Seismic performance evaluation of hybrid coupled shear wall system with shear and flexural fuse-type steel coupling beams

Replaceable flexural and shear fuse-type coupling beams are used in hybrid coupled shear wall(HCSW)systems,enabling concrete buildings to be promptly recovered after severe earthquakes.This study aimed to analytically evaluate the seismic behavior of flexural and shear fuse beams situated in short-,medium-and high-rise RC buildings that have HCSWs.Three building groups hypothetically located in a high seismic hazard zone were studied.A series of 2D nonlinear time history analyses was accomplished in OpenSees,using the ground motion records scaled at the design basis earthquake level.It was found that the effectiveness of fuses in HCSWs depends on various factors such as size and scale of the building,allowable rotation value,inter-story drift ratio,residual drift quantity,energy dissipation value of the fuses,etc.The results show that shear fuses better meet the requirements of rotations and drifts.In contrast,flexural fuses dissipate more energy,but their sectional stiffness should increase to meet other requirements.It was concluded that adoption of proper fuses depends on the overall scale of the building and on how associated factors are considered.

Dynamic Response Impact of Vehicle Braking on Simply Supported Beam Bridges with Corrugated Steel Webs Based on Vehicle-Bridge Coupled Vibration Analysis

A novel approach for analyzing coupled vibrations between vehicles and bridges is presented,taking into account spatiotemporal effects and mechanical phenomena resulting fromvehicle braking.Efficient modeling and solution of bridge vibrations induced by vehicle deceleration are realized using this method.The method’s validity and reliability are substantiated through numerical examples.A simply supported beam bridge with a corrugated steel web is taken as an example and the effects of parameters such as the initial vehicle speed,braking acceleration,braking location,and road surface roughness on the mid-span displacement and impact factor of the bridge are analyzed.The results show that vehicle braking significantly amplifies mid-span displacement and impact factor responses in comparison to uniform vehicular motion across the bridge.Notably,the influence of wheelto-bridge friction forces is of particular significance and cannot be overlooked.When the vehicle initiates braking near the middle of the span,both the mid-span displacement and impact factor of the bridge exhibit substantial increases,further escalating with higher braking acceleration.Under favorable road surface conditions,the midspan displacement and the impact factor during vehicle braking may exceed the design values stipulated by codes.It is important to note that road surface roughness exerts a more pronounced effect on the impact factor of the bridge in comparison to the effects of vehicle braking.

Hysteretic model for bending-type frictional steel truss coupling beams

As a novel coupling beam for coupled shear wall structures,the bending-type frictional steel truss coupling beam(BFTCB)concentrates the deformation and energy dissipation in friction dampers at the bottom chord,allowing the main body to remain elastic during earthquakes.As the preparatory work for resilient structure design based on the BFTCB,this work concentrates on developing the hysteretic model for BFTCB.Firstly,the BFTCB stiffness-strength decoupling mechanism was introduced,i.e.,the shear strength is provided by friction dampers while webs control its initial stiffness.Secondly,a hysteretic model that reflects the BFTCB two-stage sliding characteristic was proposed.The model consists of a trilinear backbone curve and the unloading and reverse loading rules.The model has eight control parameters,of which two core parameters(initial stiffness and limiting shear strength)are derived from the BFTCB stiffness-strength decoupling mechanism,whereas the remaining parameters are obtained by theoretical analysis and empirical calibration.The hysteretic model was then compared with the test curves and demonstrated good accuracy.Finally,a series of FE prototypes of BFTCB with different design stiffnesses and strengths was adopted to verify the hysteretic model.The results showed that the proposed model fitted well with the FE prototypes,indicating its applicability to BFTCB with varying core design parameters.Therefore,the hysteretic model can be adopted for BFTCB to support the resilient shear wall structure design.

