ANALYSIS OF 100-METER RAIL TEMPERATURE FIELD DURING COOLING PROCESS BEFORE STRAIGHTENING BY FEM

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (06n07) ◽  
pp. 1203-1208 ◽  
Author(s):  
GE LI ◽  
HAIYAN CUI ◽  
LIN CHEN

The straightness of the 100-meter rail after straightening is directly affected by the bending deformation during cooling before straightening, and the analysis of the temperature field in the cooling process is the basis of studying the bending deformation. By analyzing the heat boundary conditions in the cooling process, the temperature field was calculated and its variable law was analyzed by using the 3-D transient non-liner finite element method. The factors such as the solid-state phase change and the physical parameters with change of the temperature were considered, and the numerical results were coincident with the experimental data. The results show that the velocities of temperature changing at different positions of the rail's cross-section are different in the cooling progress, and the phase change and the irregular cross-section of rail are important influencing factors.

2008 ◽  
Vol 385-387 ◽  
pp. 825-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Zhuang Xiao ◽  
Zhi Wen Song ◽  
Chuan Zeng Zhang

In this paper, the temperature field and the thermal effects on a concrete box girder in the sunshine are investigated. For this purpose, the finite element method (FEM) package ANSYS is applied. By varying the values of different thermal parameters, the sensitivity of the thermal parameters is explored. Numerical results are presented and discussed to show the influences of the thermal parameters and the temperature field on the deflection and the tensile stress of a single-span concrete bridge with a box cross section.


2014 ◽  
Vol 941-944 ◽  
pp. 1890-1894
Author(s):  
Guang Zheng Luo ◽  
Xin Liu ◽  
Ying Zhi ◽  
Xiang Hua Liu

The temperature field of continuous casting billet (CC-billet) is important to carry out the research on direct rolling of free-heating (DROF). The solidification and the heat transfer process of CC-billet from crystallizer to cutting point were studied by finite element method (FEM).The casting speed was improved in order to get reasonable temperature field during DROF.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 2656-2661

The design of the Gravity retaining wall (GRW) is a trial and error process. Prevailing conditions of backfill are used to determine the profile of GRW, which proceeds with the selection of provisional dimensions. The optimum section is having factors of safety of stability higher than the allowable values and stresses in the cross-section smaller than permissible. The cross-section is designed to fulfill conditions of stability, subjected to very low stresses. The strength of the material, which is provided in the cross-section remains unutilized. A computer program is developed to find stresses at various locations on the cross-section of GRW using the Finite Element Method (FEM). A discontinuity in the form of a rectangular cavity is introduced in the cross-section of GRW to optimize it. The rectangular cavity is introduced in the cross-section of GRW at different locations. An attempt is made in this paper to find the stress distribution in the gravity retaining wall cross-section and to study the effect of the rectangular cavity on the stress distribution. Two cases representing different locations are considered to study the effect of the cavity. The location of the cavity is distinguished by the parameter w, the effects of cases with varied was 0.2305 (Case-I) and 0.1385 (Case-II) are observed. The cavity, which is provided not only makes the wall structurally efficient but also economically feasible.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 168781402110609
Author(s):  
Hossein Talebi Rostami ◽  
Maryam Fallah Najafabadi ◽  
Davood Domiri Ganji

This study analyzed a Timoshenko beam with Koch snowflake cross-section in different boundary conditions and for variable properties. The equation of motion was solved by the finite element method and verified by Solidworks simulation in a way that the maximum error was about 2.9% for natural frequencies. Displacement and natural frequency for each case presented and compared to other cases. Significant research achievements illustrate that if we change the Koch snowflake cross-section of the beam from the first iteration to the second, the area and moment of inertia will increase, and we have a 5.2% rise in the first natural frequency. Similarly, by changing the cross-section from the second iteration to the third, a 10.2% growth is observed. Also, the hollow cross-section is considered, which can enlarge the natural frequency by about 26.37% compared to a solid one. Moreover, all the clamped-clamped, hinged-hinged, clamped-free, and free-free boundary conditions have the highest natural frequency for the Timoshenko beam with the third iteration of the Koch snowflake cross-section in solid mode. Finally, examining important physical parameters demonstrates that variable density from a minimum value to the standard value along the beam increases the natural frequencies, while variable elastic modulus decreases it.


2013 ◽  
Vol 404 ◽  
pp. 232-236
Author(s):  
Xiu Ying Yang

In order to study the performance of steel beam in the cooling process, a series of numerical analysis has been carried out in this paper. The solid model of the beam was established firstly using finite element method, the beam was heated and cooled gradually under the certain uniform load, then the internal forces and deformation of the beam were analyzed in the whole fire process. Based on this, the parameters of the highest temperature, heating rate and the cooling rate were changed, and their affect on the beam performance was studied by comparing.


2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Liu ◽  
H. Jiang ◽  
Y. Dong ◽  
L. Quan ◽  
Y. Tong

ABSTRACTFlexibility is a particularly important biomechanical property for intracranial vascular stents. To study the flexibility of stent, the following work was carried out by using the finite element method: Four mechanical models were adopted to simulate the bending deformation of stents, and comparative studies were conducted about the distinction between cantilever beam and simply supported beam, as well as the distinction between moment-loading method and displacement-loading method. A complete process as implanting a stent including compressing, expanding and bending was also simulated, for analyzing the effects of compressing and expanding deformation on stent flexibility. At the same time, the effects of the arrangement and the number of bridges on stent flexibility were researched. The results show that: 1. A same flexibility index was obtained from cantilever beam model and simply supported beam model; displacement-loading method is better than moment-loading for simulating the bending deformation of stents. 2. The flexibility of stent with compressing and expanding deformation is lower than that in the initial form. 3. Crossly arranging the neighboring bridges in axial direction, can effectively improve the stent flexibility and reduce the flexibility difference in various bending directions; the bridge number, has proportional non-linear correlation with the stent rigidity as well as the maximum moment required for bending the stent.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragan D. Milašinović ◽  
Aleksandar Landović ◽  
Danica Goleš

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to contribute to the solution of the fatigue damage problem of reinforced concrete frames in bending.Design/methodology/approachThe problem of fatigue damage is formulated based on the rheological–dynamical analogy, including a scalar damage variable to address the reduction of stiffness in strain softening. The modal analysis is used by the finite element method for the determination of modal parameters and resonance stability of the selected frame cross-section. The objectivity of the presented method is verified by numerical examples, predicting the ductility in bending of the frame whose basic mechanical properties were obtained by non-destructive testing systems.FindingsThe modal analysis in the frame of the finite element method is suitable for the determination of modal parameters and resonance stability of the selected frame cross-section. It is recommended that the modulus of elasticity be determined by non-destructive methods, e.g. from the acoustic response.Originality/valueThe paper presents a novel method of solving the ductility in bending taking into account both the creep coefficient and the aging coefficient. The rheological-dynamical analogy (RDA) method uses the resonant method to find material properties. The characterization of the structural damping via the damping ratio is original and effective.


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