Finite Element Analysis of Fire Behavior of Steel Girders in Bridges

2012 ◽  
Vol 594-597 ◽  
pp. 2296-2300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Jun Liu ◽  
Guang Yuan Wang ◽  
Yan Sheng Song
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Fire Behavior ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Steel Bridge ◽  
Fast Heating ◽  
Element Analysis

Fire is one of the most severe hazards to which bridges may be subjected during their lifetime. In recent years, due to rapid development of transportation systems, as well as increasing transport of hazardous materials, bridge fires have become a concern. Bridge fires caused by crashing of vehicles and burning of gasoline are much more severe than building fires and are characterized by a fast heating rate and a higher peak temperature which could lead to bridge collapse. Bridge failures during a fire can result in the disruption of commerce and services, and most importantly the loss of human life. In this paper, thermal and structural behavior of a steel girder of highway bridge overpass in the East Bay’s MacArthur Maze in Oakland collapsed on April 29, 2007 is studied by using general purpose finite element analysis software ABAQUS. Finite element analysis results demonstrate that unprotected steel bridge may collapse untimely under some fire scenarios and it is necessary to consider fire safety in steel bridge design.

Study on Thermal and Structural Behavior of a Cable-Stayed Bridge under Potential Tanker Truck Fires

2012 ◽  
Vol 238 ◽  
pp. 684-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Jun Liu ◽  
Bo Ning ◽  
Yu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Structural Behavior ◽  
Liquefied Petroleum Gas ◽  
Fast Heating ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridge ◽  
Fire Scenarios ◽  
Tanker Truck

Bridges are important parts of traffic systems and need to provide the necessary safety for the traveling public. Fire is one of the most severe hazards that bridges may subject to during their lifetime. In recent years, due to rapid development of transportation systems, as well as increasing transport of hazardous materials, bridge fires have become a concern. Bridge fires caused by crashing of vehicles and burning of gasoline are much more severe than building fires and are characterized by a fast heating rate and a higher peak temperature which could lead to bridge collapse. Bridge failures during a fire can result in the disruption of commerce and services, and most importantly the loss of human life. It has become necessary to consider the potential exposure of bridges to flames from oil or liquefied petroleum gas fires. In this paper, potential fire scenarios relevant for a cable-stayed bridge crossing the Yangtze River are analyzed firstly, then the temperature distribution in key elements and the global structural behavior of the bridge under tanker truck fires is calculated by using general purpose finite element analysis software ANSYS. Numerical simulation results demonstrate that cable-stayed bridge may collapse under some specific fire scenarios and it is necessary to consider fire safety in bridge design.

Development of Finite Element Analysis Support System Based on the Hybrid Knowledge Model

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Nagasawa ◽  
H. Sakuta ◽  
M. Goto
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Support System ◽  
System Development ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Data Representation ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Intelligent Support ◽  
Hierarchical Representation

Abstract This paper deals with conceptual orientation and system development of intelligent support system for general purpose FEA (finite element analysis) programs. An integrated support system called “InhierTalk” (Integrated interactive environment for hierarchical representation for FEA) has been developed in Smalltalk, an object oriented language, in order to confirm effectivity of hierarchical representation and to establish an optimum method of the system development. Two object-oriented knowledge models which consist of macro visual data representation and micro regularized data representation are proposed. In the development, it is found to be clear that active and passive evaluation methods are effective for construction of support system.

Design Optimization of the Aerial Lift Boom through the Finite-Element Analysis (FEA)

2011 ◽  
Vol 295-297 ◽  
pp. 1564-1567
Author(s):  
Yong Hong ◽  
Seokjun Yu ◽  
Jaejung Lee ◽  
Hyeonsu Ha ◽  
Dong Pyo Hong
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Design Optimization ◽  
Experimental Method ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Actual Experiment ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Aerial Platform

The multi-stage boom consisting of several booms is used in order to develop the aerial platform truck that can be used in a working radius that is higher and safe. Because the length increases compared with the width or the height of the structure, the intensity and rigidity are lowered along with the safety. Accordingly, a countermeasure is needed. Therefore, in this research, when designing of the high ground work difference Boom System, the safety the stress of the considered boom the analyze method and experimental method tries to be evaluated through the comparison. The finite-element analysis(FEA) compared the Strain value which is obtained through the resolution value and actual experiment by using the Ansys,that is the general purpose program, and proved this safety.

Study on Wrinkles during Rotary-Draw Bending Forming

2019 ◽  
Vol 943 ◽  
pp. 43-47
Author(s):  
Xia Zhu ◽  
Keiji Ogi ◽  
Nagatoshi Okabe
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Straight Tube ◽  
Tube Material ◽  
Rotary Draw Bending ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Draw Bending ◽  
Wrinkle Generation

The purpose of this research is to determine the state inside the material using finite-element analysis and to improve the performance of a rotary-draw bending forming by clarifying the mechanism of wrinkle generation. An analytical model of rotational drawing was made by using the general-purpose nonlinear finite-element analysis software MSC Marc, and the analytical results were compared with experimental results to verify the validity of the model. Furthermore, the mechanism of wrinkle generation was investigated. With the progress of processing, wrinkles occur not in the R part but in the original tube-side straight-tube part. The coefficient of friction between the tube material and the R portion of the bending mold promotes the occurrence of wrinkles and the growth of the generated wrinkles. Because wrinkles occur even if the friction coefficient between the tube material and bending mold R part is ignored, the generation condition of wrinkles also depends on parameters other than the friction coefficient.

scholarly journals Study on the lateral and torsional vibration of single rotor-system using an integrated multi-body dynamics and finite element analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 168781402096833
Author(s):  
Abdelrahman I A Eisa ◽  
Li Shusen ◽  
Wasim M K Helal
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Torsional Vibration ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Rotor System ◽  
Motor Speed ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Body Dynamics ◽  
Bearing Force ◽  
Multi Body

Due to rapid development in the industry, operating speeds and eccentricity produced undesirable vibrations which may lead to damage in bearings, seals, and lubrication systems. In the proposed paper, a novel analytical method was presented using an integrated multi-body dynamics and finite element analysis to simulate the lateral and torsional vibration. This method was applied to a proposed model of single rotor-system. In order to study the lateral and torsional vibration of the system profoundly, three markers were placed on the locations of the left and right bearings and the mass center of the shaft. The effects of bearing force caused by lateral and torsional vibrations were also analyzed. The results showed that the lateral vibration has a great effect on the dynamic of single rotor-system when lowering motor speed. It was found that, as motor speed increased, the motion of the system becomes more stable with steady fluctuates of the displacement response. The calculated natural frequency of SRS is compared with theoretical results to verify the transient solver. This novel method is practical in analyzing the lateral and torsional vibration of the SRS under various speeds and eccentricities.

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