scholarly journals Effect of Combined Beam Slab Interactive Resisting Mechanism for Progressive Collapse

In reinforced concrete structures slab, beam and column plays an important role in load transfer mechanism. When a column fails due to earthquake or attack, progressive collapse may occur. There is a need to study and understand the performance of the RC framed structure under progressive collapse to design a better structure. This study investigates the effect of combined Beam-Slab interactive resisting mechanism against progressive collapse using finite element software. Linear static analysis was used to study the progressive collapse of the RC framed structure. The models of symmetrical regular building with bare frame, frame with slab and frame slab with infill were studied. The parameters like load carrying capacity, energy dissipation factor and stiffness degradation were analysed. The analysis results showed that frame slab with infill showed better resistance during progressive collapse.

2020 ◽  
Vol 299 ◽  
pp. 1184-1189
Author(s):  
V.V. Zhukov ◽  
Anton V. Eremin ◽  
D.V. Stepanec

In this article, the object of study is a three–layer honeycomb panel with fixing elements (FE), which are used for transporting the panel, and fixing it to the spacecraft. The goal of the work is to determine experimentally the load carrying capacity of the fixing elements under various types of loading, to determine the load carrying capacity of the honeycomb panel of the spacecraft at fixing points and further comparison of the experimental results with the finite element method results calculated by MSC.Patran / Nastran. A method for conducting static tests of fixing elements of a spacecraft honeycomb panel under an external load is described, a description of computer technology of a finite–element solution to the problem of static strength of a honeycomb panel structure in the MSC.Patran environment is presented, and a finite–element model of a honeycomb panel is designed. An assessment of the strength of a three–layer structure at fixing points was carried out, followed by validation of the finite–element model of a honeycomb panel. On the basis of the validated model, the evaluation of the strength of the honeycomb structure was carried out; based on results obtained, the conclusion has been made about the convergence of the results by the finite element method with the results obtained during the experiment.


2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (13) ◽  
pp. 2755-2770
Author(s):  
Fuyun Huang ◽  
Yulong Cui ◽  
Rui Dong ◽  
Jiangang Wei ◽  
Baochun Chen

When casting wet concrete into hollow steel tubular arch during the construction process of a concrete-filled steel tubular arch bridge, an initial stress (due to dead load, etc.) would be produced in the steel tube. In order to understand the influence of this initial stress on the strength of the concrete-filled steel tubular arch bridge, a total of four single tubular arch rib (bare steel first) specimens (concrete-filled steel tubular last) with various initial stress levels were constructed and tested to failure. The test results indicate that the initial stress has a large influence on the ultimate load-carrying capacity and ductility of the arch structure. The high preloading ratio will reduce significantly the strength and ductility that the maximum reductions are over 25%. Then, a finite element method was presented and validated using the test results. Based on this finite element model, a parametric study was performed that considered the influence of various parameters on the ultimate load-carrying capacity of concrete-filled steel tubular arches. These parameters included arch slenderness, rise-to-span ratio, loading method, and initial stress level. The analysis results indicate that the initial stress can reduce the ultimate loading capacity significantly, and this reduction has a strong relationship with arch slenderness and rise-to-span ratio. Finally, a method for calculating the preloading reduction factor of ultimate load-carrying capacity of single concrete-filled steel tubular arch rib structures was proposed based on the equivalent beam–column method.


Author(s):  
Te Pei ◽  
Tong Qiu ◽  
Jeffrey A. Laman

Abstract The present study comprehensively evaluates the improvement in lateral load-carrying capacity of steel pipe piles by adding steel plates (fins) at grade level. This configuration of steel fin pile foundations (SFPFs) is effective for applications where high lateral loads are encountered and rapid pile installation is advantageous. An integrated finite element analysis (FEA) was conducted. The FEA utilized an Abaqus model, first developed to account for the nonlinear soil-pile interaction, and then calibrated and validated against well-documented experimental and filed tests in the literature. The validated FEA model was subsequently used to conduct a parametric study to understand the effect of fin geometry on the load transfer mechanism and the response of SFPFs subjected to lateral loading at pile head. The behavior of SFPFs at different displacement levels and load levels was studied. The effect of the relative density of soil on the performance of SFPFs was also investigated. Based on the numerical simulation results, the optimal fin width for maximum improvement in lateral load-carrying capacity was suggested and the underlining mechanism affecting the efficiency of fins was explained.


