Applied Mechanics and Materials Vols. 501-504

Abstract: The present study investigated the effects of shear slip on the deformation and strength of FRP-concrete composite beams. The load-slip curves were found consisting of two phrases: load kept increasing without any interfacial slip in the former phrase and load went up linearly versus interfacial slip in the latter phrase. A bilinear interfacial model was therefore proposed to describe the function between interfacial shear force and slip in FRP-Concrete composite beams. Two dominant parameters in the model, initial bond stress (v_s) and shear stiffness of the interface (k), were defined according to the testing data. Initial bond force is the shear force when slip occurs; shear stiffness is the ratio of load increase versus interfacial slip. This new model can be applied to predict the stiffness and analysis stress of the composite beam considering the effect of slip.

Abstract: Orthotropic shallow shells based on rectangular plan variation form are considered. Middle surface of shells depends on the high of supporting arches, the boundary conditions, and the thickness. Form of shall variation on the critical force coefficient and stress of shell are investigate with the help of Bubnov-Galerkin method. The calculation method has done in the Maple program complex.

Abstract: Based on the transformation project of rain and sewage diversion in a city, the optimized design of Larsen steel sheet pile supporting structure in pipe-pit excavation was made. Using three-dimensional finite element method to analyze the retaining characteristics of Larsen steel sheet pile, soil deformation of adjacent transverse brace in the middle position and surface subsidence were regarded as design control indicators; through numerical analysis of the geological conditions, load, pile length, horizontal interval of transverse brace and other factors on the sensitivity of the design control indicators, horizontal displacement of brace was regarded as a key factor in the optimal design, and accordingly, related optimized program was proposed. The implementation results show that the optimized scheme can improve the efficiency of construction, protect the safety of construction, and provide a reference for the design and construction of similar projects.

Abstract: With the rapid development of economic and construction industry, light-weight steel structural system is widely used in the modern building construction. While, the light-weight steel structures are more sensitive under the effect of snow load than the other structure systems according to the data from the large amount of accidents of steel structure failures, which indicated the necessary and urged us to focus on the impact of snow on the light-weight steel structures. This paper introduces the current research situation and analyzes the method of snow load determination on gable frames in the load code of different countries, and provides some suggestions on the snow load design of light-weight steel structures finally.

Abstract: Based on the concept of strong connection and weak member, mechanical behaviors of the new reinforced dog-bone connections are compared. To new reinforced dog-bone connections, weakening flange at a certain distance away from the beam end and increasing weld area in the beam end. This improved connection can make the plastic hinge be far from the beam-column connection with stronger bearing capacity and better ductility. A nonlinear finite element analysis of the three forms of connections such as dog-bone connection, cover-plate reinforced dog-bone connection, and flange reinforced dog-bone connection conducted by ABAQUS. The results demonstrate that the energy dissipative and ductile capacity of the new reinforced dog-bone connection is strengthened effectively because of the plastic hinge forming far from the beam-column connection, and the carrying capacity of the new reinforced dog-bone connections are greater than dog-bone connection. By contrast, flange reinforced dog-bone connection is exceed to cover-plate reinforced dog-bone connection, for that the strengthened flange can resist the bending resistance better.

Abstract: For study of mechanical property of a fabricated composite floor consisting of thin-walled steel I beams and lightweight aggregate concrete panels, the static load experiment of the new composite floor was presented and the results was discussed. The specimen was simply supported at the two shorter sides and the other two longer sides free. The equivalent uniform loads are applied to the floor through setting the load blocks on the supper surface of the floor. The vertical displacements, slips between steel beam and concrete panel and strains of the specimen were measured. It was shown that the strain at the bottom of the concrete panel is quite close to the strain at the top flange of the main beam and the strain at bottom flange of the main beam is much larger than the value at top flange.

Abstract: As a new type of joint, the thick-walled steel tubular joint is applied in the single-layer latticed shell to solve the connectivity problem of rectangular tube. In combination with the design of practical project, the effect of the new joint stiffness on the overall stability of a single-layer latticed shell and the value of joint stiffness are studied by ANSYS. Some parameters as the rectangular tube section, the thickness of thick-walled steel tube and connecting plate are taken into account in the process of geometric nonlinear analysis. The results show that joint stiffness has great influence on the overall stability of a single-layer latticed shell and the range of effect gradually increases with the growth of rectangular tube section.

Abstract: This paper introduces the design selection and implementation program of the supporting structure of no-load side-direction excavated CFG composite foundation, in the case of the foundation pit excavation of stage bin of the Jinan Cultural Arts Center Grand Theater. The monitoring data shows that the lateral reinforcement effect of no-load CFG composite foundation can not be discounted. Based on composite foundation and rock mechanics, consider the no-load CFG composite foundation as the composite soil, build its mechanics index system and calculation method. Calculating and analyzing of the supporting structure that placing a row of anchor cable in cantilever double-row pile and double-row pile by means of applying composite soil parameters and using the pit design software and numerical simulation, and comparing the result with actual monitoring data. Therefore, we can further prove that lateral reinforcement effect on soils by considering CFG composite foundation.

Abstract: This paper expounds on the deviation of measured coefficient of friction from the assignment when the friction pair of the spherical bearing changes from plane structure into spherical structure, and summarizes the common explanation of such phenomenon of the past. Through the analysis on the methods of the measurement test for the coefficient of spherical pivoting friction and an in-depth analysis on the relation between the motion state and relative motion of the internal parts of the spherical bearing generated by rotating it based on this method, a new calculation formula for the coefficient of pivoting friction of the spherical bearing is put forward, which is of great significance to in-depth understanding of the structural principles of spherical bearing, precise structural design and sound bearing applications.

Abstract: This paper presents an experimental study on the bond performance of aluminum alloy plate-to-concrete interface via a series of simple shear test. The parameters examined include the bond length and width of the aluminum alloy plates. Two types of failure modes were observed through the experimental program. The test results demonstrate the bond strength of the aluminum plate-to-concrete interface depends strongly on the coupling effect of bond length and width. The variation of the aluminum strain distribution along the bond length against the applied load clearly illustrates the existence of an effective bond length. The load-slip curves show that the bond width has more sensitive effect to the bond strength.