Stability of a Trial Quay Wall of Large Diameter Cylinders

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian-Min Zhang ◽  
Jianhong Zhang ◽  
Gang Wang ◽  
Yang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Factor Of Safety ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
Wave Action ◽  
Critical Situation ◽  
Quay Wall ◽  
Yangshan Port ◽  
The Stability

This paper presents a study of stability of a trial quay wall of large diameter cylinders at the Yangshan Port, China. Stability analysis of the quay wall during construction is carried out using finite element method. The results of the analysis indicate that a turnover failure is potential for the single cylinder subjected to a five year design wave action. The case when the cylinder is empty is the critical situation during construction. Filling the cylinder right after the installation is an effective way to increase the stability. After the quay wall has been formed by joining the single cylinders, the safety against overturning is reevaluated. The factor of safety of the quay wall is assessed to be 1.5 under a fifty year design wave action.

Landslide Simulation Using Limit Equilibrium and Finite Element Method

2016 ◽  
Vol 857 ◽  
pp. 555-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuhayr Md Ghazaly ◽  
Mustaqqim Abdul Rahim ◽  
Kok Alfred Chee Jee ◽  
Nur Fitriah Isa ◽  
Liyana Ahmad Sofri
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Factor Of Safety ◽  
Slip Surface ◽  
Limit Equilibrium ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Stability Of Slope ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Element Method

Slope stability analysis is one of the ancient tasks in the geotechnical engineering. There are two major methods; limit equilibrium method (LEM) and finite element method (FEM) that were used to analyze the factor of safety (FOS) to determine the stability of slope. The factor of safety will affect the remediation method to be underdesign or overdesign if the analysis method was not well chosen. This can lead to safety and costing problems which are the main concern. Furthermore, there were no statement that issued one of the analysis methods was more preferred than another. To achieve the objective of this research, the soil sample collected from landslide at Wang Kelian were tested to obtain the parameters of the soils. Then, those results were inserted into Plaxis and Slope/W software for modeling to obtain the factor of safety based on different cases such as geometry and homogenous of slope. The FOS obtained by FEM was generally lower compared to LEM but LEM can provide an obvious critical slip surface. This can be explained by their principles. Overall, the analysis method chosen must be based on the purpose of the analysis.

CRITICAL LOADS OF SQUARE PLATES UNDER DIFFERENT INPLANE LOAD CONFIGURATIONS ON OPPOSITE EDGES

2001 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 283-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. G. LEE ◽  
S. C. KIM ◽  
J. G. SONG
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Critical Load ◽  
Critical Loads ◽  
Patch Load ◽  
Fixity Factor ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Opposite Tendency ◽  
Width Factor

The elastic critical load coefficients of square plates, under different inplane load configurations on opposite plate edges, are determined and the results compared. The stability analysis was performed by a finite element method that was developed by the authors. The parameters considered in the analysis are the Kinney's fixity factor, and the width factor of the patch load. It was found that the coefficients of the critical loads increase with increasing values of fixity and width factors. The opposite tendency is that a plate under a patch loaded towards the two corners of an edge is more stable than a plate loaded concentrically at the center of the edge.

Stability Analysis of a 3D Vertical Slope with Transverse Earthquake Load and Surcharge

2011 ◽  
Vol 90-93 ◽  
pp. 676-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Kai Nian ◽  
Ke Li Zhang ◽  
Run Qiu Huang ◽  
Guang Qi Chen
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Failure Mode ◽  
Factor Of Safety ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Strength Reduction ◽  
Reduction Procedure ◽  
Interesting Issue ◽  
Earthquake Load ◽  
The Stability

The stability and failure mode for a 3D vertical slope with transverse earthquake load and surcharge have been an interesting issue, especially in building excavation and wharf engineering. In order to further reveal the seismic and surcharge effect, a three-dimensional elasto-plastic finite element(FE) code combined with a strength reduction procedure is used to yield a factor of safety and failure mode for a vertical slopes under two horizontal direction pseudo-static(PS) coefficient and surcharge on the slope top, respectively. Comparative studies are carried out to investigate the effect of seismic coefficient, surcharge intensity and location on the stability and the failure mechanism for a 3D vertical slope including an inclined weak layer. Several important findings are also achieved.

