Applied Mechanics and Materials Vols. 744-746

Abstract: The terrorism and regional conflicts posed a threat to the world peace. Some terrorist explosions caused collapse of the buildings, which brought heavy tragedies to the human components. Therefore research on damage of structural components and resistance to damage have become the focus of our attention. Finite element software LS-DYNA was applied to simulating the response of reinforced concrete columns under blast loading. And analysis on dynamic response under different loading period was carried out. By studying on the stress and strain of reinforced concrete columns subjected to blast loading, the possible failure modes were obtained. In addition, the bearing capacities of concrete columns that are reinforced with carbon fiber and steel panel were analyzed, and the reinforcement effects were compared to provide reasonable reinforcement schemes for structures blast-resistant design.

Abstract: To investigate the effect of stiffener on the stiffness and strength of T-stubs, 3 T-stub connections without stiffeners and 6 stiffened T-stub connections with varied shape and thickness of stiffeners were tested monotonically. The load carrying capacity, relative deformations of endplates and strains on the stiffeners and endplates were measured. The load-deformation curves of the connections and load-strain curves were presented. The test results showed that the commonly used stiffeners in current Chinese practice often yield or/and buckle prematurely. And the stiffener designed by the method can meet the requirement in CECS102-2002, which demands that the stiffener should be able to force the extended portion of endplates from clamped-free boundary to plates fixed on two adjacent boundaries.

Abstract: Because of the existence of “loads second time effect” in reinforceing damaged internal pressure steel pipeline without prestressed FRP, the fiber cannot fully play it’s advantage of high strength. Prestressed FRP is one of the effective ways to solve this problem. According to the BFRP reinforcement of damaged internal pressure steel pipeline, this paper designed a set of the circumferential prestress stretching and anchoring integral anchorage. And tested the conversion relation between torque and stress of BFRP sheet.

Abstract: In order to solve the stability and reasonable design technology of arched tunnel in tunnel engineering.Based on the general characteristics of the arch tunnel,build a three-hinged arch structure model with non-uniform loads.Through mechanical analysis,obtained the calculation formula of supporting and internal forces of flat and inclined arch with non-uniform loads,and as a basis to calculate their reasonable arch axis equation by MATLAB software.By describing a instance of tunnel engineering,proved the usefulness and accuracy of this method.It provides a reliable calculation method for stability control and design of arched tunnel in tunnel engineering.

Abstract: Four single-story single-span Gabled Frame Structures (GFSs) which included in China national Standard Design Drawing of Light-weight Steel Structure with Gabled Frame (02SG518-1) were studied and their longitudinal seismic performances were evaluated through extensive nonlinear time-history analysis using eight ground motions representing the Frequent Earthquake, DBE and the MCE hazard levels, the load-bearing performances, deformation capacities and the curves of displacement were studied. The analysis results showed that the longitudinal seismic action of all GFSs considered in this study is very little, the displacement at the top of the column can satisfy the demands of the Technical Specification for Steel Structure of Light-weight Building with Gabled Frames even in MCE. The GFSs designed followed the Specificaiton have the excellent longitudinal seismic performance.

Abstract: Objective. To analysis of steel concrete piers load - displacement curve of the whole process, to explore steel concrete piers ultimate bearing capacity and deformation effects at different temperatures. Method. Using ABAQUS finite element software for concrete piers steel axial compression nonlinear analysis, analyze the effects of different temperatures on the piers ultimate bearing capacity and deformation capacity utilization of the whole curve obtained. Results. As the temperature increases, the ultimate bearing capacity of concrete steel piers greatly reduced, the yield strength of the material is also decreased, reached the ultimate bearing capacity of the pier when the corresponding displacement is also significantly reduced. Conclusion. The temperature has a significant impact on ultimate bearing capacity and yield strength.

Abstract: Two new algorithms for nonlinear damage detection are proposed based on linear model with autoregressive moving average (ARMA) in this paper. Firstly, a novel DSF is defined and the DSFs are identified and classified followed by cluster analysis or Bayesian discrimination. Secondly, the performances of the presented algorithms are evaluated and verified by the experimental data of a three-story building structure. Finally, the illustrated results show the algorithms are efficient tools for nonlinear damage detection. They grant a higher accuracy and improve the reliability of nonlinear damage detection whilst reducing computational costs. It can thus be inferred that the proposed algorithms are applicable for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) in situ.

Abstract: Based on the experimental data of reinforced concrete (RC) slabs subjected to concentrated loads, the influence of breadth span ratio on the failure characteristics and shear capacity is analyzed. It can be concluded that with the increment of breadth span ratio, the failure patterns of RC slabs will gradually convert from beam shear failure to punching shear failure and then punching failure. Furthermore, a formula derived from a range of experimental data for the shear capacity calculation of RC slabs is put forward. Then a comparison between the calculated values and test results is carried out which demonstrates a high degree of consistency. The suggested formula has fairly good practical value in engineering application and provides a beneficial reference to the concrete specification revision in the future.

Abstract: Wall-frame and hollow shear wall structure system is composited of Window hole wall designed wall-frame and horizontal wall designed hollow shear wall. The system is less weight and earthquake effect than the solid shear wall system, and has a good ductility. At the same time, the system has simple construction, high economic efficiency and good energy-saving emission reduction effect.

Abstract: The simulation of support settlement of a transmission angle-tower is actively carried out in this study based on the actual structural damage events. The mechanical model of the transmission angle-tower is developed based on the spatial member finite element approach. The finite element model of the transmission tower-line system is constructed by taking a real 220KV transmission tower as an example. The support settlement of the tower is analyzed and the collected information are utilized in the structural finite element analysis. The made observations indicate that the support settlement may induce large structural internal forces, which may induce potential disk to the structural safety.