Experimental study on the stability of plate anchors in clay under cyclic loading

Although the bearing capacity of plate anchors in clay has been studied extensively, the results considering the effects of offshore cyclic loading are relatively rare. In the present study, 1g model tests are carried out to investigate the effect of cyclic loading on the bearing capacity of plate anchors in clay. The ultimate pullout capacity of plate anchors in clay decreases as the accumulated plastic shear strain grows due to the strain-softening of clay under cyclic loading. The load-displacement curves of these tests are presented and the effects of overburden stress and cyclic loading amplitude on the strain-softening behavior are discussed.

NON-LINEAR DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF THERMOELASTIC CIRCULAR PLATE WITH VARYING THICKNESS SUBJECTED TO NONCONSERVATIVE LOADING

The non-linear dynamic behaviors of thermoelastic circular plate with varying thickness subjected to radially uniformly distributed follower forces are considered. Two coupled non-linear differential equations of motion for this problem are derived in terms of the transverse deflection and radial displacement component of the mid-plane of the plate. Using the Kantorovich averaging method, the differential equation of mode shape of the plate is derived, and the eigenvalue problem is solved by using shooting method. The eigencurves for frequencies and critical loads of the circular plate with unmovable simply supported edge and clamped edge are obtained. The effects of the variation of thickness and temperature on the frequencies and critical loads of the thermoelastic circular plate subjected to radially uniformly distributed follower forces are then discussed.

NONLINEAR VIBRATION OF CIRCULAR SANDWICH PLATE UNDER THE UNIFORMED LOAD

The differential equations of the axisymmetric large amplitude free vibration for circular sandwich plates under static load are derived, and a set of nonlinearly coupled algebraic and differential eigenvalue equations of the problem are formulated following an assumed time mode approach suggested. The analytic solutions are presented and a relation for amplitude frequency-load of the plates with edge clamped is derived by modified iteration method. The effects of static load on vibrations of plates are investigated.

BENDING SOLUTION OF A RECTANGULAR PLATE WITH ONE EDGE BUILT－IN AND ONE CORNER POINT SUPPORTED SUBJECTED TO UNIFORM LOAD

In this paper, using of the superposition principle. the bending solution ofrectangular plate with one edge built-in and one corner point supported subjected touniform load is derived. The results indicate the method has the advantages of rabidconvergence and high precision.

ON THE LIAPUNOV’S STABILITY OF A CLAMPED ORTHOTROPIC ROUND PLATE UNDER RADIAL AXISYMMETRICAL IMPACTLOAD

Liapunov's 2nd method is applied to analyse the Stability of a ciamped poleorthotropic round plate acted by a radial axisymmetrical impact load on its periphery. The analysis is carried cut under the assumptions of small deflection and elasticity The impact load is supposed to have a step impulsive form. A sufficient stability condition is given.

BENDING OF CORNER-SUPPORTED RECTANGULAR PLATE UNDER CONCENTRATED LOAD

In this paper the solution for the bending of corner-supported rectangular plate under concentrated load at any point (α/2, η) of the middle line of the plate is given by means of a conception called modified simply supported edges and the method of superposition. Some numerical example is presented. The solution obtained by this method checks very nicely with what was obtained by G.T. Shih[3] by means of spline finite element method when η=d/2. This shows that this method of solution is satisfactory.

THE ELASTO-PLASTIC STRAIN ANALYSIS OF NOTCHED PLATE UNDER CYCLIC LOADING—AN APPLICATION OF PLASTIC ANISOTROPIC HARDENING THEORY

In order to predict the life of engineering structures, it is necessary to investigate the strain distribution in notched members. In gineral, the Uauschinger Effect of materials under cyclic loading is not negligible, and so the anisolropic hardening model has been suggested. From the comparison between the calculated and experimental results in this paper, we can see that even the linear kinematic hardening model is quite suitable for strain analysis under cyclic loading.

Nonlinear Resonance of the Rotating Circular Plate under Static Loads in Magnetic Field

The rotating circular plate is widely used in mechanical engineering, meanwhile the plates are often in the electromagnetic field in modern industry with complex loads. In order to study the resonance of a rotating circular plate under static loads in magnetic field, the nonlinear vibration equation about the spinning circular plate is derived according to Hamilton principle. The algebraic expression of the initial deflection and the magneto elastic forced disturbance differential equation are obtained through the application of Galerkin integral method. By mean of modified Multiple scale method, the strongly nonlinear amplitude-frequency response equation in steady state is established. The amplitude frequency characteristic curve and the relationship curve of amplitude changing with the static loads and the excitation force of the plate are obtained according to the numerical calculation. The influence of magnetic induction intensity, the speed of rotation and the static loads on the amplitude and the nonlinear characteristics of the spinning plate are analyzed. The proposed research provides the theory reference for the research of nonlinear resonance of rotating plates in engineering.

