Advanced numerical simulation of collapsible earth dams

2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (12) ◽  
pp. 1351-1364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcio Muniz de Farias ◽  
Manoel Porfirio Cordão Neto
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Earth Dams ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Optimum Conditions ◽  
Finite Element Program ◽  
Reservoir Impounding ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Element Program ◽  
Homogeneous Section ◽  
Earth Fill

This paper presents a methodology for advanced numerical analysis of earth dams, considering all design stages. It also includes transient analysis of safety factors and can be applied to general three-dimensional conditions, considering unsaturated materials and the interrelation between hydraulic and mechanical phenomena by simultaneously solving equilibrium and continuity conditions. The methodology has been successfully implemented in a finite element program and applied to the analysis of earth dams with sections composed of soils at optimum, dry of optimum, and mixed compaction conditions. The dry section is intended to simulate the so-called “Alka-Seltzer” dams, constructed with poorly compacted and dry material, thus resulting in a meta-stable and collapsible structure. The results show that it is possible to design a less expensive mixed section with approximately the same behavior and in some cases even better performance when compared with the homogeneous section at optimum conditions. This is achieved by strategically placing the optimum materials in the most stressed zones of the earth fill. The safety factor analyses show the importance of considering coupled effects in collapsible dams. In such cases, failure can be simulated in the upstream slope during the first reservoir impounding, as has been observed in some actual cases.

Yearly Thermal Analysis of a Residential Earth-Tube Heat Exchanger

1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Millette ◽  
N. Galanis
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Heat Losses ◽  
Continuous Operation ◽  
Finite Element Program ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Element Program ◽  
Design Characteristics ◽  
Winter Operation ◽  
Fourier Equation

A finite element program has been written to solve the three-dimensional Fourier equation for the periodic annual temperature field in the ground surrounding an earth tube connected to the heated basement of a residence situated in a northern community. The results indicate that the presence of the earth tube has a marginal influence on the heat losses from the basement to the ground. They also show that the continuous operation of the earth tube throughout the year is not recommended for the climatological conditions under consideration. An appropriate control strategy is therefore formulated. Correlations for the heat gain during winter operation and heat rejection during summer operation are presented in terms of the relevant design characteristics.

scholarly journals Analysis of high-rise constructions with the using of three-dimensional models of rods in the finite element program PRINS

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 02033
Author(s):  
Vladimir Agapov
Keyword(s):  
Rectangular Cross Section ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Free Vibrations ◽  
Finite Element Program ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Static And Dynamic Analysis ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Element Program ◽  
Dimensional Models ◽  
Three Dimensional Models

The necessity of new approaches to the modeling of rods in the analysis of high-rise constructions is justified. The possibility of the application of the three-dimensional superelements of rods with rectangular cross section for the static and dynamic calculation of the bar and combined structures is considered. The results of the eighteen-story spatial frame free vibrations analysis using both one-dimensional and three-dimensional models of rods are presented. A comparative analysis of the obtained results is carried out and the conclusions on the possibility of three-dimensional superelements application in static and dynamic analysis of high-rise constructions are given on its basis.

3D Numerical Modelling of the Wave-Induced Response Around the Circular Caisson Founded on the Seabed

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew H. C. Chan ◽  
Jian-Hua Ou
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dynamic Interaction ◽  
Induced Response ◽  
Marine Structures ◽  
Finite Element Program ◽  
3D Numerical Modelling ◽  
Element Program ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Wave Induced

Wave-induced liquefaction is one of the main factors influence the stability of marine structures. However, the investigation on this phenomenon is complicated as the dynamic interaction between soil, pore fluid and the structure is closely coupled. In order to obtain a better understanding of the wave-induced response around the circular caisson founded in the seabed, three dimensional numerical analyses have been performed using the 3D finite element program DYNE3WAC in order to investigate the wave-induced response around the circular caisson.

Comparative Analysis of Several Construction Scheme of a Large-Sized Tie-Arch Aqueduct

2011 ◽  
Vol 94-96 ◽  
pp. 2350-2354
Author(s):  
Shu Zhong Lei ◽  
Zhong Xin Wang ◽  
Jian Ting Xu ◽  
Chi Peng Liu
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Prestressed Concrete ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Stability Control ◽  
River Diversion ◽  
Finite Element Program ◽  
Dimensional Finite Element ◽  
Element Program ◽  
Stress And Deformation ◽  
Three Dimensional Finite Element

An aqueduct of larger-span prestressed concrete arch structure for river diversion project is located in coastal areas, and raises difficult questions on deformation and stability control of the construction process due to greater wind load and poor soil. Due to the limited width of bracket erection, this paper put forward five possible construction schemes, and does the comparative analysis using three-dimensional finite element program, and gets the economic and reasonable one. Finally conduct a pressure test after the bracket erection, and verify the analysis results using measured stress and deformation data.

