scholarly journals Comparison of strength and stiffness parameters of purlins with different cross-sections of profiles

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 604-611
Author(s):  
Andrzej Wojnar ◽  
Katarzyna Sieńkowska

AbstractThe article presents comparative analyzes aimed at determining the optimal cross-section used in cold-formed steel purlins. The geometrical characteristics, bending resistance and self-weight of channel, zeta and hat cross-sections were compared. The calculations were made using Dlubal SHAPE-THIN software for the bending by the main axis y-y and z-z. The characteristics for the gross and effective cross-section were determined. Based on the first stage analyzes, a significant decrease in cross-sectional bending resistant was observed as a result of a local buckling. The solution to this problem may be the use of intermediate stiffeners. In the second stage, analysis of the impact of the intermediate stiffeners’ locations on the characteristics of hat sections were conducted. Additional intermediate stiffeners on the webs, on the upper chord, and on the webs and upper chord (together) were considered. A significant effect on the bending resistant with a small increase in the element’s self-weight has been demonstrated. In the third stage, the characteristics of a channel, zeta and hat profile with intermediate longitudinal stiffener in the middle of the web were compared. The performed analyzes demonstrated that the hat cross-section shows a significant advantage in bending by the main axis z-z. This advantage can be used in case of lack of protection against lateral torsional buckling and a larger degree of roof slope.

Geosciences ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Francesco Cesare Lama ◽  
Alessandro Errico ◽  
Simona Francalanci ◽  
Luca Solari ◽  
Federico Preti ◽  
...  

This study presents a methodology for improving the efficiency of Baptist and Stone and Shen models in predicting the global water flow resistance of a reclamation channel partly vegetated by rigid and emergent riparian plants. The results of the two resistance models are compared with the measurements collected during an experimental campaign conducted in a reclamation channel colonized by Common reed (Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.). Experimental vegetative Chézy’s flow resistance coefficients have been retrieved from the analysis of instantaneous flow velocity measurements, acquired by means of a downlooking 3-component acoustic Doppler velocimeter (ADV) located at the channel upstream cross section, and by water level measurements obtained through four piezometers distributed along the reclamation channel. The main morphometrical vegetation features (i.e., stem diameters and heights, and bed surface density) have been measured at six cross sections of the vegetated reclamation channel. Following the theoretical assumptions of the divided channel method (DCM), three sub-sections have been delineated in the reference cross section to represent the impact of the partial vegetation cover on the cross sectional variability of the flow field, as observed with the ADV measurements. The global vegetative Chézy’s flow resistance coefficients have been then computed by combining each resistance model with four different composite cross section methods, respectively suggested by Colebatch, Horton, Pavlovskii, and Yen. The comparative analysis between the modeled and the experimental vegetative Chézy’s coefficients has been performed by computing the relative prediction error (εr, expressed in %) under two flow rate regimes. Stone and Shen model combined with the Horton composite cross section method provides vegetative Chézy’s coefficients with the lowest εr.


2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 264-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Lorbach ◽  
Ulrich Hirn ◽  
Johannes Kritzinger ◽  
Wolfgang Bauer

Abstract We present a method for 3D measurement of fiber cross sectional morphology from handsheets. An automated procedure is used to acquire 3D datasets of fiber cross sectional images using an automated microtome and light microscopy. The fiber cross section geometry is extracted using digital image analysis. Simple sample preparation and highly automated image acquisition and image analysis are providing an efficient tool to analyze large samples. It is demonstrated that if fibers are tilted towards the image plane the images of fiber cross sections are always larger than the true fiber cross section geometry. In our analysis the tilting angles of the fibers to the image plane are measured. The resulting fiber cross sectional images are distorted to compensate the error due to fiber tilt, restoring the true fiber cross sectional shape. We use an approximated correction, the paper provides error estimates of the approximation. Measurement results for fiber wall thickness, fiber coarseness and fiber collapse are presented for one hardwood and one softwood pulp.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude Duhr ◽  
Falko Dulat ◽  
Bernhard Mistlberger

Abstract We present the production cross section for a lepton-neutrino pair at the Large Hadron Collider computed at next-to-next-to-next-to-leading order (N3LO) in QCD perturbation theory. We compute the partonic coefficient functions of a virtual W± boson at this order. We then use these analytic functions to study the progression of the perturbative series in different observables. In particular, we investigate the impact of the newly obtained corrections on the inclusive production cross section of W± bosons, as well as on the ratios of the production cross sections for W+, W− and/or a virtual photon. Finally, we present N3LO predictions for the charge asymmetry at the LHC.


2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (32) ◽  
pp. 2050318
Author(s):  
T. G. Naghiyev

(n, p) transmutations in the silicon nitride (Si3N4) nanoparticles by the neutrons at different energies have been studied by computer simulation. The transmutations by neutrons in the nanomaterial were separately investigated for silicon and nitrogen atoms in the Si3N4 particles. Since the effective cross-section of the possible probability of transmutation is different in the various types of silicon and nitrogen atoms, the modeling was performed separately for each stable isotope. The spectra of the effective cross-sections of the (n, p) transmutations for silicon and nitrogen atoms have been studied in relation to each other.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Lee ◽  
et al.