A fiber-section model based Timoshenko beam element using shear-bending interdependent shape function

A fiber-section model based Timoshenko beam element is proposed in this study that is founded on the nonlinear analysis of frame elements considering axial, flexural, and shear deformations. This model is achieved using a shear-bending interdependent formulation （SBIF）. The shape function of the element is derived from the exact solution of the homogeneous form of the equilibrium equation for the Timoshenko deformation hypothesis.The proposed element is free from shear-locking. The sectional fiber model is constituted with a multi-axial plasticity material model, which is used to simulate the coupled shear-axial nonlinear behavior of each fiber. By imposing deformation compatibility conditions among the fibers, the sectional and elemental resisting forces are calculated. Since the SBIF shape functions are interactive with the shear-corrector factor for different shapes of sections, an iterative procedure is introduced in the nonlinear state determination of the proposed Timoshenko element. In addition, the proposed model tackles the geometric nonlinear problem by adopting a corotational coordinate transformation approach. The derivation procedure of the corotational algorithm of the SBIF Timoshenko element for nonlinear geometrical analysis is presented. Numerical examples confirm that the SBIF Timoshenko element with a fiber-section model has the same accuracy and robustness as the flexibility-based formulation. Finally, the SBIF Timoshenko element is extended and demonstratedin a three-dimensional numerical example.

Simulation of steel beam under ceiling jet based on a wind–fire–structure coupling model

For localized fires, it is necessary to consider the thermal and mechanical responses of building elements subject to uneven heating under the influence of wind. In this paper, the thermomechanical phenomena experienced by a ceiling jet and I-beam in a structural fire were simulated. Instead of applying the concept of adiabatic surface temperature (AST) to achieve fluid–structure coupling, this paper proposes a new computational fluid dynamics–finite element method numerical simulation that combines wind, fire, thermal, and structural analyses. First, to analyze the velocity and temperature distributions, the results of the numerical model and experiment were compared in windless conditions, showing good agreement. Vortices were found in the local area formed by the upper and lower flanges of the I-beam and the web, generating a local high-temperature zone and enhancing the heat transfer of convection. In an incoming-flow scenario, the flame was blown askew significantly;the wall temperature was bimodally distributed in the axial direction. The first temperature peak was mainly caused by radiative heat transfer, while the second resulted from convective heat transfer. In terms of mechanical response, the yield strength degradation in the highest-temperature region in windless conditions was found to be significant, thus explaining the stress distribution of steel beams in the fire field. The mechanical response of the overall elements considering the incoming flows was essentially elastic.

Seismic behavior of precast concrete coupled shear walls with engineered cementitious composite (ECC) in the critical cast-in-place regions

The seismic performance of precast reinforced concrete （RC） coupled shear walls is significantly influenced by coupling beams and the beam-to-wall joints during large deformations into plastic ranges. This study investigated the use of engineered cementitious composite （ECC） in the cast-in-place beam-to-wall joints and the upper regions of the composite coupling beams as an innovative method to improve the seismic performance ofprecast RQ coupled shear walls. Two 1/2-scale precast coupled shear walls were tested under reversed cyclic loading and seismic behavior in terms of failure characteristic, mechanical characteristic value, load-displacement hysteresis curves, load-displacement envelope relationship, stiffness degradation, ductility and energy dissipation capacity were evaluated. Research results show that the substitution of concrete with ECC in the critical cast-in-place regions proved to be an effective method to improve the seismic performance of the two-story spatial of precast RC coupled shear walls.

An elastic-plastic analysis of short-leg shear wall structures during earthquakes

Short-leg shear wall structures are a new form of building structure that combine the merits of both frame and shear wall structures. Its architectural features, structure bearing and engineering cost are reasonable. To analyze the elastic-plastic response of a short-leg shear wall structure during an earthquake, this study modified the multiple-vertical-rod element model of the shear wall, considered the shear lag effect and proposed a multiple-vertical-rod element coupling beam model with a new local stiffness domain. Based on the principle of minimum potential energy and the variational principle, the stiffness matrixes of a short-leg shear wall and a coupling beam are derived in this study. Furthermore, the bending shear correlation for the analysis of different parameters to describe the structure, such as the beam height to span ratio, short-leg shear wall height to thickness ratio, and steel ratio are introduced. The results show that the height to span ratio directly affects the structural integrity; and the short-leg shear wall height to thickness ratio should be limited to a range of approximately 6.0 to 7.0. The design of short-leg shear walls should be in accordance with the ＂strong wall and weak beam＂ principle.