Static and Dynamic Analyses of the LSES Hull Structure

1978 ◽  
Vol 22 (02) ◽  
pp. 110-122
Author(s):  
A. S. Hananel ◽  
E. J. Dent ◽  
E. J. Philips ◽  
S. H. Chang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Surface Effect ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Finite Element Program ◽  
Hull Structure ◽  
Surface Effect Ship ◽  
Hull Design ◽  
Element Program

To avoid the conservativeness in the large surface-effect ship hull design which results from simplifying assumptions in the stress analysis, the hull structure was analyzed as a three-dimensional elastic body. The NASTRAN finite-element program, level 15.0, was selected for use in this analysis as the most suitable program available. A finite-element model representing the true hull stiffness was used in obtaining the internal load and displacement distributions. The inertia effect of the ship masses was included with each set of static loads. This was done by using the Static Analysis with Inertia Relief solution included in NASTRAN. The stress redistribution around cutouts in the hull was treated in a separate study. The interaction between hull and deckhouse was investigated by attaching a model of the deckhouse onto the hull model, and then solving for the appropriate load conditions. The natural frequencies were obtained using a reduced finite-element model of both the hull and hull/deckhouse combination. A new technique was developed for determining the dynamic stresses and their proper superposition on the static stresses.

The strain hardening behaviour of particulate media

1976 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Frydman
Keyword(s):  
Strain Hardening ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Flow Rule ◽  
Finite Element Program ◽  
Particulate Media ◽  
Stress Strain Relation ◽  
Element Program ◽  
Plastic Components ◽  
Associated Flow Rule ◽  
Particulate Medium

The strain increment resulting from an increment of stress applied to a particulate medium has been expressed in terms of its elastic and plastic components. The concepts of strain-hardening plasticity have been employed to develop an incremental stress–strain relation, based on a non-associated flow rule. The parameters appearing in the relation have been found using results of three-dimensional shear tests on sands and glass-microspheres. It is suggested that relations of the type developed in the paper could be beneficially incorporated into a finite-element program.

Muscle and Tendon Tissues: Constitutive Modeling and Computational Issues

2011 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Spyrou ◽  
N. Aravas
Keyword(s):  
Constitutive Model ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Connective Tissues ◽  
Semitendinosus Muscle ◽  
Finite Element Program ◽  
Passive Behavior ◽  
Rate Dependent ◽  
Activation Level ◽  
Element Program

A three-dimensional constitutive model for muscle and tendon tissues is developed. Muscle and tendon are considered as composite materials that consist of fibers and the connective tissues and biofluids surrounding the fibers. The model is nonlinear, rate dependent, and anisotropic due to the presence of the fibers. Both the active and passive behaviors of the muscle are considered. The muscle fiber stress depends on the strain (length), strain-rate (velocity), and the activation level of the muscle, whereas the tendon fiber exhibits only passive behavior and the stress depends only on the strain. Multiple fiber directions are modeled via superposition. A methodology for the numerical implementation of the constitutive model in a general-purpose finite element program is developed. The current scheme is used for either static or dynamic analyses. The model is validated by studying the extension of a squid tentacle during a strike to catch prey. The behavior of parallel-fibered and pennate muscles, as well as the human semitendinosus muscle, is studied.

On Modeling the Mechanical Behavior of Amorphous Polymers for the Micro-Hot-Embossing of Microfluidic Devices

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikas Srivastava ◽  
Lallit Anand
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Amorphous Polymers ◽  
Hot Embossing ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Predictive Capability ◽  
Finite Element Program ◽  
Rate Dependent ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Element Program ◽  
Simple Compression

In this paper, a brief summary of some of our recent work [1, 2] is presented, with the goal of developing an engineering science-based process-simulation capability for micro-hot-embossing of amorphous polymers. To achieve this goal: (i) a three-dimensional thermo-mechanically-coupled large deformation constitutive theory has been developed to model the temperature and rate-dependent elastic-viscoplastic response of amorphous polymers; (ii) the material parameters in the theory were calibrated by using new experimental data from a suite of simple compression tests on Zeonex-690R (cyclo-olefin polymer), that covers a wide range of temperatures and strain rates; (iii) the constitutive model was implemented in the finite element program ABAQUS/Explicit; and (iv) the predictive capability of the numerical simulation procedures were validated by comparing results from the simulation of a representative micro-hot-embossing process against corresponding results from a physical experiment.

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