Seismic elastic-plastic time history analysis and reliability study of quayside container crane

Quayside container crane is a kind of huge dimension steel structure,which is the major equipment used for handling container at modern ports.With the aim to validate the safety and reliability of the crane under seismic loads,besides conventional analysis,elastic-plastic time history analysis under rare seismic intensity is carried out.An ideal finite element（FEM） elastic-plastic mechanical model of the quayside container crane is presented by using ANSYS codes.Furthermore,according to elastic-plastic time history analysis theory,deformation,stress and damage pattern of the structure under rare seismic intensity are investigated.Based on the above analysis,the established reliability model according to the reliability theory,together with seismic reliability analysis based on Monte-Carlo simulation is applied to practical analysis.The results show that the overall structure of the quayside container crane is generally unstable under rare seismic intensity,and the structure needs to be reinforced.

Nonlinear Time History Analysis for the Different Column Orientations under Seismic Wave Synthetic Approach

The significant impact of earthquakes on human lives and the built environment underscores the extensive human and economic losses caused by structural collapses. Over the years, researchers have focused on improving seismic design to mitigate earthquake-induced damages and enhance structural performance. In this study, a specific reinforced concrete (RC) frame structure at Kyungpook National University, designed for educational purposes, is analyzed as a representative case. Utilizing SAP 2000, the research conducts a nonlinear time history analysis to assess the structural performance under seismic conditions. The primary objective is to evaluate the influence of different column section designs, while maintaining identical column section areas, on structural behavior. The study employs two distinct seismic waves from Abeno (ABN) and Takatori (TKT) for the analysis, comparing the structural performance under varying seismic conditions. Key aspects examined include displacement, base shear force, base moment, joint radians, and layer displacement angle. This research is anticipated to serve as a valuable reference for seismic restraint reinforcement work on RC buildings, enriching the methods used for evaluating structures through nonlinear time history analysis based on the synthetic seismic wave approach.

Evaluation of the seismic behavior of reinforced concrete structures with flat slab-column gravity frame and shear walls through nonlinear analysis methods

This paper presents an investigation of the seismic behavior of reinforced concrete(RC)structures in which shear walls are the main lateral load-resisting elements and the participation of flat slab floor systems is not considered in the seismic design procedure.In this regard,the behavior of six prototype structures(with different heights and plan layouts)is investigated through nonlinear static and time history analyses,implemented in the OpenSees platform.The results of the analyses are presented in terms of the behavior of the slab-column connections and their mode of failure at different loading stages.Moreover,the global response of the buildings is discussed in terms of some parameters,such as lateral overstrength due to the gravity flat slab-column frames.According to the nonlinear static analyses,in structures in which the slab-column connections were designed only for gravity loads,the slab-column connections exhibited a punching mode of failure even in the early stages of loading.However,the punching failure was eliminated in structures in which a minimum transverse reinforcement recommended in ACI 318(2019)was provided in the slabs at joint regions.Furthermore,despite neglecting the contribution of gravity flat slab-column frames in the lateral load resistance of the structures,a relatively significant overstrength was imposed on the structures by the gravity frames.

Time-History Dynamic Characteristics of Reinforced Soil-Retaining Walls

Given the complexities of reinforced soil materials’constitutive relationships,this paper compares reinforced soil composite materials to a sliding structure between steel bars and soil and proposes a reinforced soil constitutive model that takes this sliding into account.A finite element dynamic time history calculation software for composite response analysis was created using the Fortran programming language,and time history analysis was performed on reinforced soil retaining walls and gravity retaining walls.The vibration time histories of reinforced soil retaining walls and gravity retaining walls were computed,and the dynamic reactions of the two types of retaining walls to vibration were compared and studied.The dynamic performance of reinforced earth retaining walls was evaluated.

Time History Dynamic Analysis of a New Constructed Offshore Jacket Platform in Persian Gulf Due to Random Waves

API RP2AWSD is a design code in practice for design of jacket platforms in the Persian Gulf but is based on the Gulf of Mexico environmental condition. So for the sake of using this code for the Persian Gulf, it is better to perform a calibration based on this specific region. Analysis and design of jacket platforms based on API code are performed in a static manner and dynamic analysis is not recommended for such structures. Regarding the fact that the real behavior of the offshore jacket platforms is a dynamic behavior, so in this research, dynamic analysis for an offshore jacket platform in the Persian Gulf under extreme environmental condition is performed using random time domain method. Therefore, a new constructed offshore jacket platform in the Persian Gulf is selected and analyzed. Fifteen, 1-h storm, simulations for the water surface elevation is produced to capture the statistical properties of extreme sea condition. Time series of base shear and overturning moment are derived from both dynamic and static responses. By calculating the maximum dynamic amplification factor (DAF) from each simulation and fitting the collected data to Weibull distribution, the most probable maximum extreme (MPME) value for the DAF is achieved. Results show that a realistic value for DAF for this specific platform is 1.06, which is a notable value and is recommended to take into practice in design of fixed jacket platform in the Persian Gulf.

