scholarly journals Structural analysis and improvement for a new form traveler in long-span cantilever-casting arch bridge

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 168781402110099
Author(s):  
Xiujun Li ◽  
Jianting Zhou ◽  
Yuexing Wu ◽  
Zhen Wang ◽  
Xiaogang Li
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Models ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Stiffness Index ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Arch Bridge ◽  
New Form ◽  
Improvement Scheme ◽  
Strength And Stiffness

A form traveler used in bridge construction has a great influence on the safety of the performance and alignment of bridges. As a cantilever casting segment of a bridge becomes longer and heavier, the traditional form traveler may not meet the strength and stiffness requirements, and there is a risk of collapse. This study has devised a new triangle truss form traveler and investigated the performance based on the Ye-Lang Lake arch bridge in China. Firstly, the numerical models of the form traveler were established to get the strength and stiffness index of the form traveler used for the arch Segment 2. Subsequently, the improvement scheme of the mechanical properties of the form traveler has been proposed. Then the partial refined numerical analysis model of the C-type hook has been established, a finite element model, and a design scheme for improving partial structures of the C-type hook was proposed. Finally, the field load test was carried out to verify the reliability of the new form traveler. The test results show that the improvement of the new form traveler is effective.

Modelling creep deformation in floating ice

2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
K van Steenis ◽  
F E Hicks ◽  
T M Hrudey ◽  
S Beltaos
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Ice Sheet ◽  
Transversely Isotropic ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Ice Cover ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Drilling Rig

The ability to predict the response of an ice sheet to long-term loading is important in many situations. In northern regions, ice sheets have been used as construction platforms, drilling rig platforms, airfields, parking lots, and festival platforms. Numerical models can be used to predict the deflection of an ice sheet over time and, together with a failure criterion based on allowable deflection, can facilitate the safe use of an ice cover under long-term loading situations. In this study, a two-dimensional axisymmetric finite element model was developed to model the behaviour of a homogeneous, transversely isotropic, infinite ice cover under long-term loading. The model was validated using 33 sets of long-term load test data from large-scale field experiments performed on lake, bay, and reservoir ice and was shown to be capable of reliably predicting deflections under a variety of loading scenarios.Key words: bearing capacity of ice, long-term loading, ice platforms.

Design and Numerical Simulation on Concrete Two-Way Slab Strengthened with Partially Bonded Steel Plate

2014 ◽  
Vol 919-921 ◽  
pp. 64-67
Author(s):  
Ji Hong Hu ◽  
Xiu Cai Li
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Steel Plate ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Superposition Principle ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Strength And Stiffness

Taking structure strengthen of a large hotel as the engineering background, based on superposition principle, put forward the design method of concrete two-way slab strengthened with partially bonded steel plate. According to the finite element analysis, the solid finite element model is established, and then the stress, strain and deflection of two-way slab strengthened with bonded steel plate is obtained, at the meantime compared with the load test datum in situ. The analysis results show that the finite element software is a reliable tool applied to analyze the design of two-way slab strengthened with bonded steel plate. When the increasing load is larger, partially bonding steel plate strengthening has more advantage and economize than bonding carbon fiber strengthening on two-way slab, meanwhile that slab strengthened with partially bonded steel plate has better mechanical properties, strength and stiffness.

The Application of Discrete Element Method in the Analysis of Stone Arch Bridge

2013 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 1255-1258
Author(s):  
Yuan Xu Yu ◽  
Yue Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Discrete Element Method ◽  
Damage Identification ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Discrete Element ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Main Bearing ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Arch Bridge ◽  
Bridge Model ◽  
Element Method

Demonstrate the feasibility of the discrete element method application in the stone arch bridge analysis. Put forward simulation and analysis methods of stone arch bridge with fracture and damage. Using UDEC two-dimensional discrete element analysis software to establish arch bridge model, establish a load test state and simulate the overload test, make a force and damage identification via analyzing the main bearing structure arch ring. Discrete element model calculation result has good consistency with the actually measured value. Using the discrete element method can be effectively considered discrete problems of masonry materials, and accurate simulate the discrete characteristics of arch bridge structure materials.

