scholarly journals Research on Collapse Process of Cable-Stayed Bridges under Strong Seismic Excitations

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuewei Wang ◽  
Bing Zhu ◽  
Shengai Cui
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Waves ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Failure Process ◽  
Seismic Excitations ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridge ◽  
Long Span ◽  
Collapse Failure ◽  
Main Girder ◽  
Collapse Process ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridges

In order to present the collapse process and failure mechanism of long-span cable-stayed bridges under strong seismic excitations, a rail-cum-road steel truss cable-stayed bridge was selected as engineering background, the collapse failure numerical model of the cable-stayed bridge was established based on the explicit dynamic finite element method (FEM), and the whole collapse process of the cable-stayed bridge was analyzed and studied with three different seismic waves acted in the horizontal longitudinal direction, respectively. It can be found from the numerical simulation analysis that the whole collapse failure process and failure modes of the cable-stayed bridge under three different seismic waves are similar. Furthermore, the piers and the main pylons are critical components contributing to the collapse of the cable-stayed bridge structure. However, the cables and the main girder are damaged owing to the failure of piers and main pylons during the whole structure collapse process, so the failure of cable and main girder components is not the main reason for the collapse of cable-stayed bridge. The analysis results can provide theoretical basis for collapse resistance design and the determination of critical damage components of long-span highway and railway cable-stayed bridges in the research of seismic vulnerability analysis.

Dynamic Response of Railway Vehicles Running on Long-Span Cable-Stayed Bridge Under Uniform Seismic Excitations

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (05) ◽  
pp. 1550005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongle Li ◽  
Siyu Zhu ◽  
C. S. Cai ◽  
Cheng Yang ◽  
Shizhong Qiang
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Seismic Waves ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Spectral Characteristics ◽  
Seismic Action ◽  
Seismic Excitations ◽  
Railway Vehicles ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridge ◽  
Long Span ◽  
Bridge System

In order to evaluate the dynamic response of the train running on long-span cable-stayed bridges under uniform seismic excitations, a time-domain framework of analysis for the train–bridge system is established. The rail irregularities are treated as internal excitation and seismic loads as external excitation considering the inertia forces induced by the 3D seismic waves. The vehicles are modeled as mass-spring-damper systems, and the cable-stayed railway bridge is simulated by finite elements. A comprehensive analysis of the train–bridge system subjected to earthquake is conducted, focused on the effect of seismic ground motions on the dynamic response of the running train. Four kinds of seismic waves, each with three components, are simulated, with their spectral characteristics taken into account. To consider the stochastic characteristic of actual seismic waves, the effect of the incident angle and occurrence time of earthquakes on the bridge and vehicles is analyzed. Moreover, the earthquakes with various occurrence probability levels are also studied and the safety of the train running under the seismic action is evaluated, which may be used as the operation reference for the railway authority. The results demonstrate that the seismic ground motions have significant effects on the dynamic response of railway vehicles running on the long-span cable-stayed bridge under various spectrum characteristics, incident angles, occurrence times, and occurrence probabilities.

Mechanical Features of Cable-Girder Anchorage for Long-Span Railway Cable-Stayed Bridge with Steel Box Girders

2014 ◽  
Vol 587-589 ◽  
pp. 1391-1394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Yi Yao ◽  
Qian Hui Pu ◽  
Ya Dong Yao
Keyword(s):  
Stress Distribution ◽  
Rational Design ◽  
Load Transfer ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Transfer Mechanism ◽  
Complex Load ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridge ◽  
Long Span ◽  
Load Transfer Mechanism ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridges

The cable-stayed bridge got rapid development in recent years. And for long-span cable-stayed bridges, the cable-girder anchorage structure is a key component in designing. The function of the cable-girder anchorage structure is to transfer the load between cables and the main girder. With the complex load transfer mechanism and stress concentration induced by large cable force, rational design of cable-girder anchorage structure is critical to long-span cable-stayed bridges. Take a certain long-span railway cable-stayed bridge in Zhejiang Province as the investigation, the load transfer mechanism and the stress distribution state was studied by finite element model. The research indicated that the design of this anchor box was rational. The stress distribution on each plate of the anchor box was relatively uniform. And the load transfer path and mechanisms of the main components of this anchor box were clear.

Monitored structural behavior of a long span cable-stayed bridge under environmental effects

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alemdar Bayraktar ◽  
Ashraf Ashour ◽  
Halil Karadeniz ◽  
Altok Kurşun ◽  
Arif Erdiş
Keyword(s):  
Air Temperature ◽  
Environmental Effects ◽  
Monitoring Data ◽  
Structural Behavior ◽  
Steel Cable ◽  
Daily Monitoring ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridge ◽  
Long Span ◽  
Cable Forces ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridges

An accurate numerical analysis of the behavior of long-span cable-stayed bridges under environmental effects is a challenge because of complex, uncertain and varying environmental meteorology. This study aims to investigate in-situ experimental structural behavior of long-span steel cable-stayed bridges under environmental effects such as air temperature and wind using the monitoring data. Nissibi cable-stayed bridge with total length of 610m constructed in the city of Adıyaman, Turkey, in 2015 is chosen for this purpose. Structural behaviors of the main structural elements including deck, towers (pylons) and cables of the selected long span cable-stayed bridge under environmental effects such as air temperature and wind are investigated by using daily monitoring data. The daily variations of cable forces, cable accelerations, pylon accelerations and deck accelerations with air temperature and wind speed are compared using the hottest summer (July 31, 2015) and the coldest winter (January 1, 2016) days data.

