Study on Failure Mode for Power Intake Structure under Seismic Action

Abstract:

This paper studies on the ultimate failure modes and bearing capacity of high intake tower under the action of seismic load based on nonlinear concrete model. By monitoring the way of crack development and failure process of the tower to study failure mode under the action of various seismic wave, we can conclud that the regional distributions of the structural crack of tower body vary with the duration of an earthquake. In the early period of earthquake, the crack has little effect on the whole structure. After duration of the earthquake, the structure forms penetrable cracks. By studying the cracks development and distribution on the structure of tower body under the action of various seismic waves, we know the failure process and failure mode of high intake tower. The conclusions provide evidence for engineering design and seismic analysis of pertinent engineering.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 438-439)
• Pages: 1537-1541
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.438-439.1537
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: Lin Gang Tian, Bin Bin Zhen, Hu Huang, Jing Shen
• Keywords: Crack, Failure Mode, Intake, Seismic Action

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