scholarly journals Study on load test of 100m cross-reinforced deck type concrete box arch bridge

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 03011
Author(s):  
Jing Xian Shi ◽  
Ying Jie Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Work Performance ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Main Beam ◽  
Main Bearing ◽  
Arch Bridge ◽  
Steel Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Dynamic Load Test ◽  
Design Requirements ◽  
Strength And Stiffness ◽  
Safe Condition

Found in the routine quality inspection of highway bridge that many vertical fractures on the main beam (10mT beam) of the steel reinforced concrete arch bridge near the hydropower station. In order to grasp the bearing capacity of this bridge under working conditions with cracks, the static load and dynamic load test of box arch bridge are carried out. The Midas civil theory is calculated by using the special plate trailer - 300 as the calculation load, and the deflection and stress of the critical section are tested by the equivalent cloth load in the test vehicle. The pulsation test, obstacles and no obstacle driving test were carried out. Experimental results show that the bridge under the condition of the test loads is in safe condition, main bearing component of the strength and stiffness meet the design requirements, the crack width does not increase, in the process of loading bridge overall work performance is good.

scholarly journals Interlocking birch plywood structures

2021 ◽  
pp. 095605992110222
Author(s):  
Chrysl A Aranha ◽  
Markus Hudert ◽  
Gerhard Fink
Keyword(s):  
High Surface ◽  
Surface Hardness ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Digital Fabrication ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Component Level ◽  
Geometrical Properties ◽  
Stiffness Properties ◽  
The Face ◽  
Strength And Stiffness

Interlocking Particle Structures (IPS) are geometrically stable assemblies, usually fabricated from plate type elements that are interconnected by slotted joints. IPS are demountable and their components have the potential to be used and reused in different structures and configurations. This paper explores the applicability of birch plywood panels, which are characterized by a high surface hardness, for this type of structural system. Experimental tests were conducted to determine the mechanical properties of birch plywood plates. Moreover, IPS connections with different geometrical properties were investigated for two different load exposures: bending and rotation. The characteristics under bending exposure are influenced by the orientation of the face-veneers. For the rotational load exposure, very small strength and stiffness properties have been identified. A linear elastic finite element model is presented that shows a wide agreement with the test results. The study serves as an initial probe into the performance of IPS structures at the component level. Various aspects that are relevant for the design of IPS, such as the assembly, the accuracy and challenges regarding digital fabrication, the durability, and the structural performance are discussed.

Structural Behaviour of Blind Bolted Connection to Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Columns

2010 ◽  
Vol 163-167 ◽  
pp. 591-595
Author(s):  
Jing Feng Wang ◽  
Xin Yi Chen ◽  
Lin Hai Han
Keyword(s):  
Analysis Model ◽  
Bolted Connections ◽  
Structural Behaviour ◽  
Tubular Columns ◽  
End Plate ◽  
Moment Resisting ◽  
Strength And Stiffness ◽  
Plate Connections ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Plate Connection

This paper studies structural behaviour of the blind bolted connections to concrete-filled steel tubular columns by a serial of experimental programs, which conducted involving eight sub-assemblages of cruciform beam-to-column joints subjected to monotonic loading and cyclic loading. The moment-rotation hysteretic relationships and failure models of the end plate connections have been measured and analyzed. A simplified analysis model for the blind bolted connections is proposed based on the component method. It is concluded that the blind bolted end plate connection has reasonable strength and stiffness, whilst the rotation capacity of the connection satisfies the ductility requirements for earthquake-resistance in most aseismic regions. This typed joint has excellent seismic performance, so it can be used in the moment-resisting composite frame.

scholarly journals Evaluation of bearing capacity of reinforced concrete box ribbed arch bridge based on dynamic load test

