Seismic Behavior of Diaphragm-Through Connections of Concrete-Filled Square Steel Tubular Columns and H-Shaped Steel Beams

Based on the introductions of a type of diaphragm-through connection between concrete-filled square steel tubular columns (CFSSTCs) and H-shaped steel beams,a finite element model of the connection is developed and used to investigate the seismic behavior of the connection.The results of the finite element model are validated by a set of cyclic loading tests.The cyclic loading tests and the finite element analyses indicate that the failure mode of the suggested connections is plastic hinge at the beam with inelastic rotation angle exceeding 0.04 rad.The suggested connections have sufficient strength,plastic deformation and energy dissipation capacity to be used in composite moment frames as beam-to-column rigid connections.

Axial Bearing Capacity of Short FRP Confined Concrete-filled Steel Tubular Columns

The bearing capacity of FRP confined concrete-filled steel tubular （FRP-CFST） columns under axial compression was investigated. This new type of composite column is a concrete-filled steel tube （CFST） confined with fiber-reinforced polymer （FRP） wraps. Totally 11 short column specimens were tested to failure under axial compression. The influences of the type and quantity of FRP, the thickness of steel tube and the concrete strength were studied. It was found that the bearing capacity of short FRP-CFST column was much higher than that of comparable CFST column. Furthermore, the formulas for calculating the bearing capacity of the FRP-CFST columns are proposed. The analytical calculated results agree well with the experimental results.

Influence of Axial Load Ratio on Shear Behavior of Through-Diaphragm Connections of Concrete-Filled Square Steel Tubular Columns

Nonlinear finite element analysis and parametric studies were carried out to study the influence of axial load ratio on the shear behavior of the through-diaphragm connections of concrete-filled square steel tubular columns. The analysis reveals that smaller axial load ratio can improve the shear bearing capacity and ductility while larger axial load ratio will decrease the shear behavior of the through-diaphragm connections. The parametric studies indicate that the axial load ratio should be limited to less than 0.4 and its influence should be considered in the analysis and design of such connections.

In-Plane Creep Buckling of Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Arches

The creep-induced deformation of the arch rib of concrete-filled steel tubular(CFST) arches under a sustained load can increase the bending moment, which may lead to earlier stability failure called creep buckling. To investigate the influences of concrete creep on the buckling strength of arches, a theoretical analysis for the creep buckling of CFST circular arches under distributed radial load is performed. The simplified Arutyunyan-Maslov(AM)creep law is used to model the creep behavior of concrete core, and the creep integral operator is introduced. The analytical solutions of the time-dependent buckling strength under the sustained load are achieved and compared with the existing formula based on the age-adjusted effective modulus method(AEMM). Then the solutions are used to determine the influences of the steel ratio and the first loading age on the creep buckling of CFST arches. The results show that the analytical solutions are of good accuracy and applicability. For CFST arches, the steel ratio and the first loading age have significant influences on creep buckling. An approximate log-linear relationship between the decreased degrees of the creep buckling strength and the first loading age is found. For the commonly used parameters, the maximum loss of the buckling strength induced by concrete creep is close to 40%.

Numerical analysis of ultimate strength of concrete filled steel tubular arch bridges

The calculation of ultimate bearing capacity is a significant issue in the design of Concrete Filled Steel Tubular (CFST) arch bridges. Based on the space beam theory, this paper provides a calculation method for determining the ultimate strength of CFST structures. The accuracy of this method and the applicability of the stress-strain relationships were validated by comparing different existing confined concrete uniaxial constitutive relationships and experimental results. Comparison of these results indicated that this method using the confined concrete uniaxial stress-strain relationships can be used to calculate the ultimate strength and CFST behavior with satisfactory accuracy. The calculation results are stable and seldom affected by concrete con-stitutive relationships. The method is therefore valuable in the practice of engineering design. Finally, the ultimate strength of an arch bridge with span of 330 m was investigated by the proposed method and the nonlinear behavior was discussed.