Analysis of Pylon Anchorage Zone of Cable-Stayed Bridge

2014 ◽  
Vol 501-504 ◽  
pp. 1125-1128
Author(s):  
Liang Liang Zhai
Keyword(s):  
Type Structure ◽  
Construction Technology ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Finite Element Program ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridge ◽  
Long Span ◽  
Element Program ◽  
Force Characteristics ◽  
Major General ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridges

For long-span cable-stayed bridge, the stress of pylon anchorage zone is complex. For the construction technology personnel, the research on the force characteristics of anchorage zone can offer a theoretical base to organize construction better. This paper makes a further study for the stress of tower anchorage zone of two cable-stayed bridges with different anchor forms by using major general finite element program ANSYS to analysis the force characteristics of anchorage zone in detail. The results provide a reference for construct and design the same type structure. The analysis method for same type structure is also worth learning.

Study on Failure Mode for Power Intake Structure under Seismic Action

2013 ◽  
Vol 438-439 ◽  
pp. 1537-1541
Author(s):  
Lin Gang Tian ◽  
Bin Bin Zhen ◽  
Hu Huang ◽  
Jing Shen
Keyword(s):  
Failure Mode ◽  
Seismic Waves ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Seismic Analysis ◽  
Failure Process ◽  
Early Period ◽  
Seismic Load ◽  
Seismic Action ◽  
High Intake ◽  
Ultimate Failure

This paper studies on the ultimate failure modes and bearing capacity of high intake tower under the action of seismic load based on nonlinear concrete model. By monitoring the way of crack development and failure process of the tower to study failure mode under the action of various seismic wave, we can conclud that the regional distributions of the structural crack of tower body vary with the duration of an earthquake. In the early period of earthquake, the crack has little effect on the whole structure. After duration of the earthquake, the structure forms penetrable cracks. By studying the cracks development and distribution on the structure of tower body under the action of various seismic waves, we know the failure process and failure mode of high intake tower. The conclusions provide evidence for engineering design and seismic analysis of pertinent engineering.

Analysis on Reasonable Structure of Main Girder of Harp Shaped Cable-Stayed Bridge without Backstays

2011 ◽  
Vol 90-93 ◽  
pp. 1061-1068
Author(s):  
Ai Jun Chen ◽  
Guo Jing He
Keyword(s):  
Design Parameters ◽  
Bridge Design ◽  
Structure Selection ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridge ◽  
Design Philosophy ◽  
Section Design ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Main Girder ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridges

Harp shaped cable-stayed bridges without backstays are popular due to their beautiful and unique styles; they employ leaning tower columns to balance the constant and movable loads on the decks and are not provided with backstays, so they are beyond the traditional bridge design philosophy. In this paper, we discussed the reasonable structure of the main girder of Changsha Hongshan Bridge – a harp shaped cable-stayed bridge without backstays through changing the design parameters of the main girder in respect of design so as to provide important reference for design of this kind of bridges, and the research mainly related to such aspects as the structure selection for and section design of the main girder, the influence of overweight of main girder on the force on the structure, the length of non-cable area of the main girder, the span of auxiliary hole, etc.

Causes and control to lateral displacement of the main girder in the super-long-span cable-stayed bridge with transverse asymmetry dead load

Structures ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 168-184
Author(s):  
Jinxiang Zhang ◽  
Mingjin Zhang ◽  
Xulei Jiang ◽  
Renan Yuan ◽  
Jisheng Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lateral Displacement ◽  
Dead Load ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridge ◽  
Long Span ◽  
And Control ◽  
Main Girder

Behavior of Super Long Span Cable-Stayed Bridges during the Construction

2011 ◽  
Vol 63-64 ◽  
pp. 474-477
Author(s):  
Peng Liang ◽  
Zhong Ping Qin ◽  
Guo Xing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Variation ◽  
Nonlinear Analysis ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Variation ◽  
Geometrically Nonlinear ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridge ◽  
Long Span ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridges

In order to accurately reflect the effects and the spatial and temporal variation of long span cable-stayed bridge during the construction process, this paper, based on total CR formulation and the catenary cable element, improves the existing methods of geometrically nonlinear analysis and then develops a new software for nonlinear analysis of bridge through the entire construction.

Seismic Displacements Reduction for a Long-Span Cable-Stayed Bridge

2011 ◽  
Vol 255-260 ◽  
pp. 840-845
Author(s):  
Xi Wen Yang ◽  
Zi Bao Lian
Keyword(s):  
Inertial Force ◽  
Center Of Gravity ◽  
Shear Forces ◽  
Viscous Dampers ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridge ◽  
Long Span ◽  
Seismic Shear ◽  
Seismic Displacements ◽  
Floating Systems ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridges

Floating or semi-floating systems are usually employed for long-span cable-stayed bridges to lengthen their fundamental periods, and accordingly, to reduce their seismic inertial force, but the structures’ seismic displacements could be increased by utilizing these systems. Taking Yong-jiang railway cable-stayed bridge which has a low center of gravity as engineering background, the function of viscous dampers in controlling seismic displacements is studied. Firstly, the rational parameters of dampers are determined by parametric analysis, and then the seismic displacements and forces of the bridge, utilizing and un-utilizing viscous dampers, are compared. The results show that: viscous dampers are efficient in controlling seismic displacements of the bridge; the seismic shear forces at the bottom of towers are reduced slightly and the corresponding moments are reduced in a larger extent for cable-stayed bridge with low center of gravity.

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