scholarly journals Influence of Voids Ratio on Impact Behavior of Circular Ferrocement Slabs

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Muyasser M. Jomaah ◽  
Muna Zead Baraa
Keyword(s):  
Impact Energy ◽  
Structural Strength ◽  
Impact Load ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Wire Mesh ◽  
Impact Behavior ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Test Results ◽  
The Impact

The objective of using materials is to fully utilize the properties of these materials in order to obtain the best performance of the structure. The merits of material are based on many factors like, workability, structural strength, durability and low cost. Ferrocement is an excellent construction system. This paper studies the behavior of ferrocement circular slabs under impact load. The experimental program include testing four sime fixed supported ferrocement circular slabs of 800mm diameter and 50mm thickness. The Influence of the use of styropor voids was investigated in different ratios (24% and 48%) and a number of wire mesh layers four and six layers. Impact load test results revealed that increasing number of wire mesh from 4 to 6 led to an increase in the impact energy for first crack by (41.991% ,37.62%) respectively when using voids ratio by (24% and 48%) respectively and impact energy for full perforation by (21.7% and 9.94%) respectively when using voids ratio by (24% and 48%) respectively. Ferrocement circular slabs are used in construction fields such as roofs, tanks, manholes, etc.

The Structural Impact Characteristics of Indonesian Railway Vehicle

2004 ◽  
Vol 261-263 ◽  
pp. 337-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ign Wiratmaja Puja ◽  
T. Hardono ◽  
Khalid ◽  
M.F. Adziman
Keyword(s):  
Impact Energy ◽  
Impact Load ◽  
Rigid Wall ◽  
Impact Behavior ◽  
Railway Vehicle ◽  
Railway Transportation ◽  
Passenger Cars ◽  
Vehicle Structure ◽  
Structural Impact ◽  
The Impact

The Indonesian railway transportation has adventages in term of capacity, efficiency, trafic, and safety compared to the other types of land transportations. At present, the Indonesian Railway Company has 519 locomotives, and 1643 passenger cars, that transport about 184 million man-trip each year[1,2]. Unfortunately, the rate of train collisions in Indonesian railway system was very high. In the last ten years, 2352 train accidents have happened which claimed 997 lives and left 2638 people injured. The record shows that 110 of those accidents were train to train collisions[1]. This paper consider the structural impact behavior of Indonesian passenger railway car subject to collision forces. This characteristic is very important parameter for passenger protection during the course of collision[3-5]. The vehicle structure should be able to absorb the huge impact energy or impact force to ensure the passenger safety[6-9]. The impact energy of cars-train is evaluated using the principle of multibody dynamics[10,11]. The vehicle structure under impact load is analyzed using the finite element method. The principal of symmetry is adopted, so the collision scene could be simulated as collision between the vehicle with a rigid wall. The analysis result shows that the structure is collapse at the passenger area (saloon) which is in agreement with the real collision. Modification is proposed to protect the passenger area by introducing crush zone area and impact energy absorber.

scholarly journals Parameter Analysis on the Anti-Impact Behavior of Pcfst Columns under Lateral Impact Load

2018 ◽  
Vol 206 ◽  
pp. 01020
Author(s):  
W Xu ◽  
A Z Zhu ◽  
K Gao
Keyword(s):  
Yield Strength ◽  
Impact Energy ◽  
Impact Load ◽  
Parameter Analysis ◽  
Impact Behavior ◽  
Lateral Impact ◽  
Fea Model ◽  
Filling Height ◽  
Concrete Filling ◽  
The Impact

Concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) structures have been widel y used in civil engineering structures, due to its good behaviors under both static and dynamic loads. In this paper, numerical studies were carried out to investigate the anti-impact behavior of partially concrete-filled steel tubular (PCFST) columns under lateral impact loads. Finite element analysis (FEA) model was established using ABAQUS. To validate the FEA model, the numerical results were compared with experimental results. Moreover, parameter analysis was carried out to further study the anti-impact behaviors of the PCFST columns. The concrete filling height, the impact energy, the impact direction, and the yield strength of steel were the main parameters considered in this study. The dynamic responses under the impact load, including the impact force, the failure mode, and the displacement response, were all analyzed. The results of parameter analysis showed that the anti-impact behaviors of the PCFST columns significantly increased when the concrete filling height or the yield strength of steel increased greatly. The impact energy and direction also greatly affected the anti-impact behaviors of the PCFST columns.

