Ultimate strength of steel beam-columns under axial compression

2017 ◽  
Vol 231 (4) ◽  
pp. 828-843
Author(s):  
Zhongwei Li ◽  
Mayuresh Patil ◽  
Xiaochuan Yu
Keyword(s):  
Ultimate Strength ◽  
Axial Compression ◽  
Beam Theory ◽  
Computer Code ◽  
Offshore Structures ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Beam Columns ◽  
Geometrically Exact Beam ◽  
Steel Panels ◽  
Geometrically Exact Beam Theory

This article presents a semi-analytical method to calculate the ultimate strength of inelastic beam-columns with I-shaped cross section using geometrically exact beam theory. A computer code based on this method has been applied to beam-columns under axial compression. The results agree with nonlinear finite element analysis. Compared with previous step-by-step integration approach, this new method is more efficient and can be extended to multi-span beam-columns and other load combinations including lateral pressure. The presented beam-column model is ideally suited for ultimate strength prediction of stiffened steel panels of ships and offshore structures.

A semi-analytical analysis on beam-column ultimate strength with different initial deflections

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 487-493
Author(s):  
Zhongwei Li ◽  
Xiaochuan Yu
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Ultimate Strength ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Computer Code ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Beam Columns ◽  
Different Shapes ◽  
Good Agreement

Purpose A new beam-column ultimate strength calculation method has been developed and compared with nonlinear finite element analysis by ANSYS and ABAQUS. Design/methodology/approach A computer code ULTBEAM2 based on this method has been used for one and three span beam-columns with I-shaped cross-section under axial compression. Findings This paper studies the ultimate strength of beam-columns with various initial deflections of different shapes and magnitudes. Originality/value The comparison of ULTBEAM2 and finite element analysis shows good agreement for all cases with different initial deflections.

Numerical Investigation of Ultimate Strength of Stiffened Plates With Various Cross-Section Forms

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huilong Ren ◽  
Yifu Liu ◽  
Chenfeng Li ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Zhaonian Wu
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Ultimate Strength ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Lightweight Design ◽  
Offshore Structures ◽  
Stiffened Plates ◽  
Stiffened Plate ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Hull Structure

There is an increasing interest in the lightweight design of ship and offshore structures, more specifically, choosing aluminum alloys or other lightweight high-performance materials to build structure components and ship equipments. Due to its better mechanical properties and easy assembly nature, extruded aluminum alloy stiffened plates are widely used in hull structures. When the load on the hull reaches a certain level during sailing, partial or overall instability of stiffened plate makes significant contribution in an event of collapse of the hull structure. It is very necessary to investigate the ultimate strength of aluminum alloy stiffened plate to ensure the ultimate bearing capacity of large aluminum alloy hull structure. Most of studies of the ultimate strength of stiffened plates deal with stiffened plates with T–shaped stiffeners. Stiffeners of other shapes have seldom been explored. In this research, the ultimate strength of six different cross–section aluminum alloy stiffened plates and one steel stiffened plate was studied based on the non–linear finite element analysis (FEA). Taking into account stiffness, weight and other issues, the new cross–section aluminum stiffener has finally been concluded for replacing the original steel stiffener in upper deck of a warship.

A Numerical Study on the Ultimate Strength of Damaged Tubular Bracing Members Under Axial Compression

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Zhu ◽  
Jieling Kong ◽  
Qingyang Liu ◽  
Han Yang ◽  
Bin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Ultimate Strength ◽  
Axial Compression ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Approximate Equation ◽  
Offshore Structures ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Pipe Length ◽  
Axial Load Capacity ◽  
Parametric Studies

The tubular bracing members of offshore structures may sustain collision damages from the supply ships, which lead to the deterioration of the load carrying capacity of tubular bracing members. This paper presents a numerical simulation of the ultimate strength of damaged tubular bracing members under axial compression with the nonlinear finite element code ABAQUS, based on previous experimental investigations. Parametric studies are conducted to investigate the load capacity of damaged tubular bracing members, by considering the effects of diameter (D), wall thickness (H), pipe length (L) and the damage positions on the ultimate strength of tubular members. It is found that lateral damage can cause great reduction of the axial load capacity of tubular members. In addition, an approximate equation to predict the ultimate strength of tubular members based on the given damage depth is proposed.

scholarly journals High-Efficiency Dynamic Modeling of a Helical Spring Element Based on the Geometrically Exact Beam Theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Zhaohui Qi ◽  
Gang Wang ◽  
Shudong Guo
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Curvature Vector ◽  
Polar Angle ◽  
Beam Theory ◽  
High Frequency Oscillation ◽  
Helical Spring ◽  
Static Stiffness ◽  
Spring Element ◽  
Geometrically Exact Beam ◽  
Geometrically Exact Beam Theory

This paper presents a modeling study of the dynamics of a helical spring element with variable pitch and radius considering both the static stiffness and dynamic response by using the geometrically exact beam theory. The geometrically exact beam theory based on the Euler–Bernoulli beam hypothesis is described, of which the shear deformations are ignored. Unlike the traditional spliced curved beam element method, the helical spring element is described with curvature vector and axial strain by establishing and spline-interpolating a function of the radius, the height, the polar angle, and the torsion angle of the whole spring. In addition, a model smoothing method is developed and applied in the numerical analysis to filter the high-frequency oscillation component of the flexible multibody systems, so as to correct the system dynamic equations and improve the calculation efficiency when solving the static equilibrium of the spring. This study also carries out five numerical trials to validate the above dynamic procedure of the helical spring element. The example of the spring static stiffness design shows that the proposed helical spring procedure enables one to deal with practical engineering applications.

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