Non-linear buffeting response analysis of long-span suspension bridges with central buckle

The rigid central buckle employed in the Runyang Suspension Bridge (RSB) was the first time it was used in a suspension bridge in China. By using a spectral representation method and FFT technique combined with measured data,a 3D fluctuating wind field considering the tower wind effect is simulated. A novel FE model for buffeting analysis is then presented,in which a specific user-defined Matrix27 element in ANSYS is employed to simulate the aeroelastic forces and its stiffness or damping matrices are parameterized by wind velocity and vibration frequency. A nonlinear time history analysis is carried out to study the influence of the rigid central buckle on the wind-induced buffeting response of a long-span suspension bridge. The results can be used as a reference for wind resistance design of long-span suspension bridges with a rigid central buckle in the future.

Lateral load pattern in pushover analysis

The seismic capacity curves of three types of buildings including frame,frame-shear wall and shear wall ob- tained by pushover analysis under different lateral load patterns are compared with those from nonlinear time history analy- sis.Based on the numerical results obtained a two-phase load pattern:an inverted triangle(first mode)load pattern until the base shear force reaches β times its maximum value,V_(max)followed by a(x/H)~α form,here β and α being some coeffi- cients depending on the type of the structures considered,is proposed in the paper,which can provide excellent approxima- tion of the seismic capacity curve for low-to-mid-rise shear type buildings.Furthermore,it is shown both the two-phase load pattern proposed and the invariant uniform pattern can be used for low-to-mid-rise shear-bending type and low-rise bending type of buildings.No suitable load patterns have been found for high-rise buildings.

Nonlinear earthquake response analysis and energy calculation for seismic slit shear wall structures

Based on the concept of structural passive control,a new type of slit shear wall,with improved seismic performance when compared to an ordinary solid shear wall,was proposed by the authors in 1996.The idea has been verified by a series of pseudo-static and dynamic tests.In this paper a macro numerical model is developed for the wall element and the energy dissipation device.Then,nonlinear time history analysis is carried out for a 10-story slit shear wall model tested on a shaking table.Furthermore,the seismic input energy and the individual energy dissipated by the components are calculated by a method based on Newmark-β assumptions for this shear wall model,and the advantages of this shear wall are further demonstrated by the calculation results from the viewpoint of energy.Finally,according to the seismic damage criterion on the basis of plastic accumulative energy and maximum response,the optimal analysis is carried out to select design parameters for the energy dissipation device.

Application of strength reduction method to dynamic anti-sliding stability analysis of high gravity dam with complex dam foundation

Considering that there are some limitations in analyzing the anti-sliding seismic stability of dam-foundation systems with the traditional pseudo-static method and response spectrum method, the dynamic strength reduction method was used to study the deep anti-sliding stability of a high gravity dam with a complex dam foundation in response to strong earthquake-induced ground action. Based on static anti-sliding stability analysis of the dam foundation undertaken by decreasing the shear strength parameters of the rock mass in equal proportion, the seismic time history analysis was carried out. The proposed instability criterion for the dynamic strength reduction method was that the peak values of dynamic displacements and plastic strain energy change suddenly with the increase of the strength reduction factor. The elasto-plastic behavior of the dam foundation was idealized using the Drucker-Prager yield criterion based on the associated flow rule assumption. The result of elasto-plastic time history analysis of an overflow dam monolith based on the dynamic strength reduction method was compared with that of the dynamic linear elastic analysis, and the reliability of elasto-plastic time history analysis was confirmed. The results also show that the safety factors of the dam-foundation system in the static and dynamic cases are 3.25 and 3.0, respectively, and that the F2 fault has a significant influence on the anti-sliding stability of the high gravity dam. It is also concluded that the proposed instability criterion for the dynamic strength reduction method is feasible.

