scholarly journals THE LIMIT STATE DESIGN OF SPUN CONCRETE COLUMNS USING LOAD COMBINATIONS RECOMMENDED BY EN 1990 AND ASCE/SEI 7–05

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antanas Kudzys ◽  
Romualdas Kliukas
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Limit State ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Concrete Columns ◽  
Test Material ◽  
Resistance Factors ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Load And Resistance Factors ◽  
Spun Concrete

The expediency of using precast spun concrete columns of annular cross‐sections reinforced by high‐strength steel bars is discussed. Test material properties, efficiency factors and resisting compressive stresses of plain and reinforced spun concretes are presented. Modelling a bearing capacity of eccentrically loaded members of annular cross‐sections is based on the concepts of compression with a bending moment and bending with a concentrical force. The comparison of test and modelling data of concentrically and eccentrically loaded members is analysed. The expediency to use in design practice the approaches of current methods of partial safety factors design (PSFD) legitimated in Europe and load and resistance factors design (LRFD) suggested in the USA and other countries is considered and illustrated by a numerical example. Santrauka Aptariamas didžiastiprio plieno strypais armuotų žiedinio skerspjūvio centrifuguotojo betono kolonų naudotinumas. Pateiktos armuotojo ir nearmuotojo centrifuguotojo betono medžiagų savybės, efektyvumo veiksniai ir laikomieji gniuždymo įtempiai. Ekscentriškai gniuždomų žiedinio skerspjūvio elementų laikomajai galiai modeliuoti taikomos lenkiamojo gniuždymo ir gniuždomojo lenkimo sampratos. Analizuojamas centriškai ir ekscentriškai apkrautų elementų eksperimentinių ir modeliavimo duomenų sugretinimas, nagrinėjamas Europos, JAV ir kitų šalių projektavimo praktikoje įteisintų ir paplitusių dalinių veiksnių ir apkrovų bei atsparių veiksnių metodų taikymo tikslingumas, kurį rodo skaitmeninis pavyzdys.

scholarly journals THE QUASI-DUCTILE RESISTANCE OF COMPRESSED SPUN CONCRETE BEAM‐COLUMNS

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romualdas Kliukas ◽  
Antanas Kudzys ◽  
Romualdas Vadlūga
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Concrete Beam ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Beam Columns ◽  
Testing Procedures ◽  
Concrete Members ◽  
Steel Bars ◽  
Spun Concrete ◽  
Concrete Beam Columns

The expediency of reinforcing precast spun concrete members of annular cross sections reinforced by high‐strength steel bars is discussed. Test materials, mechanical properties, production and testing procedures of plain and rein‐forced spun concrete specimens are presented. The quasi‐ductile strength and strain features of concentrically and eccentrically loaded specimens are considered. The modelling of a bearing capacity of beam‐columns of annular cross sections is based on the concepts of bending with a concentrical force and compression with a bending moment. The comparison of modelling and test data of spun concrete beam‐columns is analysed. Santrauka Aptariamas didžiastipriais plieniniais strypais armuotu gamykliniu žiedinio skerspjūvio elementu iš centrifuguotojo betono tinkamumas. Pateiktos grynojo ir armuotojo centrifuguotojo betono bandiniu medžiagos, mechanines savybes, gamybos ir bandymo tvarka. Nagrinejamos centriškai ir ekscentriškai apkrautu bandiniu tartum stamantraus stiprumo ir deformaciju ypatybes. Žiedinio skerspjūvio sijiniu kolonu laikomajai galiai modeliuoti taikomos gniuždomojo lenkimo ir lenkiamojo gniuždymo sampratos. Analizuojami sijiniu kolonu iš centrifuguotojo betono modeliavimo ir bandymo duomenys.

scholarly journals Validation of the load-bearing capacity of the frame assembly of metal structures on the standard 2.440 series using IDEA StatiCa

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 406-419
Author(s):  
Denis A. Melnikov ◽  
◽  
Tatyana L. Dmitrieva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Limit State ◽  
Local Buckling ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Software Systems ◽  
Rigid Frame ◽  
Welding Forces ◽  
Element Method