Effect of electrode Pt-loading and cathode flow-field plate type on the degradation of PEMFC

The electrode Pt-loading has an effect on the number of active sites and the thickness of catalyst layer,which has huge influence on the mass transfer and water management during dynamic process in PEMFCs. In this study, membrane electrode assemblies with different Pt-loadings were prepared, and PEMFCs were assembled using those membrane electrode assemblies with traditional solid plate and water transport plate as cathode flow-field plates, respectively. The performance and electrochemical surface area of cells were characterized to evaluate the membrane electrode assemblies degradation after rapid currentvariation cycles. Scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope were used to investigate the decay of catalyst layers and Pt/C catalyst. With the increase of Pt-loading, the performance degradation of membrane electrode assemblies will be mitigated. But higher Pt-loading means thicker catalyst layer, which leads to a longer pathway of mass transfer, and it may result in carbon material corrosion in membrane electrode assemblies. The decay of Pt/C catalyst in cathode is mainly caused by the corrosion of carbon support, and the degradation of anode Pt/C catalyst is a consequence of migration and aggregation of Pt particles. And using water transport plate is beneficial to alleviating the age of cathode Pt/C catalyst.

Nonlinear vibration and buckling of circular sandwich plate under complex load

The nonlinear vibration fundamental equation of circular sandwich plate under uniformed load and circumjacent load and the loosely clamped boundary condi- tion were established by von Karman plate theory, and then accordingly exact solution of static load and its numerical results were given. Based on time mode hypothesis and the variational method, the control equation of the space mode was derived, and then the amplitude frequency-load character relation of circular sandwich plate was obtained by the modified iteration method. Consequently the rule of the effect of the two kinds of load on the vibration character of the circular sandwich plate was investigated. When circumjacent load makes the lowest natural frequency zero, critical load is obtained.

Experimental study on the wave loads of twin-plate breakwaterunder oblique waves

In this study, systematic physical model tests were performed to investigate the wave forces on the twin-plate breakwater under irregular waves. Based on the experimental results, the effects of the relative plate width B/L,wave height Hs/D and incident angle θ0 on the wave forces were analyzed and discussed. The results showed that:(1) The envelopes of the total wave pressure were generally symmetrical along the direction of plate width under the incident angles(θ0) being 0°, 15°, 30°, 45° and 60°. In particular, the envelopes of wave pressure atθ0=30° were larger than all other cases.(2) The synchronous pressure distribution of the breakwater under oblique wave action was more complicated comparing to the normal incident waves.(3) Based on data analysis, an empirical formula was obtained to estimate the total vertical force of the twin-plate breakwater.This empirical formula can be a good reference for the design basis of engineering applications under specified wave conditions.

AXISYMMETRIC BENDING FOR THICK LAMINATED CIRCULAR PLATE UNDER A CONCENTRATED LOAD

Based upon the fundamental equations of three dimensional elasticity, the state equation for axisymmetric bending of laminated transversely isotropic circular plate is established and the concentrated force on plate surface is expanded into Fourier_Bessel's series, therefore, an analytical solution for the problem is presented. Every fundamental equation of three dimensional elasticity can be exactly satisfied by the solution and all the independent elastic constants can be taken into account fully, furthermore, the continuity conditions between plies can also be satisfied.

ANALYSIS OF SHAKEDOWN OF FG BREE PLATE SUBJECTED TO COUPLED THERMAL-MECHANICAL LOADINGS

The static and kinematic shakedown of a functionally graded （FG） Bree plate is analyzed. The plate is subjected to coupled constant mechanical load and cyclically varying temperature. The material is assumed linearly elastic and nonlinear isotropic hardening with elastic modulus,yield strength and the thermal expansion coeffcient varying exponentially through the thickness of the plate. The boundaries between the shakedown area and the areas of elasticity,incremental collapse and reversed plasticity are determined,respectively. The shakedown of the counterpart made of homogeneous material with average material properties is also analyzed. The comparison between the results obtained in the two cases exhibits distinct qualitative and quantitative difference,indicating the importance of shakedown analysis for FG structures. Since FG structures are usually used in the cases where severe coupled cyclic thermal and mechanical loadings are applied,the approach developed and the results obtained are significant for the analysis and design of such kind of structures.

LARGE DEFLECTION PROBLEM OF CIRCULAR PLATES WITH VARIABLE THICKNESS UNDER THE ACTION OF COMBINED LOADS

By using the modified iteration method of large deflection theory of plates with variable thichness[1], we solve the problem of circular plates with variable thickness subjected to combined loads under the boundary conditions of the clamped edges and get comparatively more accurate second-order approximate analytical solution. If the results of this paper are degraded into the special cases, the results coinciding with those of papers [1,2] can be obtained. In this paper, the characteristic curves are plotted and some comparisons are made. The results of this paper are satisfactory.