Approach for analyzing the ultimate strength of concrete filled steel tubular arch bridges with stiffening girder

A convenient approach is proposed for analyzing the ultimate load carrying capacity of concrete filled steel tubular (CFST) arch bridge with stiffening girders. A fiber model beam element is specially used to simulate the stiffening girder and CFST arch rib. The geometric nonlinearity, material nonlinearity, influence of the construction process and the contribution of prestressing reinforcement are all taken into consideration. The accuracy of this method is validated by comparing its results with experimental results. Finally, the ultimate strength of an abnormal CFST arch bridge with stiffening girders is investigated and the effect of construction method is discussed. It is concluded that the construction process has little effect on the ultimate strength of the bridge.

大跨CFST拱桥拱轴线形的综合评分法

为探究500m级钢管混凝土拱桥拱轴线形的合理程度,从钢管混凝土拱桥成桥状态的强度、刚度、稳定性和拱轴线形优化方法的操作复杂性角度,对各最优拱轴线形进行拱轴线形评判指标计算对比,提出一种可用于定量评判钢管混凝土拱桥拱轴线形的优化程度的方法——钢管混凝土拱桥拱轴线形优化综合评分法(CFST-ARO综合评分法)。文中以波司登大桥为工程实例,对经优化后的抛物线、悬链线及三次样条曲线拱轴线形采用综合评分法进行定量评定。结果表明选用3次样条插值函数优化的拱轴线形内力状态优化效果显著,沿跨径方向应力幅度比其他曲线小且均匀,刚度和稳定性都有所提高;以期为同类型拱桥拱轴线形优化评价提供科学参考。

近断层地震作用下大跨CFST拱桥的动力稳定性

为研究大跨度CFST(钢管混凝土)拱桥在近断层地震作用下的动力稳定性能,以主跨132 m的下承式钢管混凝土拱桥为工程背景,以台湾集集地震记录作为横向输入,采用动态增量分析(IDA)方法,对动力失稳临界荷载的确定进行了探讨.为提高IDA的分析效率,采用了高性能数值计算并行处理方法.此外,还讨论了加强IDA曲线簇收敛的问题.结果表明:脉冲型近震可导致非线性极值动力失稳,失稳临界荷载明显降低;采用加权平均加速度峰值作为地震强度指标,能显著改善IDA曲线簇的离散性,有利于揭示近断层地震对钢管混凝土拱桥造成动力失稳的特点.

弹塑性钢阻尼器用于大跨度CFST拱桥的减震控制研究

弹塑性钢阻尼器具有良好的减震效果,但目前的研究和应用主要集中在房建领域。以主跨368m的茅草街大桥为研究对象,进行了弹塑性钢阻尼器用于大跨度钢管混凝土拱桥地震响应的减震控制研究,采用非线性时程分析法进行了阻尼器关键参数的敏感性分析,研究了不同屈服荷载、不同弹性刚度及不同空间布设阻尼器的减震效果,最后重点分析了行波效应对弹塑性钢阻尼器减震效果的影响。结果表明,对于该中承式钢管混凝土系杆拱桥,弹塑性钢阻尼器的减震效果明显;综合考虑各部位的地震响应,在主梁各支承间均匀布设阻尼器为最佳布置方式;考虑行波效应后,阻尼器的减震效果更佳。

侧向冲击后钢管混凝土柱剩余轴压承载力研究

为研究钢管混凝土柱受侧向冲击后的剩余承载力,进行了冲击后钢管混凝土柱的轴压试验,运用ABAQUS有限元软件对冲击后钢管混凝土柱轴压试验进行了数值模拟,并验证了有限元模型的合理性。分析轴压过程中典型钢管混凝土柱的受力性能,研究混凝土强度等级、冲击质量、冲击高度、钢管强度等级、冲击位置、边界条件和长径比对受冲击后钢管混凝土柱剩余承载力的影响。结果表明:混凝土强度等级对剩余承载力影响较小,当从C50增大C65时,剩余承载力仅提高了1.44%;当冲击质量从330 kg增大到630 kg时,剩余承载力减小了10.64%;冲击高度由4 m增大到7 m时,剩余承载力减小了10.15%;采用Q420钢材的钢管混凝土柱的剩余承载力比采用Q235钢材的钢管混凝土柱的相应值提高了39.54%;冲击位置越靠近跨中,剩余承载力越小;随着边界条件的自由度增加,剩余承载力减小。给出了冲击后钢管混凝土柱的剩余承载力公式。