Impact Behavior of Liquid Crystalline Polymers

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil Saigal ◽  
Dan Ward ◽  
Michael A. Zimmerman
Keyword(s):  
Impact Energy ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Impact Load ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Polymers ◽  
Impact Behavior ◽  
Crystalline Polymers ◽  
Packing Pressure ◽  
Degree Of Orientation ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Impact

Liquid crystalline polymers have the advantage of achieving desirable mechanical properties at a competitive cost. They are composed of molecular chains that are highly oriented and tightly packed at temperatures above and below its melting point. This high degree of orientation has the following advantages: ease of processing, high mechanical strength at extreme temperatures, and resistance to mostly all chemicals, weathering, radiation, and burning. On the other hand, this high degree of orientation causes liquid crystalline polymers to have low impact strength as well as an uneven amount of shrinkage prior to molding. The objective of this study is to determine the effects of injection-molding parameters on the impact behavior of liquid crystalline polymers, in an attempt to improve and understand the processing of the material. The conditions to be tested are as follows: fill speed, initial mold temperature, and packing pressure. The impact tester used for this research was an Instron Dynatup tester. Based on the data, it is apparent that fill speed is the greatest determining factor for optimizing the impact energy of the injection-molded liquid crystalline polymers followed by high packing pressure. In addition, even though the nature of the impact energy curves for LCPs and materials such as Delrin are similar, the impact load curves as a function of time are significantly different. This can be attributed to the layered structure of LCP samples.

Behavior of Self Compacted Concrete Ferrocement Beams

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Abeer M. Erfan ◽  
Tamer H. K. Elafandy ◽  
Mahmoud M. Mahran ◽  
Mohamed Said
Keyword(s):  
Energy Absorption ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Steel Wire ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Point Load ◽  
Wire Mesh ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Cracking Behavior ◽  
Group B ◽  
Wire Meshes

Many researchers have been conducted on the ferrocement as a low cost construction material and a flexible structural system. This experimental investigation on the behavior of ferrocement beams after exposed to different type of ferrocement and different of ferrocement layer are presented in this paper. The experimental program consisted of seven simply supported beams tested up to failure under four-point load. The dimensions of 150mm×250mm×2000mm. Each beam was reinforced using steel 2 f 12 in top and 2 f10 in bottom and the stirrups was 10 f 10/m. In addition to six of them contains ferrocement different steel wire meshes and different of ferrocement layer. The test specimens are divided in three groups and the results of each one compared with the control specimen. The first group (A) which used the welded wire mesh. The second group (B) which used the expanded wire mesh. But the third group (C) which reinforced using woven wire mesh. The mid span deflection, cracks, reinforcement and concrete strains of the tested beams were recorded and compared. The performance of the test beams in terms of ultimate flexure load cracking behavior and energy absorption were investigated. The experimental results emphasized that high ultimate loads, better crack resistance control, high ductility, and good energy absorption properties could be achieved by using the proposed ferrocement beams. The cracks propagation decreased and its number and width decreased by using woven, expanded and welded wire mesh especially in specimens with two layers of wire mesh. Theoretical calculation was carried out to compare the oplained results with the theoretical ones, which show good agreement.

scholarly journals Impact resistance of external thermal insulation systems

2018 ◽  
Vol 163 ◽  
pp. 08004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Sudoł ◽  
Dawid Dębski ◽  
Renata Zamorowska ◽  
Barbara Francke
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Impact Resistance ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Insulation Material ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Composite Systems ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Insulation Systems ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Fibre Mesh

