scholarly journals A Comprehensive Flexural Analysis for Sustainable Concrete Structure Reinforced by Embedded Parts

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Yuantian Sun ◽  
Junfei Zhang ◽  
Yunchao Tang ◽  
Yufei Wang ◽  
Junbo Sun ◽  
...  

In this research, the plate embedded parts and grooved embedded parts reinforced concrete structures were investigated. Two types of plate embedded parts and three types of grooved embedded parts experienced coating treatment to enable sustainable function. Later, the ultimate failure capacity by bending experiments was conducted and compared with the theoretically calculated results. Moreover, three grooved embedded parts were simulated by ABAQUS to compare the results with the experimental exploration results, which was in close agreement with the theoretically calculated results and finite element analysis results. The result indicated that the failure modes of the embedded specimens under the five working conditions are all concrete vertebral failure. The plate-type embedded components were proved to exhibit higher ultimate bearing capacity than the grooved embedded parts. Moreover, the flexural and shear capacity of these five types of embedded parts has not been fully developed. The ultimate flexural and shear capacity of these five types of embedded parts could be further explored by adjusting the higher concrete grade.

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Cao ◽  
Haibo Jiang ◽  
Haohan Wang

In bridge engineering, girders with corrugated steel webs have shown good mechanical properties. With the promotion of composite bridge with corrugated steel webs, in particular steel-concrete composite girder bridge with corrugated steel webs, it is necessary to study the shear performance and buckling of the corrugated webs. In this research, by conducting experiment incorporated with finite element analysis, the stability of H shape beam welded with corrugated webs was tested and three failure modes were observed. Structural data including load-deflection, load-strain, and shear capacity of tested beam specimens were collected and compared with FEM analytical results by ANSYS software. The effects of web thickness, corrugation, and stiffening on shear capacity of corrugated webs were further discussed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 61-74
Author(s):  
Sahar Ghasemi ◽  
Amir Mirmiran ◽  
Yulin Xiao ◽  
Kevin Mackie

A super lightweight deck can enhance load rating and functionality of a bridge, especially those identified as structurally deficient. This study was aimed to develop and experimentally validate a novel bridge deck as an ultra-lightweight low-profile waffle slab of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) with either carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) or high strength steel (HSS) reinforcement. The proposed system lends itself to accelerated bridge construction, rapid deck replacement in bridges with load restrictions, and bridge widening applications without the need to replace girders. Performance and failure modes of the proposed deck were initially assessed through extensive lab experiments and finite element analysis, which together confirmed that the proposed deck panel meets the AASHTO LRFD requirements. The proposed deck system is not susceptible to punching shear of its thin slab and fails in a rather ductile manner. To evaluate its long-term performance, the system was further tested under the dynamic impact of wheel load at the Accelerated Pavement Testing (APT) facility of the Florida Department of Transportation using a Heavy Vehicle Simulator (HVS).


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 506
Author(s):  
Sun-Jin Han ◽  
Inwook Heo ◽  
Jae-Hyun Kim ◽  
Kang Su Kim ◽  
Young-Hun Oh

In this study, experiments and numerical analyses were carried out to examine the flexural and shear performance of a double composite wall (DCW) manufactured using a precast concrete (PC) method. One flexural specimen and three shear specimens were fabricated, and the effect of the bolts used for the assembly of the PC panels on the shear strength of the DCW was investigated. The failure mode, flexural and shear behavior, and composite behavior of the PC panel and cast-in-place (CIP) concrete were analyzed in detail, and the behavioral characteristics of the DCW were clearly identified by comparing the results of tests with those obtained from a non-linear flexural analysis and finite element analysis. Based on the test and analysis results, this study proposed a practical equation for reasonably estimating the shear strength of a DCW section composed of PC, CIP concrete, and bolts utilizing the current code equations.


2021 ◽  
pp. 136943322110015
Author(s):  
Rana Al-Dujele ◽  
Katherine Ann Cashell

This paper is concerned with the behaviour of concrete-filled tubular flange girders (CFTFGs) under the combination of bending and tensile axial force. CFTFG is a relatively new structural solution comprising a steel beam in which the compression flange plate is replaced with a concrete-filled hollow section to create an efficient and effective load-carrying solution. These members have very high torsional stiffness and lateral torsional buckling strength in comparison with conventional steel I-girders of similar depth, width and steel weight and are there-fore capable of carrying very heavy loads over long spans. Current design codes do not explicitly include guidance for the design of these members, which are asymmetric in nature under the combined effects of tension and bending. The current paper presents a numerical study into the behaviour of CFTFGs under the combined effects of positive bending and axial tension. The study includes different loading combinations and the associated failure modes are identified and discussed. To facilitate this study, a finite element (FE) model is developed using the ABAQUS software which is capable of capturing both the geometric and material nonlinearities of the behaviour. Based on the results of finite element analysis, the moment–axial force interaction relationship is presented and a simplified equation is proposed for the design of CFTFGs under combined bending and tensile axial force.


2013 ◽  
Vol 351-352 ◽  
pp. 1532-1536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Ding ◽  
Li Jun Ouyang ◽  
Zhou Dao Lu ◽  
Wei Zhen Chen

BFRP has excellent strength, durability, thermal properties and economic cost. To test seismic performance of short columns strengthened with BFRP. Low cyclic loading test was conducted on one comparative short column and two RC short columns strengthened with BFRP. The test shows that short columns warped by BFRP show excellent failure modes, shear capacity, ductility and energy dissipation. As a new fiber reinforced plastic, BFRP has a good prospect in the area of seismic strengthening for its low cost and comprehensive mechanical properties.


