Deep rock mass has the unique ＂self-stressed＂ block-hierarchical structure, anomalous low friction （ALF） was one of the typical nonlinear get-mechanical and dynamic responses in deep block rock mass, which occurre...Deep rock mass has the unique ＂self-stressed＂ block-hierarchical structure, anomalous low friction （ALF） was one of the typical nonlinear get-mechanical and dynamic responses in deep block rock mass, which occurred as the result of movements of large-scale get-blocks under the impact of external pulses （such as a deep confined explosion, earthquakes, rock bursts and etc.）. ALF phenomenon obtained its name to describe the curious phenomenon that the friction between interacting get-blocks qua- si-periodically disappears at some discrete points in time along the direction orthogonal to the direction of the external pulse. With the objective to confirm the existence of the ALF phenomenon and study the get-mechanical conditions for its occurrence experi- mentally and theoretically, laboratory tests on granite and cement mortar block models were carried out on a multipurpose testing system developed independently. The ALF phenomenon was realized under two loading schemes, i.e., blocks model and a working block were acted upon jointly by the action of a vertical impact and a horizontal static force, as well as the joint action of both ver- tical and horizontal impacts with differently delayed time intervals. We obtained the rules on variation of horizontal displacements of working blocks when the ALF phenomenon was realized in two tests. The discrete time delay intervals, corresponding to local maxima and minima of the horizontal displacement amplitudes and residual horizontal displacements of the working block, satis- fied canonical sequences multiplied by （√2）＇. Some of these time intervals satisfied the quantitative expression （√2）＇ ,alva. At last, 1D dynamic theoretical model was established, the analytical results agreed better with the test data, while the quantitative expression drawn from test data was not validated well in theoretical analyses.展开更多
Conventional analysis methods of cable structures do not consider sliding of cables inside the joint,which may lead to inaccuracy of the theoretical behavior of the structure.In order to develop an effective method fo...Conventional analysis methods of cable structures do not consider sliding of cables inside the joint,which may lead to inaccuracy of the theoretical behavior of the structure.In order to develop an effective method for cable sliding,a two-node cable element based on the analytical solution for an elastic catenary was studied.The cable sliding stiffness and the effect of friction were investigated.To validate the proposed numerical method,analyses of two examples given in the literature were conducted.The results demonstrated that the method given in this paper is accurate and effective,and can take into account cable sliding in cable structures.In addition,it was shown that the effect of cable sliding on the behavior of cable structures is significant.It was also shown that the friction at the support hampers the flow of the cable force,leading to unequal cable tensions on both sides of the support.展开更多
基金Projects 50525825 and 90815010 supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China2009CB724608 by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaBK2008002 by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province
文摘Deep rock mass has the unique ＂self-stressed＂ block-hierarchical structure, anomalous low friction （ALF） was one of the typical nonlinear get-mechanical and dynamic responses in deep block rock mass, which occurred as the result of movements of large-scale get-blocks under the impact of external pulses （such as a deep confined explosion, earthquakes, rock bursts and etc.）. ALF phenomenon obtained its name to describe the curious phenomenon that the friction between interacting get-blocks qua- si-periodically disappears at some discrete points in time along the direction orthogonal to the direction of the external pulse. With the objective to confirm the existence of the ALF phenomenon and study the get-mechanical conditions for its occurrence experi- mentally and theoretically, laboratory tests on granite and cement mortar block models were carried out on a multipurpose testing system developed independently. The ALF phenomenon was realized under two loading schemes, i.e., blocks model and a working block were acted upon jointly by the action of a vertical impact and a horizontal static force, as well as the joint action of both ver- tical and horizontal impacts with differently delayed time intervals. We obtained the rules on variation of horizontal displacements of working blocks when the ALF phenomenon was realized in two tests. The discrete time delay intervals, corresponding to local maxima and minima of the horizontal displacement amplitudes and residual horizontal displacements of the working block, satis- fied canonical sequences multiplied by （√2）＇. Some of these time intervals satisfied the quantitative expression （√2）＇ ,alva. At last, 1D dynamic theoretical model was established, the analytical results agreed better with the test data, while the quantitative expression drawn from test data was not validated well in theoretical analyses.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50478075)Jiangsu "Six Top Talents" Program (Grant No. 07-F-008)+1 种基金Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate School of Southeast University (Grant No. YBJJ0817)a Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘Conventional analysis methods of cable structures do not consider sliding of cables inside the joint,which may lead to inaccuracy of the theoretical behavior of the structure.In order to develop an effective method for cable sliding,a two-node cable element based on the analytical solution for an elastic catenary was studied.The cable sliding stiffness and the effect of friction were investigated.To validate the proposed numerical method,analyses of two examples given in the literature were conducted.The results demonstrated that the method given in this paper is accurate and effective,and can take into account cable sliding in cable structures.In addition,it was shown that the effect of cable sliding on the behavior of cable structures is significant.It was also shown that the friction at the support hampers the flow of the cable force,leading to unequal cable tensions on both sides of the support.