NONLINEAR VIBRATION OF CIRCULAR SANDWICH PLATES UNDER CIRCUMJACENT LOAD

Based on von Karman plate theory, the issue about nonlinear vibration for circular sandwich plates under circumjacent load with the loosely clamped boundary condition was researched. Nonlinear differential eigenvalue equations and boundary conditions of the problem were formulated by variational method and then their exact static solution can be got. The solution was derived by modified iteration method, so the analytic relations between amplitude and nonlinear oscillating frequency for circular sandwich plates were obtained. When circumjacent load makes the lowest natural frequency zero, critical load is obtained.

真空预压-PVD排水板加固吹填土地基试验及数值模拟研究

对虎门港地区某施工现场典型吹填土开展了室内土工试验、真空预压-PVD排水板加固吹填土的室内单井模型试验,通过试验测量模型筒内的孔隙水压力、土体沉降量、排水板不同位置的真空度大小和试验排水量,并在模型试验结束后取模型筒内不同位置的土样进行直剪试验和含水率测定,对真空预压-PVD排水板加固土体效果和排水板淤堵问题进行了分析,并用Abaqus软件建立了相应的二维有限元模型,分析改变膜下真空度和改变排水板插入深度等因素对地基固结效果的影响。研究发现,土体的抗剪强度随着深度的增加而逐渐降低,土样的顶部沉降量最大,逐渐减少至中部以下土样的沉降仅有轻微差异,受淤堵层的影响,排水表现出在排水开始时排水量迅速增加,达最大值后逐渐减小,最后趋于稳定的现象;而随着膜下真空度的增大和排水板打设深度的增加,地基固结效果越好。

肌肉负荷对股骨干骨折早期愈合生物力学影响的有限元分析

背景:以往的研究多通过忽略肌肉负荷和采用简化股骨负荷的方式,进行骨折早期愈合的生物力学分析。然而,肌肉负荷对骨折早期愈合产生的生物力学影响尚不清楚。目的:构建不同的股骨负荷模型,研究肌肉负荷对骨折愈合的生物力学影响,帮助临床医生更好地理解骨折愈合的生物力学过程,优化治疗方案。方法:利用AnyBody Modeling System软件构建个性化的人体肌肉骨骼系统,通过仿真分析以获取体内的肌肉骨骼负荷模型。该模型和采用改进简化负荷方法、简化负荷方法构建的股骨负荷模型,分别作为有限元输入的边界条件,对站立状态下锁定加压钢板应力应变、骨折块应变进行分析。结果与结论:(1)与简化负荷方法相比,肌肉骨骼方法得到的锁定加压钢板应力、应变和骨折块应变分别小了31.9%;38.9%和19.5%;(2)肌肉骨骼方法与改进简化负荷方法对比发现,忽略肌肉负荷则会造成锁定加压钢板的应力、应变和骨折块应变分别高估16.8%,14.3%和19.5%,肌肉负荷对骨折块的剪切运动大小无明显影响,而对运动方向有明显的影响;(3)结果表明,简化股骨负荷和忽略肌肉负荷的方法与肌骨骨骼负荷情况存在一定的偏差,因此,在研究骨折愈合时需考虑肌肉负荷的生物力学影响。

Recent Study of Drag Embedment Plate Anchors in China

Experimental and theoretical studies of drag embedment plate anchors recently carried out in Tianjin University are summarized in this research paper, which involve a series of important topics relevant to the study of drag anchors. The techniques for measuring the trajectory and movement direction of drag anchors in soils, the techniques for measuring the moving embedment point and reverse eatenary shape of the embedded drag line, the penetration mechanism and kinematic behavior of drag anchors, the ultimate embedment depth of drag anchors, the movement direction of the anchor with an arbitrary fluke section, the reverse catenary properties of the embedded drag line, the interaetional properties between drag anchor and installation line, the kinematic model of drag anchors in seabed soils, and the analytical method for predicting the anchor trajectory in soils will all be examined. The present work remarkably reduces the uncertainties in design and analysis of drag embedment plate anchors, and is beneficial to improving the application of this new type of drag anchor in offshore engineering.

STOCHASTIC BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD FOR RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF PLATE AND BEAMS COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

In this paper, the reliability of orthotropic plate and beams composite structures, which is under the actions of the stochastic loading and stochastic boundary conditions, have been analyzed by stochastic boundary element method. First, the boundary integral equation of orthotropic plate and beams composite structures is given in this paper, and then based on the stochastic boundary element method, the method for reliability analysis of stochastic structures is establishes and formulas for computation of reliability index of orthotropic plate and beams composite structures are obtained. The computed examples show the efficient of the method used in this paper.