RESEARCH OF THE STABILITY ANALYSIS FOR FRAME BUILDINGS USING FINITE ELEMENT METHOD

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-48
Author(s):  
Галина Кравченко ◽  
Galina Kravchenko ◽  
Елена Труфанова ◽  
Elena Trufanova ◽  
Анастасия Бойко ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Progressive Collapse ◽  
Structural Member ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Frame Buildings ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Element Method

In this article, general stability analysis is considered, in order to obtain the load-bearing capacity of the multy-storey building using finite element method. There are some graphical interpretations for FE results that illustrate safety factor for each structural member of the structure and different mode shapes with their corresponding frequencies. These results can be used to improve the structural member design method in case of progressive collapse possibility. The article provides recommendations for strengthening and design of structural member.

scholarly journals Stability Analysis of Symmetrical Rotor-Bearing Systems With Internal Damping Using Finite Element Method

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Forrai
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Complex Form ◽  
Internal Damping ◽  
Bending Vibrations ◽  
Rotor Bearing ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Element Method

This paper deals with the stability analysis of self-excited bending vibrations of linear symmetrical rotor-bearing systems caused by internal damping using the finite element method. The rotor system consists of uniform circular Rayleigh shafts with internal viscous damping, symmetrical rigid disks, and discrete undamped isotropic bearings. By combining the sensitivity method and the matrix representation of the rotor dynamic equations in complex form to assess stability, it is proved theoretically that the stability threshold speed and the corresponding whirling speed coincide with the first forward critical speed regardless of the magnitude of the internal damping.

scholarly journals INVESTIGATION OF THIN-WALLED COLUMN WITH VARIABLE I-SECTION STABILITY USING FINITE ELEMENT METHOD/PLONASIENĖS KINTAMOJO DVITĖJO SKERSPJŪVIO KOLONOS STABILUMO TYRIMAS BAIGTINIŲ ELEMENTŲ METODU

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-75
Author(s):  
Michail Samofalov ◽  
Rimantas Kačianauskas
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Numerical Experiments ◽  
Relative Length ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Relative Height ◽  
Thin Walled Structures ◽  
Thin Walled ◽  
The Stability

Thin-walled structures are widely used in building construction. Stability analysis [1–10] is of major importance to the design of thin-walled structures. This paper deals with the stability analysis of the thin-walled tapered column [11–18]. The aim is to investigate the influence of variation of the web height on the stability of column and combined action of axial force and plane bending moment. Critical state is defined by stability surface obtained by numerical experiments using the finite element method. Mathematical model of the linearised stability problem is presented as algebraic eigenvalue problem (1), where eigenvalues express the critical loading factor (2). Analytical solutions are known for particular cases of separate loading (4), (5). In this paper, the column with variable I-section is presented as assemblage of beam elements with constant section. Thin-walled beam element has 14 degrees of freedom (Fig 1), including linear displacements, rotations and warping displacements. Variation of cross-section of the column (Fig 2) is defined by relative height of web alb, were a and b are the height at the ends of column. Critical state is described by stability surface obtained using numerical experiments. Stability surface presents in the space of relative variation of height a/b, relative length and relative critical force and bending moment . Variation of section influences the critical bending moment only. The influence of finite element number on the with different relative height of web a/b is investigated numerically (Fig 3), and its variation of stability surface is presented in Fig 4. The numerical results show that variation of critical moment to relative web height a/b is linear (Fig 5). The shapes of buckling modes are presented in Fig 6. Variation of stability surface to relative length (6) is presented in Figs 7 and 8 and expressed by the simple expression (6) constructed on the basis of numerical experiments. Finally, the stability model (1) is compared with nonlinear calculations performed using program ANSYS [19] and shell finite elements (Figs 9 and 10).

A decoupled finite element method with diferent time steps for the nonstationary Darcy–Brinkman problem

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Liao ◽  
Pengzhan Huang ◽  
Yinnian He
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Error Estimates ◽  
Computational Time ◽  
Coupled Method ◽  
Numerical Tests ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Element Method

AbstractA decoupled finite element method with different time steps for the nonstationary Darcy--Brinkman problem is considered in this paper. Moreover, for the presented method, the stability analysis and error estimates are deduced. Finally, numerical tests are provided that demonstrate the efficiency of the method. It is found the presented method can save lots of computational time compared with standard coupled method.

Out-of-Plane Stability Analysis of Combined Boom System with Main Jib and Fly Jib

2014 ◽  
Vol 685 ◽  
pp. 217-223
Author(s):  
Peng Lan ◽  
Teng Fei Wang ◽  
Nian Li Lu
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Torsional Deformation ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Dip Angle ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Deformation Compatibility

The objective of this study is to develop an analytical method for the out-of-plane stability of combined boom system with main jib and fly jib. Boundary conditions and deformation compatibility equations are introduced to get the analytical expression of out-of-plane buckling characteristic equation by establishing the bending and torsional deformation differential equations of jibs and the strut under the instability critical state. The analytical results obtained agree well with the finite element method (FEM) results. The influence of the dip angle between the main jib and the fly jib on the stability of the boom system is discussed. And the comparison between the combined boom system and the bending beam-column in the stable bearing capacity is made. It is shown that the upwards-bend boom system is much stronger than the downwards-bend boom system. There exists a certain dip angel between the main jib and the fly jib that makes the stable bearing capacity biggest. By comparing the stable bearing capacity of boom system with that of the bending beam-column, it is obtained that the flexible tension system will significantly improve the stable bearing capacity of the bending beam-column.

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