽  
Four Point Bending ◽  
Bamboo Nodes ◽  
Load Carrying

Bamboo has been significantly and rapidly used to build temporal and permanent structures since time immemorial. However, this renewable natural material has a low bearing capacity, limiting its application to structures under light loads. Therefore, this research was carried out to determine an innovative scheme capable of enhancing bamboo's load-bearing by filling the cavity with cement mortar. Furthermore, a study was carried out to experiment flexural load carrying capacity and the deflection of mortar-filled structural bamboo by considering the diameter and node parameters. A total of 12 specimens were examined using a four-point bending protocol. The result showed the ultimate flexural load carrying capacity of mortar-filled bamboo specimens are higher than those of the conventional bamboo specimens. Specifically, mortar filled bamboo specimen with a diameter of 70 mm was significantly better, 41.10 and 47.06%, as compared than the conventional bamboo in terms of its flexural load carrying capacity for specimen without and with nodes, respectively. Increases in flexural load carrying capacity were also observed for the mortar-filled bamboo specimens having 80 and 90 mm diameter and these observed increases were recorded as 104.55 and 112.00%, and 48.72 and 60.74%, respectively for specimen without and with nodes. Furthermore, the deflection of mortar-filled bamboo elements are substantially greater than those of conventional. Finally, the advantages of the bamboo diameter and bamboo nodes on the flexural load carrying capacity indicated that these essential findings need to be carefully considered in designing structural elements for both mortar-filled and conventional bamboos.

Load-Carrying Capacities of Fully Clamped RC Slab Accompanying Compressive-Tensile Membrane Actions: A Theoretical Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (08) ◽  
pp. 2050094
Author(s):  
Wanxiang Chen ◽  
Lisheng Luo ◽  
Zhikun Guo ◽  
Yingjie Wang
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Flexural Rigidity ◽  
Load Carrying Capacity ◽  
Membrane Action ◽  
Yield Line ◽  
Load Carrying ◽  
Membrane Effects ◽  
Rc Slab ◽  
Rc Slabs

Fully clamped reinforced concrete (RC) slab is a common structural component possessing better load-carrying capacity over simply supported slab. Currently, typical yield line theory is a popular approach to estimate the bearing capacity of fully clamped RC slab, although it would greatly underestimate the actual ultimate resistance. This paper is devoted to enriching the knowledge of membrane action and its contribution to the load-carrying capacity of the clamped slab. The resistance trajectory of fully clamped RC slab from loading to failure undergoes three phases: the ascending branch raised by outward movement prevention, the descending branch due to crushed concrete and the re-ascending branch caused by reinforcement strain. Applied load–deflection curves of RC slab accompanying compressive-membrane actions are achieved according to the bending theory of normal cross-section. The reserve capacities accompanying tensile-membrane actions in the condition of large deformations are further derived. The whole load–deflection curves that considered compressive-tensile membrane effects are finally presented, where the mid-span displacements are revised by the deflection equations and the softening coefficient of flexural rigidity. It is indicated that the load–deflection relationships of fully clamped RC slabs can be reasonably depicted by taking compressive-tensile membrane effects into account, which are fairly different from yield line approaches. Comparative analysis shows that analytical results are in good agreement with experimental data reported by Park et al. and illustrates that the proposed model is capable of predicting the bearing capacity of fully clamped RC slab with very good accuracy.

scholarly journals Load-carrying capacity of welded K-type joints inside floor truss systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-52
Author(s):  
Pooya Saremi ◽  
Wei Lu ◽  
Jari Puttonen ◽  
Dan Pada ◽  
Jyrki Kesti
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
High Load ◽  
Load Carrying Capacity ◽  
Finite Element Analyses ◽  
Load Bearing Capacity ◽  
Load Carrying ◽  
Joint Behaviour

The load-carrying capacity of a K-type joint inside a floor truss is studied both experimentally and numerically. The joint tested is a scaled-down, isolated joint. The tubular braces, plate chord, and division plate are made of SSAB Domex steel. Comparison of load displacement curves received by finite element analyses with curves obtained from tests confirms that numerical models describe joint behaviour reasonable. The paper demonstrates that joints with high load-bearing capacity can be investigated experimentally by scaling the dimensions of the joint down when testing devices can affect the required capacity of the joint. The results presented can also be used for optimizing failure mechanism of similar joints in practice.

scholarly journals Small Scale Experiments to Assess the Bearing Capacity of Footings on the Sloped Surface

Eng ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 240-248
Author(s):  
Mohammad Nurul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Maximum Load ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Load Carrying Capacity ◽  
Engineering Structures ◽  
Load Carrying ◽  
Limiting Condition ◽  
The Impact

