Structural Performance Analysis and Repair Design of Wenxing Lounge Bridge

2013 ◽  
Vol 778 ◽  
pp. 1014-1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Chun ◽  
Lan Xiang Sun
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
External Force ◽  
Performance Degradation ◽  
Timber Structure ◽  
Structural Performance ◽  
Wood Material

Lounge bridges in Taishun are a special type of Chinese traditional timber structure. Wenxing Lounge Bridge is a famous bridge of them. The analysis of structural performance and damages for Wenxing Lounge Bridge is the foundation of its repair and reinforcement. The performance degradation of wood material and the action of strong external force and the effect of environmental changing and the factor of unfavorable human-activity have continuously accelerated the damage of the bridge. After visiting local craftsmen, building technics and detailed conformations of the bridge are researched. The FEM analyses on the structure before damaged and after damaged are carried out respectively. Damages reasons of the bridge are then generally analyzed and repair design of the bridge is also presented.

scholarly journals Performance Degradation in Cross-Eye Jamming Due to Amplitude/Phase Instability between Jammer Antennas

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (15) ◽  
pp. 5027
Author(s):  
Je-An Kim ◽  
Joon-Ho Lee
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Phase Difference ◽  
Taylor Expansion ◽  
Amplitude Ratio ◽  
Random Variables ◽  
Performance Degradation ◽  
Analytical Performance ◽  
Phase Instability ◽  
Gaussian Random Variables ◽  
First Order

Cross-eye gain in cross-eye jamming systems is highly dependent on amplitude ratio and the phase difference between jammer antennas. It is well known that cross-eye jamming is most effective for the amplitude ratio of unity and phase difference of 180 degrees. It is assumed that the instabilities in the amplitude ratio and phase difference can be modeled as zero-mean Gaussian random variables. In this paper, we not only quantitatively analyze the effect of amplitude ratio instability and phase difference instability on performance degradation in terms of reduction in cross-eye gain but also proceed with analytical performance analysis based on the first order and second-order Taylor expansion.

Reconstruction of the Technical Museum in Zagreb

2013 ◽  
Vol 778 ◽  
pp. 919-926 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vlatka Rajčić ◽  
Dean Čizmar ◽  
Mislav Stepinac
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Ratio ◽  
Timber Structure ◽  
Structural Performance ◽  
Timber Structures ◽  
Large Span ◽  
Entire Structure ◽  
Structure Reconstruction ◽  
Engineering Concept

Technical Museum is one of the most visited Museums in Zagreb (capital of Croatia). The museum presents scientific and educational centre in the field of technical sciences. The entire structure of the Museum is constructed as a timber structure and as such represents a rare existing example of the European engineering concept of expo-halls timber structures with large span (85m x 40 m) from the early 20 century. In this article overview of different NDTs that were performed in order to assess the structural performance of elements is given; moisture ratio and ultrasound investigations are carried out in situ in order to investigate timber condition. Based on the detected state of the structure reconstruction measures are presented.

STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF A THREAD IN AN ACADEMIC ROCKET MOTOR

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Airton Felipe Soares Fernandes ◽  
Alexandre Mateus Mendonça Bezerra ◽  
Leonardo Camara Queiroz ◽  
Evans Ferreira ◽  
João Carlos Arantes Costa Júnior
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Rocket Motor ◽  
Structural Performance

scholarly journals Performance of asmetric structures reviewed with based plastic design performance (case study of application on building in Pekan Baru)

2020 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. 05021
Author(s):  
Jati Sunaryati ◽  
Nidiasari ◽  
Alfadian
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Energy Method ◽  
Structural Behavior ◽  
Structural Performance ◽  
Plastic Design ◽  
Prone Area ◽  
Zonation Maps ◽  
Thrust Load

Performance-Based Plastic Design (PBPD) is a structural analysis that can be used to review structural performance. This method is increasingly popular to be used in the earthquake-prone area. This method is based on energy method that can be applied to steel or concrete structures. Meanwhile, Indonesia has already SNI 1726:2102 to be used as a guide in designing the thrust load to review the level of structural performance. Both of these things need to be used as a reference in areas that were initially considered safe from the earthquake but based on the development of earthquake micro zonation maps, it is very possible to become potential areas that also become earthquake regions. For this reason, the case of the structure that was built in the Pekanbaru area was taken. From the analyses of structural behavior, the structure that applied PBPD has greater displacement than the structures that apply the thrust load of SNI 1726: 2012. The percentage of displacement that occurred was 8-37 %. Based on performance analysis, the structures according to PBPD shows a better level of performance to the application of SNI 1726: 2012 thrust load.

Numerical Modelling of Historic Vaulted Timber Structures

2013 ◽  
Vol 778 ◽  
pp. 517-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carina Fonseca Ferreira ◽  
Dina D’Ayala ◽  
Jose L. Fernandez Cabo ◽  
Rafael Díez
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Software Package ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Shear Stiffness ◽  
Timber Structure ◽  
Structural Performance ◽  
Timber Structures ◽  
Global Response ◽  
Historic Structures ◽  
Numerical Approaches

Historic timber structures forming vaulted roofs of public and ecclesiastical buildings are present worldwide. The structural response of these constructions is usually governed by the structural performance of the joints, the interaction between the timber structure and the masonry parts, and the current condition of both joints and timber members. At present, numerical approaches, such as finite element method-based approaches are well-established tools for investigating the global response of complex historic structures. Using a FE-based software package, the authors developed a numerical model of a portion of an existing historic vaulted timber structure, which is part of the roof of the Cathedral of Ica in Peru, considering the in-plane semi-rigid response of the planked arches in the elastic range. For this purpose, the rotational and shear stiffness of the joints and the properties of the materials, which are assumed in good conditions, are calibrated by comparing the numerical outputs with experimental results available in literature. The aim of the work presented here is to compare the response of the same vault assuming either continuous (planks continuously connected) or discontinuous arches (modelling of the semi-rigid response of the joints which connect the planks together).

scholarly journals Predictive Analytics of In-Service Bridge Structural Performance from SHM Data Mining Perspective: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiwen Jin ◽  
Zheng Liu ◽  
Junchi Bin ◽  
Weixin Ren
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Early Warning ◽  
Predictive Analytics ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Steel Tube ◽  
Structural Performance ◽  
Online Analysis ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Load Tests

In-service bridge structural performance analysis and prediction are usually complicated and challenging because of many unknown and uncertain factors. Contrary to the traditional structural appearance inspections and load tests, structural health monitoring (SHM) can provide a perspective for online analysis, prediction, and early warning. So far, SHM has been widely used in many bridge structures, and a lot of bridge SHM data have also been collected. However, the existing studies usually focus on some independent and unsystematic analysis methods, which are hard to use widely in engineering applications to reveal the overall structural performance. This study focuses on the structural performance analysis and prediction of the highway in-service bridge. The dynamic problems in bridge SHM are pointed out firstly, followed by a detailed analysis about the characteristics of bridge SHM data. With the consideration of different characteristics, three targeted analysis methods are proposed. An urban concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) truss girder bridge (opened to traffic in 1995) is also presented, which once experienced some prominent vibration problems. The bridge SHM system is designed and stalled after several appearance inspections, load tests, and some reinforcement measures. The data mining methods proposed (distribution function, association analysis, and time-series analysis) are employed for the analysis and prediction of structural response and deterioration extent. This study can provide some references for maintenance and management and can also build a foundation for further online analysis and early warning.

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