The paper aims to study the actual operation of a rigid frame unit for coupling a crossbar with a column on high-strength bolts according to the standard 2.440-2 series using modern software systems of the component finite element method. Special attention was paid to the operation of nodal elements, as well as their stress-strain state. Based on the results of static calculations, the cross-sections of the elements under consideration, as well as the components of the node (plates, bolts, seams, etc.) were selected from the tables of the standard series. Subsequently, using the component finite element method serving as the basis of the IDEA StatiСa software, all the components of the node were mod-elled with respect to acting forces. The conducted calculations confirmed the suitability of the obtained node model for identifying inconsistencies in the series and modern standards. Using stresses on plates, bolt and welding forces, as well as several forms of vibration to assess the stability of compo-nents, the applicability of the node in question in the proposed configuration was evaluated. It turned out that the node failed to meet modern standards in terms of design conditions. Moreover, the serial bolts were overloaded by almost 38%, and some welds approached the limit state. When used in real conditions, this can lead to serious losses, including human lives. Recommendations are given for changing the specific configuration of the node in order to protect it from the destruction of any nature, including local buckling failure.

scholarly journals Reliability Estimation for Highway Bridges

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nafiseh Kiani
Keyword(s):  
Reliability Index ◽  
Structural Reliability ◽  
Limit State ◽  
Highway Bridges ◽  
Reliability Estimation ◽  
State Function ◽  
Limit States ◽  
Resistance Factors ◽  
Load And Resistance Factors ◽  
Reliability Methods

Structural reliability analysis is necessary to predict the uncertainties which may endanger the safety of structures during their lifetime. Structural uncertainties are associated with design, construction and operation stages. In design of structures, different limit states or failure functions are suggested to be considered by design specifications. Load and resistance factors are two essential parameters which have significant impact on evaluating the uncertainties. These load and resistance factors are commonly determined using structural reliability methods. The purpose of this study is to determine the reliability index for a typical highway bridge by considering the maximum moment generated by vehicle live loads on the bridge as a random variable. The limit state function was formulated and reliability index was determined using the First Order Reliability Methods (FORM) method.

scholarly journals Non-linear Analysis of Slender High Strength Concrete Column

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 1440-1451
Author(s):  
Ernesto Fenollosa ◽  
Iván Cabrera ◽  
Verónica Llopis ◽  
Adolfo Alonso
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Axial Force ◽  
High Strength Concrete ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Concrete Columns ◽  
Strength Concrete ◽  
The Moment ◽  
High Strength Concrete Columns

This article shows the influence of axial force eccentricity on high strength concrete columns design. The behavior of columns made of normal, middle and high strength concrete with slenderness values between 20 and 60 under an eccentric axial force has been studied. Structural analysis has been developed by means of software which considers both geometrical and mechanical non-linearity. The sequence of points defined by increasing values of axial force and bending moment produced by eccentricity has been represented on the cross-section interaction diagram until failure for each tested column. Then, diagrams depicting the relationship between failure axial force and column's slenderness have been drawn. The loss of bearing capacity of the member for normal and middle strength columns when compared with the bearing capacity of their cross-section is more noticeable as axial force eccentricity assumes higher values. However, this situation reverses for high strength columns with high slenderness values. On the basis of results obtained, the accuracy level for the moment magnifier method was checked. Despite the good concordance in most of the cases, it was verified that the moment magnifier method leads to excessively tight results for high strength concrete columns with high slenderness values. In these specific cases, a coefficient which amends the column rigidity is proposed so as to obtain safer values.

scholarly journals Numerical Analysis of Twin Tunnels Lining under Different Seismic Conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Abdelhay El Omari ◽  
Mimoun Chourak ◽  
El Mehdi Echebba ◽  
Seif-Eddine Cherif ◽  
Carlos Navarro Ugena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Relative Displacement ◽  
Tunnel Lining ◽  
Seismic Signals ◽  
Rock Bolts ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Al Hoceima ◽  
Support Devices ◽  
Twin Tunnels

The last seismic events showed that tunnel lining may suffer extensive damage. Employing numerical modeling has a great importance in predicting the seismic performance of tunnels. This paper tests the tunnel lining of the Zaouit Ait Mellal (ZAM) twin tunnels located between the cities of Marrakesh and Agadir in Morocco. Dynamic analysis was adopted by FLAC 2D software using the finite-difference elements. Four soil cross-sections were chosen, with different support devices installed along the twin tunnels, such as rock bolts and steel ribs. The seismic signals introduced as input were obtained from three different earthquakes: Al Hoceima 2004 in Morocco, EL Centro 1940 in the USA, and Kobe 1995 in Japan. The numerical results show that the deformation of the tunnel lining is more noteworthy in the sections using steel ribs compared to those using rock bolts, which is observed by the large values of relative displacement, reaching 1020 (mm) and 2.29 × 105 (N.m/m) of maximum bending moment. The analysis indicates that these sections present higher vulnerability during an earthquake, which should be considered when looking at the overall safety of the tunnel.