Seismic Vulnerability Analysis of Single-Story Reinforced Concrete Industrial Buildings with Seismic Fortification

As there is a lack of earthquake damage data for factory buildings with seismic fortifications in China,seismic vulnerability analysis was performed by numerical simulation in this paper.The earthquake-structure analysis model was developed with considering the influence of uncertainties of the ground motion and structural model parameters.The small-size sampling was conducted based on the Latin hypercube sampling and orthogonal design methods.Using nonlinear analysis,the seismic vulnerability curves and damage probability matrix with various seismic fortification intensities(SFI)were obtained.The seismic capacity of the factory building was then evaluated.The results showed that,with different designs at different SFIs,the factory building could consistently achieve the three seismic fortification objectives.For the studied factory buildings with the SFI of 6,they satisfied the seismic fortification requirements of“no damage in moderate earthquakes,mendable in strong earthquakes”;for those buildings with SFIs of 7 and 8,the requirement of“no collapsing in super strong earthquakes”was generally met;while for those with SFIs of 9,the requirement of“mendable in moderate earthquakes”was almost satisfied.The results showed factory buildings designed with low SFIs are better at achieving the seismic fortification objectives than those designed with high SFIs.

Earthquake Analysis for the System of RC Building with a Steel Tower

A steel tower topping an RC building comprises a non-proportional damping structural sys- tem with different damping ratios. To compare the results from the non-proportional damping model and the equivalent damping model.the structural system was calculated with the two damping mod- els during earthquake respectively, using earthquake time history analysis computer program devel- oped by the authors. Differences in the calculated results of inner forces and displacements using the two damping models were observed. It is found that if the equivalent damping model is used in design, the consequence will be unsafe for the steel tower and too safe for the RC building at the same time.

Vibration analysis of large bulb tubular pump house under pressure pulsations

A 3D finite element model of the Huaiyin third pumping station of the Eastern Route of the South-to-North Water Transfer is described in this paper. Two methods were used in the calculation and vibration analysis of the pumping station in both the time domain and the frequency domain. The pressure pulsation field of the whole flow passage was structured on the basis of pressure pulsations recorded at some locations of the physical model test. Dynamic time-history analysis of the pump house under pressure pulsations was carried out. At the same time, according to spectrum characteristics of the pressure pulsations at measuring points and results of free vibration characteristics analysis of the pump house, the spectrum analysis method of random vibration was used to calculate dynamic responses of the pump house. Results from both methods are consistent, which indicates that they are both reasonable. The results can be used for reference in anti-vibration safety evaluation of the Huaiyin third pumping station.

Influences of load pattern selection and higher modes on pushover analysis for R.C. structures

Load pattern selection is one of the critical issues in pushover analysis (POA) when the influence of higher modes is evident. In terms of interstory drift, comparisons between the nonlinear time history analysis (NL-THA) and the pushover analysis (POA) were conducted for three typical RC frame buildings under a variety of ground motion levels. Eight typical earthquake inputs, including four earthquake records and four artificial earthquake waves, were employed as the input of NL-THA; five typical lateral load patterns were considered in POA. By means of modal participation factor, the higher mode effect in POA was quantified considering floor numbers and the ground motion intensity. Suggestions about load pattern selection in POA were provided when higher mode influence was found evident.

Simplified Full Dynamic Analysis of a Railway Tunnel in Ethiopia

This paper presents an effective means of analyzing the safety of a tunnel under dynamic loading in areas with seismic records. A particular case of the railway tunnel in the earthquake-prone regions of the escarpment seismic zone of Ethiopia was the specific focus area of the research. Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) and deaggregation have been conducted to determine the design earthquake required as an input for the dynamic analysis. The PSHA performed by considering the operating design earthquake with conservative assumptions of the local geological features resulted in a peak ground acceleration of 0.36. Two pairs of design earthquake have been obtained from the deaggregation process, which were used to filter acceleration time histories for the selected design earthquake from the ground motion database of Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center. Finally, full dynamic analyses of the tunnel have been performed by applying the scaled acceleration time histories corresponding to the structure in the specific site. It was demonstrated how to prove the stability of the tunnel located in difficult ground conditions by performing plane strain analyses with the possible minimum computational efforts.

FE Dynamic Analysis Using Moving Support Element on Multi-Span Beams Subjected to Support Motions

In the present study, finite element dynamic analysis or time history analysis of two-span beams subjected to asynchronous multi-support motions is carried out by using the moving support finite element. The elemental equation of the element is based on total displacements and is derived under the concept of the quasi-static displacement decomposition. The use of moving support element shows that the element is very simple and convenient to represent continuous beam moving, deforming and vibrating simultaneously due to support motions. The comparison between the numerical results and analytical solutions indicates that the FE result agrees with the analytical solution.

