Aseismic Reliability Analysis Approach for Offshore Jacket Platform Structures

By means of nonlinear pushover collapse analysis approach, the aseismic reliability analyses of two offshore jacket platforms in the Bohai Gulf in China are studied according to their ocean location and environmental loadings there. On the basis of those analyses, an aseismic reliability analysis approach is presented. The results show that the aseismic reliability of those platforms is high. Also it is proved that this aseismic reliability analysis approach is simple, practical and reliable.

Collapse assessment of steel moment frames using endurance time method

In endurance time(ET) method structures are subjected to a set of predesigned intensifying excitations. These excitations are produced in a way that their response spectrum, while complying with a specifi ed spectrum, intensifi es with time so they can be used approximately to simulate the average effects of several ground motions scaled to different intensities. In this paper applicability of the ET method for evaluating collapse potential of buildings is investigated. A set of four steel moment frames is used for collapse assessment. The process of using ET method in collapse evaluation is explained and the results are compared with incremental dynamic analysis(IDA) results. It is shown that although the computational effort using the ET method is much less than the IDA analysis, the results of both methods are consistent. Finally collapse fragility curves using ET and IDA methods are produced and it is shown that the probabilities of collapse in different hazard levels are also consistent.

考虑不同腐蚀模型的受垂向弯矩作用的FPSO船体梁渐进失效分析

Nowadays,with the increasing operational life of ships,the aging effects on their structural behavior need to be investigated precisely.With the corrosive marine environment taken into consideration,one of the important effects of aging that must be studied is thickness degradation.In this paper,with the use of previously proposed equivalent thickness formulations for corroded plates,the progressive collapse analysis software HULLST is enhanced,and then,the effects of different corrosion models of uniform,random,pitting,and tanker pattern types on the ultimate and residual strengths of a floating production,storage,and offloading vessel hull girder are evaluated for the ages of 0 to 25 years.Results reveal that the uniform corrosion and random corrosion models have close outcomes.The value of relative reduction in the ultimate strength of ship hull girder(compared with the intact condition)ranges roughly from 6%for the age of 5 years to 17%for the age of 25 years in the hogging mode.The relative reduction in the ultimate strength ranges from 4%to 16%in the sagging mode.Pitting corrosion and tanker pattern(random)corrosion models lead to higher relative reductions in ultimate strength.The pitting corrosion model leads to a 16%–32%relative reduction in the ultimate strength for the ages of 5–25 years of the ship in either hogging or sagging.The tanker pattern(random)corrosion model leads to a 6%–37%relative reduction in the ultimate strength in the hogging mode and 3%–31%in the sagging mode at ship ages of 5 to 25 years.

Control of Progressive Collapse of the Structure Using Shear Wall

The vulnerability of reinforced concrete(RC)building systems to progres­sive collapse has turned out to be a challenging trouble for professional structural engineers so as to prevent total failure on account of nearby dam­age.The goal of this paper is to enhance the knowledge of such buildings’behavior underneath several scenarios of misplaced columns at different floor stages,and their capacity for progressive collapse.The homes had been analyzed following the guidelines for progressive collapse evalua­tion and design organized by means of the general services administration guidelines(GSA).The progressive collapse of a ten story structure sub­jected to a simplest gravity load is taken into consideration and the column has been eliminated at one place and the spread damage is evaluated.The progressive collapse study has been carried out by way of removing the column at a diagnosed crucial locations(at corner,middle and at interi­or)as in line with GSA guidelines.Static analysis is done using analysis program ETABS.For each case,the consequences were taken in terms of demand capacity ratio(DCR)at critical section,and as a result the structure has been assessed for it’s susceptible to progressive collapse.The availabil­ity of shear wall is made on the component wherein collapse occurred and DCR values are mentioned.After imparting the shear wall to the structure,the progressive collapse of the structure because of accidental load may be controlled in order that the GSA guidelines recommended DCR value would be within the range.

Probabilistic collapse analysis of steel frame structures exposed to fire scenarios

In this paper,we propose a probabilistic method for analysing the collapse time of steel frame structures in a fire.The method considers the uncertainty of influencing factors.Tornado diagrams are used for sensitivity analysis of random variables.Structural analysis samples are selected by Monte Carlo method,and the collapse times of different structural samples are calculated by fire time history analysis.A collapse time fragility curve is fitted according to the calculated collapse times of the samples.A reliability index of the collapse time is used as a quantitative standard to evaluate the collapse performance of a steel frame in a fire.Finally,this method is applied to analyse the collapse time fragility of an eight-storey 3 D steel frame structure under different compartment fire scenarios and fire protection levels.According to the collapse time fragility curve,the effects of the different fire scenarios and protection levels on the collapse resistance of the structure under fire are evaluated.

THE PHENOMENON ON COLLAPSIBLE TUBE DISPLACEMENT OSCILLATION AND ITS THEORETICAL ANALYSIS

In this paper,the phenomenon on collapsible tube displacement oscillation,a new behavior of the collapsible tube puisatile flow has been studied.The experiments show that the collapsible tube,in which the flow is periodic puisatile in the upstream,will oscillate as a simple supported beam when it is collapsed to certain extent,and that if the tube is collapsed continue,this oscillation will tend to weak and completely disappear lastly.An analytical model corresponding to the collapsible tube displacement oscillation and its governed equations are set up from the experiment background.By analysing the model and solving the equations, the collapsible tube displacement oscillation pattern and the oscillation occurring or disappearing criterion are obtained.The results predicted by this study are in agreement with those observed from experiment phenomena.

Temperature effect on buckling properties of ultra-thin-walled lenticular collapsible composite tube subjected to axial compression

This paper seeks to outline the temperature effect on the buckling properties of ultra-thin-walled lenticular collapsible composite tube（LCCT） subjected to axial compression.The buckling tests of the LCCT specimens subjected to axial compression were carried out on INSTRON-500 N servo-hydraulic machine in dry state and at the temperatures of 25 C, 100 C and 80 C. The load–displacement curves and buckling initiation loads were measured and the buckling initiation mechanism was discussed from experimental observations. Experiments show that the buckling initiation load, on average, is only about 2.2% greater at the low temperature of 80 C than at the room temperature of 25 C due to the material hardening, demonstrating an insignificant increase in the buckling initiation load, whereas it is about 19.5% lower at the high temperature of 100 C than at the room temperature owing to the material softening, implying a significant decrease in the buckling initiation load. The failure mode of the LCCT in axial compression tests at three different temperatures can be reckoned to be characteristic of the buckling initiation and propagation around the central region until rupture. The finite element（FE） model is presented to simulate the buckling initiation mechanism based on the eigenvalue-based methodology. Good correlation between experimental and numerical results is achieved.