考虑梁端约束CFST柱-RC梁节点耐火性能研究

针对火灾下钢管混凝土(CFST)柱-钢筋混凝土(RC)梁节点的力学性能,建立了火灾下节点温度场和力学场分析的有限元模型,并利用已有试验结果验证了有限元模型的有效性。研究了材料参数、几何参数、荷载参数及梁端约束刚度对CFST柱-RC梁节点耐火极限的影响,重点考察了梁端轴向和转动约束刚度对火灾下CFST柱-RC梁节点弯矩-转角关系、转动刚度和截面内力分布规律的影响。结果表明,CFST柱-RC梁节点在火灾下有两种破坏形态:柱破坏和梁板破坏,梁端约束对CFST柱-RC梁节点耐火极限的影响较小,但梁端轴向约束对火灾下CFST柱-RC梁节点弯矩—转角关系、转动刚度和截面内力分布规律的影响显著。

Simplified Algorithm for Out-of-Plane Critical Loads of CFST Solid-Rib Arch

The simplified algorithm for out-of-plane ultimate loadcarrying capacity of concrete-filled steel tubular( CFST) solid-rib arches under uniform vertical load was studied. The experimentally validated finite element model was developed. The out-of-plane equivalent length coefficients of solid-rib arches were obtained using out-of-plane elastic eigenvalue buckling analysis. Then the out-ofplane elastic stability coefficient was plotted against the normalized slenderness ratio,and the out-of-plane eigenvalue buckling load or elastic buckling capability of arches was calculated. Lastly effects of different parameters on the out-of-plane ultimate load-carrying capacity of CFST solid-rib arches were determined using geometric and material nonlinear finite element analysis, and a simplified algorithm was established by fitting the out-of-plane elastic-plastic stability coefficient and normalized slenderness ratio using PerryRobertson formula. Ratio of the elastic stability coefficient to the elastic-plastic counterpart was plotted against the out-of-plane normalized slenderness ratio,from which the out-of-plane elasticplastic ultimate load-carrying capacity was determined according to the corresponding elastic buckling load. Results show that the proposed simplified algorithm can accurately predict the out-of-plane eigenvalue buckling load and the elastic-plastic ultimate loadcarrying capacity of the CFST solid-rib arches.

高寒环境温度下圆钢管混凝土短柱轴压性能试验研究

针对高寒环境温度对钢管混凝土结构力学行为影响显著的问题。开展钢管混凝土短柱轴压性能试验,分析试件在不同温度下的试验现象及破坏形态,探究不同环境温度对圆钢管混凝土短柱轴压力学性能的影响规律,揭示温度对钢管混凝土套箍效应的影响机理;针对现行规范在钢管混凝土承载力计算中未考虑温度作用的不足,基于试验结果分析提出考虑环境温度的钢管混凝土短柱承载力计算修正公式。结果表明:温度变化对钢管混凝土短柱承载力和延性影响显著,随着温度的下降,试件承载力增大,而延性大幅降低,脆性显著增大;温度从40℃降至-40℃,M型、L型试件承载力分别提高27.8%和34.3%;环境温度对构件套箍效应影响明显,套箍率越小越显著;提出的考虑温度影响的钢管混凝土短柱轴压承载力计算修正公式具有较好的可靠性和精度,可为高寒大温差地区钢管混凝土结构的设计提供必要依据。