Envelope Functions of Time Histories in Seismic Safety Evaluation and Scenario Earthquakes

It has been a period of time since the concept of scenario earthquake was proposed, but this concept has rarely been used in seismic safety evaluation in China since then. Meanwhile, because of the uncertainties of magnitudes-distances pairs, there is large arbitrariness while determining the envelope function of time histories in seismic hazard analysis. In this paper, we describe a method to control the envelope functions of the time histories by introducing the most-likely combinations of magnitude and distance of the scenario earthquakes based on a probabilistic method, revise the software of the ellipse model for seismic hazard analysis, and give a computation example.

考虑材料时变性的服役中小跨径桥梁横向地震响应分析

构件材料性能会随服役时间的增加而退化,并导致桥梁结构抗震性能存在时变性。为探讨不同服役期下中小跨径桥梁抗震性能变化规律,以3跨预应力混凝土连续桥梁为例,通过分析材料力学性能指标时变性,量化不同服役期构件力学分析模型参数,并考虑桥墩、挡块及支座等构件力学性能退化,采用OpenSees软件建立桥梁有限元分析模型。基于非线性时程分析结果,揭示服役中小跨径桥梁横桥向地震响应时变性。研究结果表明,随着服役时间的增加,材料力学性能发生退化,使中小跨径桥梁各构件抗震能力下降;相同水平地震作用下,中小跨径桥梁主梁及挡块位移响应随服役时间的增加而降低,而桥墩损伤程度加剧,构件震害程度与不考虑构件力学性能时变性时相差较大,其中板式橡胶支座刚度及摩擦系数时变性是关键。因此,在服役中小跨径桥梁抗震分析中,有必要同时考虑桥墩、挡块及支座力学性能退化。

泸县6.0级地震城市建筑群震害模拟与震害机理分析

结合建筑群震害调查与精细化数值仿真等手段,对城市建筑群的震害机理进行研究。首先,建立了泸县6.0级地震中泸县县城的建筑群震害仿真模型,并采用现场震害调查数据,从典型小区、城市整体两个层面,对模型的有效性进行验证。基于震害仿真模型,选取4条具有不同持时和频谱特性的地震动,比较不同地震动对泸县建筑群的破坏力特征,研究不同地震动破坏力随时间和峰值加速度(PGA)的演化特征。研究结果表明:地震动的频谱特性对不同层数、不同类型建筑具有选择性破坏作用,进而影响城市建筑群损伤程度与分布;不同地震动在不同时刻破坏力差异很大,进而导致建筑群损伤发展速度差异明显,前期破坏力较低的地震动仍可能对在后期对建筑群产生严重破坏;对地震动的PGA进行归一化,当PGA较小时,不同地震动造成的建筑群损伤程度接近,随着PGA的放大,不同地震动作用下建筑群损伤差异不断增大,其损伤指数差异可达数倍。

基于三维隔震的穿越地裂缝地铁车站地震反应控制研究

穿越地裂缝地铁车站易发生严重地震破坏。文章基于地震动作用下地裂缝场地双向变形特征和结构破坏机理,探究穿越地裂缝地铁车站中柱三维隔震的适用性。考虑土与结构相互作用,建立穿越地裂缝地铁车站三维隔震结构数值模型。采用动力时程分析法,以无隔震与水平隔震结构为对比工况,研究穿越地裂缝地铁车站的三维隔震效果,并进一步揭示隔震机理。结果表明:单一的中柱水平隔震难以满足结构的地震反应控制需求;三维隔震支座不仅显著降低了中柱的地震反应,而且有效削弱了地震动作用下地裂缝上、下盘相对沉降对支座隔震效果和中柱抗震能力的不利影响,从而维持较高的减震水平;三维隔震后,车站结构侧墙内力增大而层间位移角的变化与其埋深、地震动强度与频谱特性等因素有关,车站结构顶、底板内力和变形均增大;车站结构抗震薄弱构件由中柱转变为顶板,而中柱和侧墙等竖向承载构件不发生严重地震破坏,避免结构倒塌。研究以期为地裂缝场地地下框架结构的灾变控制提供参考依据。

附设黏滞阻尼器的RC框架结构抗震韧性评估

为研究黏滞阻尼器对钢筋混凝土(reinforced concrete,RC)框架结构抗震韧性影响,基于增量动力时程分析方法,对附设黏滞阻尼器的RC框架结构开展抗震韧性能力评估。结合FEMA P-58以及我国抗震韧性评价标准,将主要受损构件的修复费用、修复时间曲线以及易损性信息按实际情况进行相应修正,并对无控结构和有控结构的修复费用、修复时间和人员伤亡等主要抗震韧性指标进行对比分析,明确了黏滞阻尼器对RC框架结构抗震韧性的影响。研究表明,在RC框架结构中适当设置黏滞阻尼器不仅能够减小结构地震响应、降低结构破坏概率,还能有效提升结构抗震韧性。