With consideration of the differences between concrete and steel,three solutions using genetic evolutionary structural optimization algorithm were presented to automatically develop optimal strut-and-tie model for dee...With consideration of the differences between concrete and steel,three solutions using genetic evolutionary structural optimization algorithm were presented to automatically develop optimal strut-and-tie model for deep beams.In the finite element analysis of the first method,the concrete and steel rebar are modeled by a plane element and a bar element,respectively.In the second method,the concrete and steel are assigned to two different plane elements,whereas in the third method only one kind of plane element is used with no consideration of the differences of the two materials.A simply supported beam under two point loads was presented as an example to verify the validity of the three proposed methods.The results indicates that all the three methods can generate optimal strut-and-tie models and the third algorithm has powerful capability in searching more optimal results with less computational effort.The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm III has also been demonstrated by other two examples.展开更多
In order to reveal the flexural behavior of hybrid fiber reinforced high-performance concrete deep beam, 16 high-performance concrete deep beams of different fiber volume content have been tested according to the stat...In order to reveal the flexural behavior of hybrid fiber reinforced high-performance concrete deep beam, 16 high-performance concrete deep beams of different fiber volume content have been tested according to the state standards and testing methods. The effects of hybrid fiber on the yield moment and bending bearing capacity of the cross-section have been analyzed, the calculation method for the bending capacity' is discussed and the propositional formula are provided as well. Results shoxv that the flexural properties increased obviously when add ≤1.0% of volume content steel fibers and ≤0.11% of volume content polypropylene fibers in to deep beam. The results are useful to the further amendments of fiber reinforced concrete structure technical regulation (CECS 38:2004).展开更多
This paper investigated the nonlinear vibration of functionally graded beams containing an open edge crack based on Timoshenko beam theory.The cracked section is modeled by a massless elastic rotational spring.It is a...This paper investigated the nonlinear vibration of functionally graded beams containing an open edge crack based on Timoshenko beam theory.The cracked section is modeled by a massless elastic rotational spring.It is assumed that material properties follow exponential distributions through the beam thickness.The differential quadrature(DQ) method is employed to discretize the nonlinear governing equations which are then solved by a direct iterative method to obtain the nonlinear vibration frequencies of beams with different boundary conditions.The effects of the material gradient,crack depth and boundary conditions on nonlinear free vibration characteristics of the cracked FGM beams are studied in detail.展开更多
基金Project(50908082) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2009ZK3111) supported by the Science and Technology Department of Hunan Province,China
文摘With consideration of the differences between concrete and steel,three solutions using genetic evolutionary structural optimization algorithm were presented to automatically develop optimal strut-and-tie model for deep beams.In the finite element analysis of the first method,the concrete and steel rebar are modeled by a plane element and a bar element,respectively.In the second method,the concrete and steel are assigned to two different plane elements,whereas in the third method only one kind of plane element is used with no consideration of the differences of the two materials.A simply supported beam under two point loads was presented as an example to verify the validity of the three proposed methods.The results indicates that all the three methods can generate optimal strut-and-tie models and the third algorithm has powerful capability in searching more optimal results with less computational effort.The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm III has also been demonstrated by other two examples.
基金This study was supported by Science Foundation for Young Scientists of Hubei Province Educational Committee of China.
文摘In order to reveal the flexural behavior of hybrid fiber reinforced high-performance concrete deep beam, 16 high-performance concrete deep beams of different fiber volume content have been tested according to the state standards and testing methods. The effects of hybrid fiber on the yield moment and bending bearing capacity of the cross-section have been analyzed, the calculation method for the bending capacity' is discussed and the propositional formula are provided as well. Results shoxv that the flexural properties increased obviously when add ≤1.0% of volume content steel fibers and ≤0.11% of volume content polypropylene fibers in to deep beam. The results are useful to the further amendments of fiber reinforced concrete structure technical regulation (CECS 38:2004).
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11002019)Ph.D. Programs Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 20100009120018)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 2009JBM073)
文摘This paper investigated the nonlinear vibration of functionally graded beams containing an open edge crack based on Timoshenko beam theory.The cracked section is modeled by a massless elastic rotational spring.It is assumed that material properties follow exponential distributions through the beam thickness.The differential quadrature(DQ) method is employed to discretize the nonlinear governing equations which are then solved by a direct iterative method to obtain the nonlinear vibration frequencies of beams with different boundary conditions.The effects of the material gradient,crack depth and boundary conditions on nonlinear free vibration characteristics of the cracked FGM beams are studied in detail.