<div>Figure 6. Interpretative cross sections illustrating the cross-sectional geometry of several paleovalleys. See Figure 3 for location of all cross sections and Figure 8 for location of cross section CCʹ. Cross sections AAʹ and BBʹ are plotted at the same scale, and cross section CCʹ is plotted at a smaller scale. Figure 6 is intended to be viewed at a width of 45.1 cm.</div>


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (58) ◽  
pp. 77-85
Author(s):  
Amor Bouaricha ◽  
Naoual Handel ◽  
Aziza Boutouta ◽  
Sarah Djouimaa

In this experimental work, strength results obtained on short columns subjected to concentric loads are presented. The specimens used in the tests have made of cold-rolled, thin-walled steel. Twenty short columns of the same cross-section area and wall thickness have been tested as follows: 8 empty and 12 filled with ordinary concrete. In the aim to determine the column section geometry with the highest resistance, three different types of cross-sections have been compared: rectangular, I-shaped unreinforced and, reinforced with 100 mm spaced transversal links. The parameters studied are the specimen height and the cross-sectional steel geometry. The registered experimental results have been compared to the ultimate loads intended by Eurocode 3 for empty columns and by Eurocode 4 for compound columns. These results showed that a concrete-filled composite column had improved strength compared to the empty case. Among the three cross-section types, it has been found that I-section reinforced is the most resistant than the other two sections. Moreover, the load capacity and mode of failure have been influenced by the height of the column. Also, it had noted that the experimental strengths of the tested columns don’t agree well with the EC3 and EC4 results.


Author(s):  
Lawrence N Virgin

Locating the shear, or flexural, center of non-symmetric cross-sectional beams is a key element in the teaching of structural mechanics. That is, establishing the point on the plane of the cross-section where an applied load, generating a bending moment about a principal axis, results in uni-directional deflection, and no twisting. For example, in aerospace structures it is particularly important to assess the propensity of an airfoil section profile to resist bending and torsion under the action of aerodynamic forces. Cross-sections made of thin-walls, whether of open or closed form are of special practical importance and form the basis of the material in this paper. The advent of 3D-printing allows the development of tactile demonstration models based on non-trivial geometry and direct observation.


1999 ◽  
Vol 43 (03) ◽  
pp. 180-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Odd M. Faltinsen

Water entry of a hull with wedge-shaped cross sections is analyzed. The stiffened platings between two transverse girders on each side of the keel are separately modeled. Orthotropic plate theory is used. The effect of structural vibrations on the fluid flow is incorporated by solving the two-dimensional Laplace equation in the cross-sectional fluid domain by a generalized Wagner's theory. The coupling with the plate theory provides three-dimensional flow effects. The theory is validated by comparison with full-scale experiments and drop tests. The importance of global ship accelerations is pointed out. Hydrodynamic and structural error sources are discussed. Systematic studies on the importance of hydroelasticity as a function of deadrise angle and impact velocity are presented. This can be related to the ratio between the wetting time of the structure and the greatest wet natural period of the stiffened plating. This ratio is proportional to the deadrise angle and inversely proportional to the impact velocity. A small ratio-means that hydroelasticity is important and a large ratio means that hydroelasticity is not important.


Author(s):  
Xiaokang Xin ◽  
Fengpeng Bai ◽  
Kefeng Li

A numerical model based on the Saint-Venant equations (one-dimensional shallow water equations) is proposed to simulate shallow flows in an open channel with regular and irregular cross-section shapes. The Saint-Venant equations are solved by the finite-volume method based on Godunov-type framework with a modified Harten, Lax, and van Leer (HLL) approximate Riemann solver. Cross-sectional area is replaced by water surface level as one of primitive variables. Two numerical integral algorithms, compound trapezoidal and Gauss–Legendre integrations, are used to compute the hydrostatic pressure thrust term for natural streams with arbitrary and irregular cross-sections. The Monotonic Upstream-Centered Scheme for Conservation Laws (MUSCL) and second-order Runge–Kutta methods is adopted to achieve second-order accuracy in space and time, respectively. The performance of the resulting scheme is evaluated by application in rectangular channels, trapezoidal channels, and a natural mountain river. The results are compared with analytical solutions and experimental or measured data. It is demonstrated that the numerical scheme can simulate shallow flows with arbitrary cross-section shapes in practical conditions.


1993 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
LF Phillips

Quasi-classical trajectory calculations have been used to calculate effective collision cross-sections for polar and non-polar molecules with charged and neutral conducting spheres of radius 0.001-0.1 μm over the temperature range 10-400 K. In general the effective cross-section is much larger than the geometrical cross-section, especially for small, highly charged, particles colliding with highly polar molecules at low temperatures. The results may have a bearing on the growth of atmospheric aerosols and of interstellar dust grains.


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