2011 ◽  
Vol 255-260 ◽  
pp. 718-721
Author(s):  
Z.Y. Wang ◽  
Q.Y. Wang

Problems regarding the combined axial force and bending moment for the behaviour of semi-rigid steel joints under service loading have been recognized in recent studies. As an extended research on the cyclic behaviour of a bolted endplate joint, this study is performed relating to the contribution of column axial force on the cyclic behaviour of the joint. Using finite element analysis, the deteriorations of the joint performance have been evaluated. The preliminary parametric study of the joint is conducted with the consideration of flexibility of the column flange. The column axial force was observed to significantly influence the joint behaviour when the bending of the column flange dominates the failure modes. The reductions of moment resistance predicted by numerical analysis have been compared with codified suggestions. Comments have been made for further consideration of the influence of column axial load in seismic design of bolted endplate joints.


Author(s):  
Yu Zhou ◽  
Chen Xuedong ◽  
Fan Zhichao ◽  
Jie Dong

Creep failure is one of the most important failure modes in the design of hydroprocessing reactors at elevated temperatures, and the accurate prediction of the creep behavior in structural discontinuities is a critical issue for component design. A physically-based continnum damage mechanics (CDM) model was adopted to describe all three creep stages of 2.25Cr-1Mo-0.25V ferritic steel widely used in manufacturing modern hydroprocessing reactors. The material constants in the damage constitutive equations were identified using an efficient optimization scheme based on genetic algorithm (GA). The user-defined subroutine implementing the CDM model was developed using user programmable features (UPFs) in ANSYS. Three-dimensional finite element analysis of the hydroprocessing reactor was conducted to determine the critical regions, and the studies on the stress redistribution and the prediction of damage evolution in these regions during creep were carried out. The results show that FE modelling based on CDM theory can provide a good tool for creep design of complex engineering components.


2021 ◽  
pp. 136943322098166
Author(s):  
Wang Xin ◽  
Shi Jianzhe ◽  
Ding Lining ◽  
Jin Yundong ◽  
Wu Zhishen

A combination of coral reef sand (CRS) concrete and fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) bars provides an effective solution to the durability deficiency in conventional RC structures. This study experimentally investigates the durability of CRS concrete beams reinforced with basalt FRP (BFRP) bars in a simulated marine environment. Flexural tests are conducted on a total of fourteen CRS concrete beams aged in a cyclic wet-dry saline solution at temperatures of 25, 40 and 55°C. The variables comprise the types of reinforcement (steel and BFRP), the aging duration and the temperature. The failure modes, capacities, deflections and crack development of the beams are analysed and discussed. The results indicate that the ultimate load of the beams exhibits no degradation after aging, whereas the failure mode of the BFRP-CRS concrete beams transition from flexure to shear, which is caused by the degradation in the mechanical properties of the stirrups. The aged BFRP-CRS concrete beams show a substantial increase of over 70% in their initial stiffness compared with the control beams (beams without aging) and a substantial decrease in their crack width after aging due to the prolonged maturation of the concrete. Furthermore, a formula for calculating the shear capacity in the existing code is modified by a partial factor equal to 2, which can predict the capacity of a CRS concrete beam reinforced with BFRP bars in a marine environment.


2021 ◽  
pp. 136943322110073
Author(s):  
Erdem Selver ◽  
Gaye Kaya ◽  
Hussein Dalfi

This study aims to enhance the compressive properties of sandwich composites containing extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam core and glass or carbon face materials by using carbon/vinyl ester and glass/vinyl ester composite Z-pins. The composite pins were inserted into foam cores at two different densities (15 and 30 mm). Compression test results showed that compressive strength, modulus and loads of the sandwich composites significantly increased after using composite Z-pins. Sandwich composites with 15 mm pin densities exhibited higher compressive properties than that of 30 mm pin densities. The pin type played a critical role whilst carbon pin reinforced sandwich composites had higher compressive properties compared to glass pin reinforced sandwich composites. Finite element analysis (FE) using Abaqus software has been established in this study to verify the experimental results. Experimental and numerical results based on the capabilities of the sandwich composites to capture the mechanical behaviour and the damage failure modes were conducted and showed a good agreement between them.


Author(s):  
Zhanchong Shi ◽  
Qingtian Su ◽  
Xinyi He ◽  
Quanlu Wang ◽  
Kege Zhou ◽  
...  

<p>In order to solve the construction problem of perforating rebars’ precise location and it’s getting through the circular holes for the the conventional perfobond connector, a new type of perfobond connector with boot shaped slots was proposed. This new type perfobond connector has the advantage of convenient construction and pricise location. Three groups of push-out tests with nine specimens were carried out to study the shear capacity of the new type perfobond connector. The effect of the number and the spacing of boot shaped slots on failure modes, shear capacity, peak slip and shear stiffness were mainly studied. The test results show that the new type of perfobond connector with boot shaped slots has a high shear capacity and a good ductility, it could be widely applied on the connection between the steel and the concrete structures.</p>


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