In the paper the results of an experimental program intended to determine factors influencing the impact resistance of the External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) were presented. For the research the systems based on polystyrene have been chosen. The insulation material was faced with a rendering consisting of base coat reinforced with standard or armored glass fibre mesh and silicone or silicone-silicate binders as finishing coats. The influence of various renderings components was evaluated with respect to resistance to hard body impact and resistance to hail. The test results were discussed in the context of the possible impact level on ETICS in use.

scholarly journals Finite Element Analysis of Impact Energy on Spur Gear

2018 ◽  
Vol 225 ◽  
pp. 06011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismail Ali Bin Abdul Aziz ◽  
Daing Mohamad Nafiz Bin Daing Idris ◽  
Mohd Hasnun Arif Bin Hassan ◽  
Mohamad Firdaus Bin Basrawi
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Impact Energy ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Impact Test ◽  
Impact Load ◽  
Gear Tooth ◽  
Test Equipment ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
The Impact

In high-speed gear drive and power transmission, system impact failure mode always occurs due to the sudden impact and shock loading during the system in running. Therefore, study on the amount of impact energy that can be absorbed by a gear is vital. Impact test equipment has been designed and modelled for the purpose to study the impact energy on gear tooth. This paper mainly focused on Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of impact energy that occurred during simulation involving the impact test equipment modelling. The simulation was conducted using Abaqus software on critical parts of the test equipment to simulate the impact event and generate impact data for analysis. The load cell in the model was assumed to be free fall at a certain height which gives impact load to the test gear. Three different type of material for the test gear were set up in this simulation. Results from the simulation show that each material possesses different impact energy characteristic. Impact energy values increased along with the height of load drop. AISI 1040 were found to be the toughest material at 3.0m drop that could withstand up to 44.87N.m of impact energy. These data will be used to validate data in physical experiments in further study.

Dynamic Fracture Analysis of Aluminum Honeycomb Sandwich Panel

2006 ◽  
Vol 306-308 ◽  
pp. 67-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byung Il Kim ◽  
Byeong Wook Noh ◽  
Young Woo Choi ◽  
Sung In Bae ◽  
Jung I. Song
Keyword(s):  
Impact Energy ◽  
Sandwich Panel ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Face Sheet ◽  
Impact Behavior ◽  
Lower Face ◽  
Short Edge ◽  
Edge Direction ◽  
Aluminum Honeycomb ◽  
The Impact

Impact behaviors of Aluminum Honeycombs Sandwich Panel (AHSP) by drop weight test were investigated in this study. Two types of specimens with l/2" and l/4" cell size were tested by two impactors with the weight of 5.25kgf and 11.9kgf respectively. Transient, contact and elastic-plastic analyses were performed by finite element method. Impact behavior of AHSP about impact sites appeared nearly the same in low impact energy, but it was different in high impact energy. Face was the strongest about impact and short-edge was the weakest. The damaged area of AHSP was enlarged with the increase of impactor weight that is corresponding to impact energy. After 3-point bending test, fracture modes of AHSP were analyzed with AE counts, lower face sheet was fractured in the long-edge direction first, and then separation between face sheet and core happened. In the short-edge direction after core wrinkled, lower face sheet was torn, impact behavior by FE analysis were increased localized damage in high velocity because the faster velocity of the impact was, the smaller the stress of core was. Consequently, impactor weight had an effect on widely damaged area, while the impact velocity gave rise to localized damaged area.

Mockup Investigation of Lightweight Timber Floor

2014 ◽  
Vol 899 ◽  
pp. 499-504
Author(s):  
Juraj Medveď ◽  
Bart Ingeleare ◽  
Lieven de Geetere
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Sound Insulation ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Lightweight Construction ◽  
Frequency Bands ◽  
Timber Frame ◽  
Measurement And Analysis ◽  
The Impact

This paper dealt with measurement and analysis of different floor structures and their acoustic optimization towards the improvement of the impact sound insulation. Special attention goes to light weight timber frame constructions with taking in account the low frequency bands. The aim of the research is to create or design acoustic optimized lightweight floor constructions and mainly to find a good solution to achieve the best possible impact sound insulation for lightweight floors with the lowest possible thickness and low cost. Following contribution is first part of mentioned investigation and deal about test results on mockup lightweight construction.

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