2006 ◽  
Vol 326-328 ◽  
pp. 1811-1816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Ho Kim ◽  
Jae Ho Jung ◽  
Soon Jong Yoon ◽  
Won Sup Jang

In the construction of composite bridge structures, various types of shear connectors are usually used to provide an efficient load transfer and the composite action of two or more different materials. In the previous work conducted by authors, a new type of the shear connector was introduced, which is the perforated shear connector with flange heads (T-shaped perforated shear connector), and the structural behavior of the shear connector was discussed based on the results of push-out tests. For the practical design of new shear connector, it is necessary to develop the equation for the prediction of the load carrying capacity of the shear connector. In this study, the existing design equations for the Perfobond shear connector were briefly analyzed and the equation for the prediction of the shear capacity of T-shaped perforated shear connector was suggested empirically. By comparing the results obtained by the suggested equation, the existing equations for the Perfobond shear connector, and the experiment, the applicability and effectiveness of the suggested equation was estimated.


Tribologia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 273 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafał GAWARKIEWICZ

Computer simulations of a number of journal bearing’s geometries utilising acoustic levitation were carried out. The choice of the best geometry depended on the ability of a deformed shape, created by piezo-electric elements, to facilitate squeeze film ultrasonic levitation, and also to create three evenly distributed diverging aerodynamic gaps. Deformations of analysed variants of the bearing’s shape were generated by numerical simulations utilising the finite element method. For the chosen shapes of geometry, prototype bearings were made and their usefulness verified experimentally. As a result, the bearing with the highest load carrying capacity was identified.


2010 ◽  
Vol 163-167 ◽  
pp. 433-438
Author(s):  
Xian Lei Cao ◽  
Ji Ping Hao ◽  
Chun Lei Fan

To obtain a better understanding of the behavior and load-carrying capacity of Q460 high-strength single-angle compression members bolted by one leg, using static loading way to 48 angles carried out experimental study. The experiments show test specimens produce biaxial bending, most small slenderness ratio members are controlled by local buckling, and slender specimens are controlled by overall buckling. In addition to these factors in model experiment, influences of residual stresses on ultimate load-carrying capacity were analyzed by finite element numerical simulation analysis, the results show the residual stresses affect the ultimate load-carrying capacity of angles by about 5% or less. Comparison of the load-carrying capacity of experimental and theoretical results indicate the difference of experimental and finite element values ranges from -9.99% to +9.76%, American Design of Latticed Steel Transmission Structure (ASCE10-1997) and Chinese Code for Design of Steel Structures (GB50017-2003) underestimate separately the experimental load-carrying capacity by about 2.34%~33.93% and 1.18%~63.3%, and the agreement is somewhat good between experimental program and the finite element analysis. Based on model experiment and simulated experiment, the formula of stability coefficient of single-angle compression members was established. It provides basic data for spreading Q460 high-strength single-angles members attached by one leg.


2008 ◽  
Vol 33-37 ◽  
pp. 321-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiu Gen Jiang ◽  
Yang Yang ◽  
Feng Jie Zhang ◽  
Jin San Ju ◽  
Xiao Chuan You

Nonlinear finite element model analysis of the casing plug joints of steel tubular has been realized by ANSYS software. The law of load-carrying capability and stiffness of joint are separately gained by changing the ratio of length and diameter (R/L) and the ratio of the casing length and the main tube length (l/L). The influence of the casing thickness on the load-carrying capability and stiffness are also discussed. The results indicated that the load-carrying capability and stiffness of the joints both increase with the ratio(R/L) increment and the ratio of the casing length and main tube length (l/L). When the main tube thickness is equal to casing thickness, the load-carrying capacity of joints achieves the most.


1998 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 585-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murray C Temple ◽  
Sherief SS Sakla

Single-angle compression members are complex members to analyze and design. The two generally accepted design procedures, the simple-column and the beam-column approaches, in general, underestimate the load-carrying capacity of single-angle compression members welded by one leg to a gusset plate fixed to a rigid support. One of the reasons is that these approaches do not properly account for the end constraint provided by the gusset plate. The effective length factor can be adjusted, but this is difficult to do as the end restraint is not easy to evaluate in many practical cases. Another reason is that these approaches are not based on a rational understanding of the failure mechanism of these members. An experimental program confirmed that the finite element method can be used, with a reasonable degree of accuracy, to predict the behavior and load-carrying capacity of single-angle compression members welded by one leg to a gusset plate fixed to a rigid support. The finite element method was used to study some 1800 different combinations of parameters. It was found that out-of-straightness, residual stresses in the angle section, Young's modulus of elasticity, and the unconnected gusset plate length do not have a great effect on the load-carrying capacity. The most significant parameter is the gusset plate thickness with the gusset plate width being the second most important parameter. An empirical design equation is proposed.Key words: angles, buckling, columns (structural), compressive resistance, design equation, gusset plates.


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