Influence of central buckle on suspension bridge dynamic characteristics and driving comfort

The central buckle, which is often used in a suspension bridge, can improve bridges' performance in the actual operation condition. The influence of the central buckle on natural vibration characteristics and bridge-deck driving comfort of a long-span suspension bridge is studied by using a case study of Siduhe Suspension Bridge in China. Based on the finite element software ANSYS and independently complied program, the influence of the central buckle on the structure force-applied characteristics of a long-span suspension bridge has been explored. The results show that the huge increases of natural frequencies can result in the presence of central buckles because of the increases of bending and torsional rigidities. The central buckle basically makes the stiffening girders and cables within the triangular area covered as a relatively approximate rigid area. Hence, the central buckle can reduce the torsional displacement of the main girder. However, the increases of bending and torsional rigidities have little influence on the impact factor, which is obtained by using vehicle-bridge coupled vibration analysis. This means that the central buckle has little effect on the comfort indices. In addition, it is found that the central buckle can enhance the bridge deck's driving stability due to the decrease of the torsional displacements of the main girder.

方锥件渐进成形扭曲规律及影响因素

渐进成形中,工具头在成形过程中不断推压板料,造成板料产生扭曲变形,影响零件的尺寸精度。为降低零件扭曲程度,提高零件成形精度,以方锥件为例,借助有限元数值模拟,研究渐进成形过程中板料扭曲变形规律,并采用单因素分析法,分析渐进成形各工艺参数对板料扭曲的影响。结果显示,零件底部和侧壁的板料产生了一定程度的扭曲,随着成形深度的增加,扭曲位移最大的位置逐渐向侧壁中部靠近,最终扭曲程度沿侧壁大致呈抛物线分布,且随着工具头半径的减小和层间距的增大,零件扭曲程度加剧。结果表明,通过改变工具头半径和层间距能降低零件扭曲程度,提高零件成形精度。