2021 ◽  
Vol 233 ◽  
pp. 01047
Author(s):  
Mao He ◽  
Xin Fu ◽  
Shunchao Chen
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Dynamic Load ◽  
Damping Ratio ◽  
Vibration Characteristics ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Driving Safety ◽  
Original Material ◽  
Arch Bridge ◽  
Dynamic Load Test ◽  
And Function

Dynamic load test is to measure the natural vibration characteristics of the bridge structure or the forced vibration characteristics under dynamic load, and to evaluate the driving performance, driving safety and comfort of the bridge through dynamic load test. In order to evaluate the stress state and working performance of a reinforced concrete box-ribbed arch bridge, the load test of the bridge is carried out. Dynamic load test is used to test the inherent fundamental frequency, damping ratio and impact coefficient of the bridge through pulsation test and sports car test. Through the experiment with the key parts of the stress (strain) and displacement load and other important data, through analysis and study, the comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of calculation and test, a comprehensive performance evaluation structure and function whether meet the design requirements, to provide technical basis for the safety of the bridge operation, and provide the original material for the bridge maintenance and management in the future.

scholarly journals Comparison of Numerical Analyses with a Static Load Test of a Continuous Flight Auger Pile

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Hoľko ◽  
Jakub Stacho
Keyword(s):  
Load Distribution ◽  
Static Load ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Numerical Analyses ◽  
Static Load Test ◽  
Material Models ◽  
The Common ◽  
Constitutive Material ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The article deals with numerical analyses of a Continuous Flight Auger (CFA) pile. The analyses include a comparison of calculated and measured load-settlement curves as well as a comparison of the load distribution over a pile's length. The numerical analyses were executed using two types of software, i.e., Ansys and Plaxis, which are based on FEM calculations. Both types of software are different from each other in the way they create numerical models, model the interface between the pile and soil, and use constitutive material models. The analyses have been prepared in the form of a parametric study, where the method of modelling the interface and the material models of the soil are compared and analysed. Our analyses show that both types of software permit the modelling of pile foundations. The Plaxis software uses advanced material models as well as the modelling of the impact of groundwater or overconsolidation. The load-settlement curve calculated using Plaxis is equal to the results of a static load test with a more than 95 % degree of accuracy. In comparison, the load-settlement curve calculated using Ansys allows for the obtaining of only an approximate estimate, but the software allows for the common modelling of large structure systems together with a foundation system.

scholarly journals Sub-impacts of simply supported beam struck by steel sphere—part II: Numerical simulations

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 168781401668335
Author(s):  
Xiaoli Qi ◽  
Xiaochun Yin
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Theoretical Expression ◽  
Curvature Radius ◽  
Steel Sphere ◽  
Impact Time ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Contact Impact

This part of the article describes numerical simulations of the problem investigated experimentally. A three-dimensional finite element model of elastic–plastic for sphere falling on beam has been implemented using the nonlinear dynamic finite element software LS-DYNA. From the numerical simulations, it was found that the LS-DYNA is suitable to study complex sub-impact phenomenon, and good agreement is in general obtained between the simulation and experimental results. The numerical simulations show that the initial impact velocity, equivalent elasticity modulus, contact curvature radius of the sphere, and equivalent mass have great influence on the contact–impact time of the sub-impact, and an applicable range of the theoretical expression of contact–impact time of the sub-impact was determined. In addition, the numerical simulations demonstrate the ratios of maximum amplitudes of the first-, second-, and third-order vibrations to the maximum amplitudes of the beam vibrations, and the phase angle of the first-order vibration will change suddenly when the sub-impacts occur. Furthermore, the occurrence conditions of the sub-impacts were clarified numerically. It was found that the occurrence conditions of the sub-impacts can be represented by a mass ratio threshold, and the thickness or length of the beam has also a great influence on the occurrence of the sub-impacts. Once the sub-impacts occur, which would result in an uncertain behavior of the apparent coefficient of restitution.

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