Construction of civil engineering structures on or next to a slope requires special attention to meet the bearing capacity requirements of soils. In this paper, to address such a challenge, we present laboratory-scale model tests to investigate the effect of footing shape on the sloped surface. The model comprised of a well stiffened mild steel box with three sides fixed and one side open. We considered both with and without reinforcement to assess the effectiveness of reinforcement on the sloped surface. Also, we used three types of footing (i.e., square, rectangular, and circular) to measure the footing shape effects. We considered three different slope angles to evaluate the impact of the sloped face corresponding to the applied load and the reinforcement application. We obtained that the maximum load carrying capacity in the square footing was higher than the rectangular and the circular footing for both the reinforced and the unreinforced soil. With the increase of geo-reinforcement in all three footing shapes and three sloped angles, the load carrying capacity increased. We also noticed a limiting condition in geo-reinforcement placement effectiveness. And we found that with the increase of slope, the load bearing capacity decreased. For a steep slope, the geo-reinforcement placement and the footing shape selection is crucial in achieving the external load sustainability, which we addressed herein.

The Evaluation of Surplus Bearing Capacity of Chipped Bridge Piers

2014 ◽  
Vol 638-640 ◽  
pp. 998-1001
Author(s):  
Xiao Liu ◽  
Ru Heng Wang ◽  
Bin Jia
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Bridge Piers ◽  
Impact Point ◽  
Load Carrying Capacity ◽  
Normal Section ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Bridge ◽  
Load Carrying ◽  
Local Destruction ◽  
New Formula

Bridge piers generate local destruction at impact point after suffering medium and low speed impact, and then their bearing capacities decrease a lot. In order to analyze the reliability of piers with damage, based on the formula in code, this thesis used ANSYS to analyze surplus normal section load-carrying capacity of reinforced concrete bridge piers with notches in different sizes. The relation curve between axial bearing capacity of piers and scaling area of concrete was obtained. After comparing with formula in code, a new formula was obtained, which can be used in calculating surplus normal section load-carrying capacity of chipped bridge piers.

scholarly journals Effect of Chases with Renovation Techniques on the Load Carrying Capacity of Masonry Walls

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Adnan Al-Sibahy ◽  
Rodger Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Cement Mortar ◽  
Masonry Wall ◽  
Load Flow ◽  
Wire Mesh ◽  
Galvanized Steel ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Load Carrying Capacity ◽  
Load Carrying

Infrastructure through the masonry walls (for example, wiring and piping works) are usually installed using chases in different directions. Introducing these chases in a newly built wall will affect its overall load carrying capacity. However, there has thus far been very limited research into the effects of chases on the response and load carrying capacity of walls. This study has been undertaken to evaluate the structural behaviour of new masonry walls having chases in both horizontal and vertical directions and subjected to compression load throughout an extensive experimental programme. In addition, two renovation techniques have been proposed to infill the chases created in small scale walls (wallettes). The first technique involved the use of plastic wire mesh and cement mortar, while the second incorporated using galvanized steel channel together with the plastic wire mesh and cement mortar. Furthermore, a reference case of wallette without chases has been considered to enable reasonable comparisons to check the effect of the chases and the efficiency of the proposed renovation techniques. The outcomes of this study were used to modify the design equations proposed in the relevant codes of practice. The obtained results showed a notable reduction in the load carrying capacity of the masonry wall due to the introduction of the chases with a reduction percentage of 29% compared to the masonry wall without chase. The percentage decrease depends on the depth of the chase and the inclination angle of the load flow. The walls with horizontal chases exhibited more reduction in the load carrying capacity compared to those with vertical chases. The adopted renovation techniques using galvanized steel channel and/or plastic wire mesh with cement mortar recovered 55% and 93% of the lost load carrying capacity due to the presence of the chase and the failure was due to the de-bonded phenomena of the infill materials. Suitable factors of safety have been proposed to be incorporated in the compressive strength and modulus of elasticity formulas of the masonry walls of the BS EN codes.

scholarly journals Bearing Capacity of Interfered Adjacent Strip Footings on Granular Bed Overlying Soft Clay: An Analytical Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 1244-1263
Author(s):  
R. Shivashankar ◽  
S. Anaswara
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Analytical Model ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Soft Clay ◽  
Punching Shear ◽  
Load Carrying Capacity ◽  
Granular Bed ◽  
Shear Model ◽  
Load Carrying ◽  
Strip Footings