宽厚比对足尺方钢管混凝土短柱抗震性能影响的试验研究

开展了6个横截面宽度为800 mm的方钢管混凝土(concrete filled steel tubular,CFST)短柱在恒定轴力和水平往复荷载作用下的加载试验,分析了钢管约束作用(宽厚比B/t=50,B/t=80和B/t=100)对足尺短柱破坏形态、滞回性能、延性性能、刚度退化和耗能能力等抗震性能的影响规律。结果表明:(1)该试验中,所有足尺方钢管混凝土短柱均发生压弯破坏,即在柱底部出现钢管环状鼓曲、核心混凝土压碎行为;(2)方钢管混凝土柱的延性能力随着宽厚比的减少(约束作用提升)并无明显改变,且足尺柱的延性能力明显低于已有试验中的小尺寸柱;(3)宽厚比对足尺方钢管混凝土柱的刚度退化和等效黏滞阻尼系数影响不大;但柱的总耗能随宽厚比的减小而增大;(4)随着宽厚比的减小,钢管约束效应提升,柱压弯承载力有所提高,但提高的幅度明显小于相关规范值。另外,与现有中国、美国、欧洲等设计规范计算结果对比发现,中国规范和欧洲规范的计算结果偏大,美国规范计算结果则较为保守。

用双模量理论研究钢管混凝土柱的临界载荷

采用双模量弹性理论研究了钢管混凝土长柱的弹性稳定问题。利用钢管混凝土柱的轴向静力平衡方程确定中性轴位置,再利用钢管混凝土柱弯矩平衡方程得到弯曲微分方程,即可求得钢管混凝土长柱的临界载荷。算例分析表明,采用双模量弹性理论方法得到的计算结果,比有关文献方法的计算结果更接近试验结果。

双向偏压方钢管混凝土柱三面受火耐火性能有限元分析

目的 研究双向偏压方钢管混凝土柱在三面受火作用下的耐火性能,为该类型结构的工程应用提供理论依据。方法 采用ABAQUS软件建立双向偏压方钢管混凝土柱三面受火的热学分析模型与力学分析模型,分析其受力机理及常见参数对其耐火极限的影响。结果 荷载偏心角、荷载比、长细比、截面边长和偏心率是影响构件耐火极限的主要参数,荷载偏心角越大,荷载比越大,长细比越大,截面边长越小,其耐火极限越小。偏心率在0~0.3区间存在明显的极强中心,其耐火极限最大,可比轴压时提高80%以上。结论 在参数分析范围内,提出的耐火极限简化计算公式与有限元计算结果吻合较好。

钢管混凝土拱梁组合桥拱脚构造设计及应力计算分析

浙江省杭州市320国道大桥为单跨161 m钢管混凝土拱梁组合桥,详细介绍了该桥拱脚构造设计特点、施工临时铰构造和拱脚混凝土防裂措施,采用ANSYS软件建立了拱脚实体有限元模型进行局部应力计算分析。分析结果表明,拱脚主拉应力、主压应力基本满足规范要求,局部应力集中区域超出了规范限值,根据应力分析结果对拱脚进行了优化设计,分析成果可为同类桥梁设计提供参考。

节点区柱钢管不贯通式钢管混凝土柱-梁节点抗震性能

对节点区柱钢管不贯通式钢管混凝土柱-梁节点进行6个试件的低周反复荷载试验,研究此类型节点的抗震力学性能。研究表明在不同的配筋情况下,试件表现出环梁外框架梁破坏、环梁与梁交界处破坏及环梁内破坏的3种破坏形态。从滞回曲线、骨架曲线、应变分析、延性、强度刚度退化、能量耗散能力等方面对试验结果进行讨论。结果表明通过合理配筋,可使得此类型节点具有良好的抗震性能。采用"强节点弱梁"原则设计的节点,延性系数均大于2.9,强度退化系数均大于0.96,环线刚度曲线呈下凹型趋于收敛,归一化滞回耗能也均大于3.3。而"强梁弱节点"试件S3,其滞回曲线出现较明显的捏缩现象,延性系数为2.2,加载后期强度退化系数下降到0.78。"节点较弱"的S5试件,其性能介乎前两者之间。

重庆某超限高层结构优化设计

受业主委托对重庆市三幢 2 0 4 8m高的超限高层结构进行了优化设计。通过将高位厚板转换层改为梁式转换 ,将钢筋混凝土框支柱改为核芯钢管混凝土组合柱 ,尽量缩短墙肢等措施 ,获得了很好的效果。优化后的设计与初步设计相比 ,节约混凝土 2 2万m3 ,与施工图设计相比 ,节约混凝土 1 5万m3 ,节约钢管 760t。使结构的刚度变化更为合理 ,提高了可靠度水平 。