scholarly journals Static and Seismic Responses of Eco-Friendly Buried Concrete Pipes with Various Dosages of Fly Ash

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 11700
Author(s):  
Sayedali Mostofizadeh ◽  
Kong Fah Tee
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Time History ◽  
Nonlinear Behavior ◽  
Vertical Displacement ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Optimal Time ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Seismic Loadings

In this paper, an evaluation based on the detailed failure has been conducted for underground sewage Geopolymer concrete (GPC) pipes under static and seismic loadings with consideration of the optimal time steps in the time-dependent process related to nonlinear behavior of GPC pipes in static and dynamic analyses. The ANSYS platform is employed for improving an advanced FE model for a GPC pipe which can simulate the performance of underground GPC pipes containing various percentages of fly ash (FA) as a Portland cement (PC) replacement. Subsequently, the time-dependent model is used to assess the efficacy of this concrete admixture (FA) in the structural response of the unreinforced GPC pipe in FEM. Indeed, the generated GPC pipe with the three-dimensional model has the potential to capture the nonlinear behavior of concrete which depicts the patterns of tensile cracking and compressive crushing that occur over the applied static loads in the FE model. The main issue in this paper is the assessment of the GPC pipe response typically based on the displacement due to static and seismic loadings. The numerical results demonstrated that the optimal displacement was obtained when the structural response had typically the lowest value for GPC pipes containing 10–30% FA and 20% FA under static and seismic loadings, respectively. Indeed, a reduction by 25% for the vertical displacement of a GPC pipe containing 20% FA was observed compared to that without FA under time-history analysis.

Non-Linear Analysis of AP1000 Auxiliary and Shield Building Subjected to Combined Accident Thermal and Seismic Loadings

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Jennifer Zhang ◽  
Lee J. Tunon-Sanjur
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Thermal Loading ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Nonlinear Behavior ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Reduction Factor ◽  
Axial Forces ◽  
Wall Stiffness ◽  
Seismic Loadings ◽  
The Impact

Under the combined accident thermal and seismic loadings, the structural response of the AP1000 Auxiliary and Shield Building (ASB) is numerically investigated. A nonlinear Finite Element Model (FEM) of the AP1000 ASB is developed, in which the rebar in the reinforced concrete is explicitly described and the nonlinear behavior of the concrete is considered. The numerical modeling method and material models used by the reinforced concrete are validated by the testing results published in the literature. The propagation of the thermal loading-induced concrete cracks along the wall thickness is studied. Furthermore, the effects of thermal cracks on the wall stiffness, the development of the thermal stress and the axial forces acting on the reinforcement are fully discussed. The impact of thermal concrete cracks on the design demand of the rebar is also investigated. It is worthy of being further studied how to incorporate the appropriate reduction factor caused by concrete cracks into the linear structural design.

Nonlinear vibration analysis of a cantilever beam with a breathing crack and bilinear behavior

2021 ◽  
pp. 107754632110183
Author(s):  
Masoud Kharazan ◽  
Saied Irani ◽  
Mohammad Reza Salimi
Keyword(s):  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Structural Damage ◽  
Crack Depth ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Time History ◽  
Nonlinear Behavior ◽  
Nonlinear Phenomena ◽  
Breathing Crack ◽  
Cracked Beam ◽  
Practical Engineering

Nonlinear phenomena widely occur in practical engineering applications. A typical example in aerospace structures is the creation of a breathing crack that opens and closes under cyclic loads, which causes bilinear behavior in the structural response. Late detection of such cracks can lead to a catastrophic failure that results in extensive structural damage. Therefore, analyzing the behavior of the structure because of the presence of a breathing crack is very important and needs to be investigated in detail. In this article, the nonlinear response of a single-degree-of-freedom nonlinear cantilever beam with a transverse breathing crack and bilinear behavior was studied. To investigate the nonlinear behavior, bilinear functions of the beam stiffness and nonlinear geometric stiffness were converted to polynomial functions. The proposed model is validated by comparing the time history responses of the approximated polynomials with the bilinear model of the cracked beam. Moreover, by considering damping changes because of the presence of the breathing crack, the nonlinear behavior was investigated. The results indicated that the proposed method is sensitive to the presence of a breathing crack. Also, the nonlinearity increases with an increase in the crack depth and location ratios associated with the jump phenomenon in the vibration response of the cracked beam.

