Computation and Analysis of Buttressed Quay’s Floor

Abstract:

In the design and construction code for gravity quay, the inner floor of multi-ribbed buttressed quays generally is divided into two parts to calculate. The part within 1.5 times the rib spacing is as a three fixed edges and one simply-supported slab. The restriction effect of the three fixed edges is the same. However, because of the difference in thickness between vertical plate and rib with the change in the vertical direction of the flow, the effect of them is not the same. It will lead to the result deviating. Sometimes, there will be a phenomenon that the maximum bending moment of inner floor is smaller than the mid-span moment. Finite element software ANSYS was used to make a 3D numerical simulation on a buttressed quay in this paper. Shortcomings in the current code are addressed by comparing the calculation results. This can provide references for engineering design.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 580-583)
• Pages: 2185-2188
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.580-583.2185
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Qing Chen Ning*, Xu Yang, Yan Shi, Lun Li
• Keywords: Buttressed Quay, Finite Element Method (FEM), Floor, Internal Force

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