Analytical models used to describe behaviour of steel frame loadbearing structures in fully developed fire usually do not allow for reduced joint stiffness due to increased member temperature. Joints previously design...Analytical models used to describe behaviour of steel frame loadbearing structures in fully developed fire usually do not allow for reduced joint stiffness due to increased member temperature. Joints previously designed as nominally rigid tend to become flexible in fire situation, with degree of flexibility increasing during fire development. Reliable analysis of this phenomenon and its influence on the redistribution of internal forces result in the need for developing appropriate characteristics, describing relationship between bending moment applied to the joint and joint rotation. Characteristics of such type, specified for fire conditions, depend on steel temperature, in the current work, the authors propose a practical approach to develop such characteristics, based on the knowledge of analogous characteristic prepared for persistent design situation. The developed technique does not require to generalize the classical component method to the case of fire, which may be difficult in practical situations. The proposed computational algorithm has been tested on an example of a typical beam-to-column joint.展开更多
New and high transparent structural element, steel-glass composite beam was developed in respect to fabrication, static-structural and architectural criteria and consists of steel flanges and glass web assembled toget...New and high transparent structural element, steel-glass composite beam was developed in respect to fabrication, static-structural and architectural criteria and consists of steel flanges and glass web assembled together by semi-rigid polymer adhesive, which is the key element of whole composite system. These beams can be used mainly as members of high transparent roof or floor structure as well as stiffening fins for large area glass facades. This paper deals with experimental research performed at CTU (Czech Technical University) Prague, which started by adhesive selection and initial material tests by ISO527, continued via small-scale steel-glass connection tests and graduated by full-scale tests of hybrid beams with the span of 4 m. Generalized results of these experiments, analytical and numerical studies serve as device, how to accurately predict the behavior of the beam, describe the stress distribution along the cross section and safely and economically design such a kind of structure with semi-rigid shear connection, made by polymer adhesive.展开更多
In this paper, firstly, the characteristics of sheet-piled wharf construction are introduced. And then, six aspects of sheet-piled wharf construction are discussed: sheet pile, anchorage structure, guiding girder, an...In this paper, firstly, the characteristics of sheet-piled wharf construction are introduced. And then, six aspects of sheet-piled wharf construction are discussed: sheet pile, anchorage structure, guiding girder, anchor rod, backfilling behind sheet pile wall, superstructure of sheet-piled wharf etc. The construction of sheet pile involves piling on the land or piling?on?the sea, piling methods, piling patterns, guide frame, embedding sheet piles etc.展开更多
文摘Analytical models used to describe behaviour of steel frame loadbearing structures in fully developed fire usually do not allow for reduced joint stiffness due to increased member temperature. Joints previously designed as nominally rigid tend to become flexible in fire situation, with degree of flexibility increasing during fire development. Reliable analysis of this phenomenon and its influence on the redistribution of internal forces result in the need for developing appropriate characteristics, describing relationship between bending moment applied to the joint and joint rotation. Characteristics of such type, specified for fire conditions, depend on steel temperature, in the current work, the authors propose a practical approach to develop such characteristics, based on the knowledge of analogous characteristic prepared for persistent design situation. The developed technique does not require to generalize the classical component method to the case of fire, which may be difficult in practical situations. The proposed computational algorithm has been tested on an example of a typical beam-to-column joint.
文摘New and high transparent structural element, steel-glass composite beam was developed in respect to fabrication, static-structural and architectural criteria and consists of steel flanges and glass web assembled together by semi-rigid polymer adhesive, which is the key element of whole composite system. These beams can be used mainly as members of high transparent roof or floor structure as well as stiffening fins for large area glass facades. This paper deals with experimental research performed at CTU (Czech Technical University) Prague, which started by adhesive selection and initial material tests by ISO527, continued via small-scale steel-glass connection tests and graduated by full-scale tests of hybrid beams with the span of 4 m. Generalized results of these experiments, analytical and numerical studies serve as device, how to accurately predict the behavior of the beam, describe the stress distribution along the cross section and safely and economically design such a kind of structure with semi-rigid shear connection, made by polymer adhesive.
文摘In this paper, firstly, the characteristics of sheet-piled wharf construction are introduced. And then, six aspects of sheet-piled wharf construction are discussed: sheet pile, anchorage structure, guiding girder, anchor rod, backfilling behind sheet pile wall, superstructure of sheet-piled wharf etc. The construction of sheet pile involves piling on the land or piling?on?the sea, piling methods, piling patterns, guide frame, embedding sheet piles etc.