scholarly journals Optimum Design of TMD System for Tall Buildings

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abdelraheem Farghaly ◽  
Mahmoud Salem Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Time History ◽  
Tall Buildings ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Seismic Excitations ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Mass Damper ◽  
Dynamic Excitations

As tall buildings keep becoming taller, they become more susceptible to dynamic excitations such as wind and seismic excitations. In this paper, design procedure and some current applications of tuned mass damper (TMD) are discussed. A symmetrical moment resistance frame (MRF) twenty storey three-dimensional model were modeled in SAP2000 and a TMD was placed on its top and through it to study its effects on the structural response due to seismic excitations and using time history analysis with and without the TMD. The study indicates that the response of structure such as storey displacements and shear force of columns can be dramatically reduced by using TMD (groups of TMDs) devices especially with a specific arrangement in the model. The study illustrates the group of four TMDs distributed on the plan (interior) which can be effective as R.C. core shear wall.

Time Dependent Magnetic Switching in Spin Valve Structures

1995 ◽  
Vol 384 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. Restorff ◽  
M. Wun-Fogle ◽  
S. F. Cheng ◽  
K. B. Hathaway
Keyword(s):  
Giant Magnetoresistance ◽  
Spin Valve ◽  
Time History ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Si Substrates ◽  
Magnetic Switching ◽  
Magnetic Aftereffect ◽  
Magnetron Sputter Deposition ◽  
History Of ◽  
Time Required

ABSTRACTWe have observed time dependent magnetic switching in spin-valve sandwich structures of Cu/Co/Cu/Fe films grown on silicon and Kapton substrates and Permalloy/Co/Cu/Co films grown on NiO or NiO/CoO coated Si substrates. The giant magnetoresistance (MR) values ranged from 1 to 3 percent at room temperature. The films were grown by DC magnetron sputter deposition. Measurements were made on the time required for the MR to stabilize to about 1 part in 104 after the applied field was incremented. This time depends almost linearly on the amplitude of the timedependent MR change with a slope (time / ΔMR) of 20 000 to 30 000 s. Some samples took as long as 70 s to stabilize. The time dependent effects may be important for devices operating in these regions of the magnetoresistance curve. In addition, measurements were made on the time history of the MR value for a period of 75 s following a step change in the field from saturation. We observed that the time dependent behavior of the MR values of both experiments produced an excellent fit to a function of the form ΔMR(t) = α + β;ln(t) where ɑ and β are constants. This time dependence was consistent with the behavior of the magnetic aftereffect.

Application of Earthquake Resistance Analysis Technique in the Design of Constructional Engineering

2013 ◽  
Vol 756-759 ◽  
pp. 4482-4486
Author(s):  
Chun Gan ◽  
Xue Song Luo
Keyword(s):  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Time History ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Architectural Engineering ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Earthquake Resistant ◽  
History Of

In recent years, frequent earthquakes have caused great casualties and economic losses in China. And in the earthquake, damage of buildings and the collapse is the main reason causing casualties. Therefore, in the design of constructional engineering, a seismicity of architectural structure is the pressing task at issue. Through time history analysis method, this paper analyzes the time history of building structural response and then it predicts the peak response of mode by response spectrum analysis. Based on this, this paper constructs a numerical simulation model for the architecture by using finite element analysis software SATWE. At the same time, this paper also calculates the structure seismic so as to determine the design of each function structure in architectural engineering design and then provides reference for the realization of earthquake-resistant building.

Full scale test of a PC bridge to calibrate assessment methods

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niklas Bagge ◽  
Jonny Nilimaa ◽  
Silvia Sarmiento ◽  
Arto Puurula ◽  
Jaime Gonzalez-Libreros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prestressed Concrete ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Sensitivity Study ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Concrete Bridges ◽  
Fractional Factorial ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Load Carrying ◽  
Existing Bridges

<p>In this paper, experiences on the development of an assessment method for existing bridges are presented. The method is calibrated using the results of full-scale testing to failure of a prestressed bridge in Sweden. To evaluate the key parameters for the structural response, measured by deflections, strains in tendons and stirrups and crack openings, a sensitivity study based on the concept of fractional factorial design is incorporated to the assessment. Results showed that the most significant parameters are related to the tensile properties of the concrete (tensile strength and fracture energy) and the boundary conditions. A finite element (FE) model in which the results of the sensitivity analysis were applied, was able to predict accurately the load-carrying capacity of the bridge and its failure mode. Two additional existing prestressed concrete bridges, that will be used to improve further the method, are also described, and discussed.</p>