In the present paper, the interference effects on bearing capacity of two and three closely spaced strip footings resting on granular bed overlying clay are being studied. A simple analytical model is proposed to predict the load-carrying capacity and the interference factor of an interfered footing, when adjacent strip footings are optimally placed on the surface of a Granular Bed (GB) overlying clay and both the footings are simultaneously loaded. A punching shear failure mechanism is envisaged in the analytical model. The load-carrying capacity of the footing is taken as the sum of total shearing resistances along the two vertical planes through the edges of the strip footing in the upper granular layer and the load-carrying capacity of the soft clay beneath the GB. Insights gained from finite element simulations are used to develop the new modified punching shear model for interfering footing. Bearing capacity can be easily calculated by using the proposed punching shear model for interfering footing. The analytical model is validated with numerical analyses and previous experimental results and found to be in reasonably good agreement. The influence of different parameters such as granular bed thickness, width of footing, number of footings are carried out in this study. Doi: 10.28991/cej-2021-03091723 Full Text: PDF

scholarly journals Theoretical Study on the Flexural Behavior of Structural Elements Strengthened with External Pre-Stressing Methods

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Gouda A. Mohamed ◽  
Ahmed S. Eisa ◽  
Pavol Purcz ◽  
Mohamed H. El-Feky
Keyword(s):  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Flexural Behavior ◽  
Load Carrying Capacity ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Vertical Loading ◽  
Rc Frames ◽  
External Tendons ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
Load Carrying

This study aims to strengthen the flexural behavior of structural elements with external pre-stressing tendons, thereby improving their load-carrying capacity and increasing their resistance against the external load. Different techniques were used to apply external pre-stressed strengthening to RC beams and RC frames. Seven identical RC frames were analyzed: an original sample without an external tendon, two strengthened samples with external tendons at the positive bending zone, two strengthened samples with external tendons at the beam–column connection zone, a strengthened sample with external straight line tendons along the beam and, finally, a strengthened sample with external U-shape tendons along the beam of the frame. The analysis and the results were obtained using ANSYS WORKBENCH finite element (FE) program. Comparisons were performed between these techniques to determine which technique is better for strengthening. The failure mode, vertical deflection, column stress, load-carrying capacity, and ductility of the samples were listed and analyzed under four-point vertical loading. The results show that using external tendons significantly increases the load capacity and the stiffness of structural frames. Moreover, the tendon in the beam zone is more effective than the tendon in the column zone.

Numerical Analysis on the Load-Carrying Capacity for the FRP Reinforced Four-Point Bending Concrete Beam

2011 ◽  
Vol 287-290 ◽  
pp. 1130-1134
Author(s):  
Hong Chang Qu ◽  
Chang Qing Wu ◽  
Ling Ling Chen
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Load Carrying Capacity ◽  
Rc Beams ◽  
Cracking Behavior ◽  
Four Point Bending ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Load Carrying ◽  
Different Types

In this paper, different types of debonding failure modes are described. Study of concrete cracking behavior and interfacial debonding fracture in fiber reinforced polymer (FRP)-strengthened concrete beams are carried out. A finite element analysis is performed to investigate the different types of debonding propagation along FRP–concrete interface and crack distribution in concrete. The proposed FE, denoted as FRP–FB (force-based) beam, is used to predict the load-carrying capacity and the applied load-midspan deflection response of RC beams subjected to four-point bending loading. Numerical simulations and experimental measurements are compared based on numerous tests available in the literatures and published by different authors. The numerically simulated responses agree remarkably well with the corresponding experimental results. It demonstrates that the proposed two-dimensional frame finite element (FE) is able to accurately estimate the load-carrying capacity of reinforced concrete (RC) beams flexurally strengthened with externally bonded fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) strips and plates.

scholarly journals Post-fire serviceability and residual strength of composite post-tensioned concrete T-beams

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amer F. Izzet ◽  
Nazar Oukaili ◽  
Nibras A. Harbi
Keyword(s):  
Prestressed Concrete ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Static Loading ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Load Carrying Capacity ◽  
Shear Connectors ◽  
Four Point Bending ◽  
Load Carrying ◽  
Fire Flame ◽  
Post Tensioned

AbstractIn this study, the response of ten composite post-tensioned concrete beams topped by a reinforced concrete deck with adequate reinforcing shear connectors is investigated. Depending on the concrete compressive strength of the deck slab (20, 30, and 40 MPa), beams are grouped into three categories. Seven of these beams are exposed to a fire attack of 700 and 800 °C temperature simultaneously with or without the presence of a uniformly distributed sustained static loading. After cooling back to ambient temperature, these composite beams are loaded up to failure, using a force control module, by monotonic static loading in a four-point-bending setup with two symmetrical concentrated loads applied in the middle third of the effective span. The objectives of this study include investigating the behavior of the composite prestressed concrete beams under and after the exposure to a direct fire flame, as well as finding their residual load-carrying capacity. Tests demonstrate significant deteriorations caused by exposure to high temperatures associated with the increase of the member’s camber. The increase of the midspan camber after heating exposure reached approximately 200%. On the other hand, the 1-h steady-state exposure of test specimens to temperatures of 700 and 800 °C led to reduce the load-carrying capacity of the heat-deteriorated beams up to 45% and 54%, respectively.

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