Calibration of Load and Resistance Factors for the Design of Cable Members in Cable-supported Bridges Using Optimization of Strength

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ho Hyun Lee ◽  
Hae Sung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Limit State ◽  
Target Strength ◽  
State Function ◽  
Reliability Indices ◽  
Resistance Factors ◽  
Reliability Level ◽  
Code Calibration ◽  
Structural Types ◽  
Nominal Strength ◽  
Load And Resistance Factors

<p>This proceeding presents the calibration process of load and resistance factors for the design of cable members under a gravitational loads-governed limit state adopting optimization scheme. In reliability-based bridge design code, although the cable members show various behavior depending on the structural types of bridges, a proper reliability level should be satisfied by the load and resistance factors. A cable is a nonlinear component, thus tension of it also shows nonlinear characteristics. In this study, the limit state function is linearized, and the tension of each load component is normalized by total nominal tension. With the purpose of performing code calibration independent of structural types of bridges, the normalized tensions are parameterized by three load ratios. The target reliability indices of cable members are determined considering results of reliability analyses of existing cable-supported bridges in South Korea, and a target strength, which satisfies the target reliability indices exactly, is evaluated. Optimization problem to minimize an error between the target strength and nominal strength, which is calculated by the load and resistance factors, is defined, and optimal values of the factors are calibrated. Reliability analyses for the strength calculated from the optimal factors are performed and it is verified that the factors can lead to the design with a uniform reliability level.</p>

Consequence factors in the ultimate limit state design of shallow foundations

2011 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon A. Fenton ◽  
D. V. Griffiths ◽  
Olaide O. Ojomo
Keyword(s):  
Limit State ◽  
Shallow Foundations ◽  
Resistance Factor ◽  
Shallow Foundation ◽  
Ultimate Limit State ◽  
Resistance Factors ◽  
Limit State Design ◽  
Reliability Based Design ◽  
Load And Resistance Factors ◽  
Load And Resistance Factor

The reliability-based design of shallow foundations is generally implemented via a load and resistance factor design methodology embedded in a limit state design framework. For any particular limit state, the design proceeds by ensuring that the factored resistance equals or exceeds the factored load effects. Load and resistance factors are determined to ensure that the resulting design is sufficiently safe. Load factors are typically prescribed in structural codes and take into account load uncertainty. Factors applied to resistance depend on both uncertainty in the resistance (accounted for by a resistance factor) and desired target reliability (accounted for by a newly introduced consequence factor). This paper concentrates on how the consequence factor can be defined and specified to adjust the target reliability of a shallow foundation designed to resist bearing capacity failure.

scholarly journals LOAD AND RESISTANCE FACTORS OF LIMIT STATE DESIGN FOR REINFORCED SOW RETAINING WALLS

2005 ◽  
pp. 71-81
Author(s):  
Toyoji YONEZAWA ◽  
Masahiro SHINODA ◽  
Masaru TATEYAMA ◽  
Junichi KOSEKI
Keyword(s):  
Limit State ◽  
Retaining Walls ◽  
Resistance Factors ◽  
Limit State Design ◽  
Load And Resistance Factors

Calibration concepts for load and resistance factor design (LRFD) of reinforced soil walls

2008 ◽  
Vol 45 (10) ◽  
pp. 1377-1392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Bathurst ◽  
Tony M. Allen ◽  
Andrzej S. Nowak
Keyword(s):  
Limit State ◽  
Reinforced Soil ◽  
Resistance Factor ◽  
Resistance Factors ◽  
Soil Walls ◽  
Calibration Methods ◽  
Load And Resistance Factors ◽  
Factor Design ◽  
Load And Resistance Factor ◽  
Reinforced Soil Walls

Reliability-based design concepts and their application to load and resistance factor design (LRFD or limit states design (LSD) in Canada) are well known, and their adoption in geotechnical engineering design is now recommended for many soil–structure interaction problems. Two important challenges for acceptance of LRFD for the design of reinforced soil walls are (i) a proper understanding of the calibration methods used to arrive at load and resistance factors, and (ii) the proper interpretation of the data required to carry out this process. This paper presents LRFD calibration principles and traces the steps required to arrive at load and resistance factors using closed-form solutions for one typical limit state, namely pullout of steel reinforcement elements in the anchorage zone of a reinforced soil wall. A unique feature of this paper is that measured load and resistance values from a database of case histories are used to develop the statistical parameters in the examples. The paper also addresses issues related to the influence of outliers in the datasets and possible dependencies between variables that can have an important influence on the results of calibration.

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