Equivalent circuit model of eddy current damping regarding frequency-dependence with test validation

2021 ◽  
pp. 136943322110509
Author(s):  
Zhiguo Shi ◽  
Cheng Ning Loong ◽  
Jiazeng Shan
Keyword(s):  
Equivalent Circuit ◽  
Eddy Current ◽  
Dynamic Testing ◽  
Equivalent Circuit Model ◽  
Time History ◽  
Circuit Model ◽  
Theoretical Expression ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Damping Force ◽  
Proposed Model

This study proposes an equivalent circuit model to simulate the mechanical behavior and frequency-dependent characteristic of eddy current (EC) damping, with the validations from multi-physics finite element (FE) modeling and dynamic testing. The equivalent circuit model is first presented with a theoretical expression of the EC damping force. Then, the transient analysis with an ANSYS-based FE model of an EC damper is performed. The time-history forces from the FE model are compared with that from the proposed equivalent circuit model. The favorable agreement indicates that the proposed model can simulate the nonlinear behavior of EC damping under different excitation scenarios. A noncontact and friction-free planar EC damper is designed, and its dynamic behavior is measured by employing shake table testing. The experimental observations can be reproduced by the proposed equivalent circuit model with reasonable accuracy and reliability. The proposed equivalent circuit model is compared with the classical viscous model and the higher-order fractional model using a complex EC damper simulated in ANSYS to show the advantages of the proposed model regarding model simplicity and prediction accuracy. A single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) structure with different EC damping models is further analyzed to illustrate the need for accurate EC damping modeling.

Settlement Analysis of Soft Ground Replacement under Earthquake

2012 ◽  
Vol 166-169 ◽  
pp. 2379-2382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhong Liu ◽  
Shu Hong An ◽  
Rong Hong Yuan ◽  
Fei Li
Keyword(s):  
Time History ◽  
Vertical Displacement ◽  
Response Analysis ◽  
Soft Ground ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Foundation Soil ◽  
Time History Response ◽  
Dynamic Time ◽  
Settlement Analysis ◽  
Different Thickness

The dynamic time-history response analysis method was employed to analyze the dynamic response of soft ground replacement with sand-gravel cushion. The deformation distribution of soft ground replacement with different thickness sand-gravel cushion was investigated under seismic wave. The results reveal that the bearing and asti-deformation capacity can be improved effectively for replacement sand-gravel cushion under earthquake loads by increasing the thick of cushion. The vertical displacement of foundation soil decreases gradually with the increase of the thick of cushion. The practice shows that replacement sand-gravel cushion provides a positive contribution to the aseismic effect of foundation soils mass. The present research can provide some references to similar projects.

scholarly journals Experimental study on dynamic response of model shield tunnel induced by moving-axle loads of subway train

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 155014771880278
Author(s):  
Mengxi Zhang ◽  
Xiaoqing Zhang ◽  
Lei Li ◽  
Chengyu Hong
Keyword(s):  
Time History ◽  
Vertical Displacement ◽  
Wheel Speed ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Shield Tunnel ◽  
Laboratory Model ◽  
Cover Depth ◽  
Axle Loads ◽  
Subway Train

A new testing method was introduced to apply moving-axle loads of a subway train on a track structure. In order to investigate the dynamic responses of the shield tunnel subjected to moving-axle loads, a series of laboratory model tests were conducted in a 1/40 scale model tunnel. The influences of the axle load, the wheel speed, and the cover depth of the shield tunnel on the vertical displacement and acceleration of the lining were presented and discussed. Parametric studies revealed that the vertical displacement–time history of the lining presents a “W” shape due to the combined action of two axles of a bogie. The peak value of the vertical displacement increased with the axle load linearly, while it decreased with the increase in the cover depth. Moreover, response time of the displacement decreased with the increase in the wheel speed, but the peak values remained stable at the same level. Finally, a three-dimensional dynamic finite element model was adopted to simulate the movement of the axle loads and calculate the responses of the lining. The numerical results analysis agrees well with experimental results.

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