Size-dependent sinusoidal beam model for dynamic instability of single-walled carbon nanotubes

In this study, a model for dynamic instability of embedded single-walled car- bon nanotubes （SWCNTs） is presented. SWCNTs are modeled by the sinusoidal shear deformation beam theory （SSDBT）. The modified couple stress theory （MCST） is con- sidered in order to capture the size effects. The surrounding elastic medium is described by a visco-Pasternak foundation model, which accounts for normal, transverse shear, and damping loads. The motion equations are derived based on Hamilton＇s principle. The differential quadrature method （DQM） in conjunction with the Bolotin method is used in order to calculate the dynamic instability region （DIR） of SWCNTs. The effects of differ- ent parameters, such as nonlocal parameter, visco-Pasternak foundation, mode numbers, and geometrical parameters, are shown on the dynamic instability of SWCNTs. The re- sults depict that increasing the nonlocal parameter shifts the DIR to right. The results presented in this paper would be helpful in design and manufacturing of nano-electromechanical system （NEMS） and micro-electro-mechanical system （MEMS）.

A new finite element of spatial thin-walled beams

Based on the theories of Timoshenko＇s beams and Vlasov＇s thin-walled members, a new spatial thin-walled beam element with an interior node is developed. By independently interpolating bending angles and warp, factors such as transverse shear deformation, torsional shear deformation and their Coupling, coupling of flexure and torsion, and second shear stress are considered. According to the generalized variational theory of Hellinger-Reissner, the element stiffness matrix is derived. Examples show that the developed model is accurate and can be applied in the finite element analysis of thinwalled structures.

Numerical Analysis of the Composite Connection of Steel Joist Embedded in Concrete Girder

So far, numerous numerical studies have been conducted on the behavior of Composite Reinforced Concrete-Steel （RCS） beam-to-column connections. However, the lack of studies regarding the steel joist-concrete girder connection has yet to be addressed through comprehensive finite element methods to get an understanding of influential parameters. Hence, in this paper, composite connection of embedded steel joist in concrete girder is investigated with an appropriate finite element software, namely, ABAQUS. The validity of the proposed model is examined by the comparison made with the test data in literature. Results indicate that maximum bending capacity of the connection is achieved when embedment ratio is 1.78. Moreover, double web angles in the embedment region significantly reduce the embedment length required to achieve the maximum bending capacity. Finally, damage analyses show that bending capacity of concrete girder is slightly reduced in the connection zone.

基于金属磁记忆的弯曲工字钢梁的力-磁效应

目前,基于金属磁记忆检测技术的受力状态表征及损伤评估应用广泛,但在受弯构件的检测中,弯曲长度及荷载作用位置对检测结果的影响尚不明确。为研究受弯构件的力-磁效应,本工作基于四点弯曲工字钢梁的磁记忆检测,采用考虑初始平面外弯曲和应力与磁化作用角度的力-磁耦合方法,通过COMSOL多物理场仿真软件进行了数值模拟研究,并结合有效场理论分析了钢梁弯曲长度对磁信号的影响,提出了表征损伤及荷载作用位置的磁特征参数。结果表明:检测线磁信号峰-峰值S在钢梁接近屈服状态时显著增大,并在钢梁处于承载能力极限状态时达到最大值;腹板检测线磁信号峰-峰值S_(w)在钢梁屈服和达到最大承载能力时分别随有效段长度的增加呈线性减小和以二次函数的规律减小,而下翼缘检测线磁信号峰-峰值S_(f)在钢梁屈服和达到最大承载能力时均随有效段长度的增加以二次函数的规律减小;根据磁特征参数S_(w)和S_(f)定义了磁损伤指数D和荷载作用系数S_(r),当钢梁所受外加荷载超过其最大承载能力的80%时,可根据D>0.5的特征对钢梁不安全的受力状态进行预警;荷载作用系数S_(r)与钢梁的剪跨比λ近似线性相关,可以表征荷载的作用位置。

Determination of Shear Center of Arbitrary Cross-Section

In structural analysis, it is often necessary to determine the geometrical properties of cross section. The location of the shear center is greater importance for an arbitrary cross section. In this study, the problems of coupled shearing and torsional were analyzed by using the finite element method. Namely, the simultaneous equations with respect to the warping, shear deflection, angle of torsion and Lagrange’s multipliers are derived by finite element approximation. Solving them numerically, the matrix of the shearing rigidity and torsional rigidity is obtained. This matrix indicates the coupled shearing and torsional deflection. The shear center can be obtained determining the coordinate axes so as to eliminate the non-diagonal terms. Several numerical examples are performed and show that the present method gives excellent results for an arbitrary cross section.

联肢弯剪型钢板剪力墙抗震性能试验研究

联肢钢板剪力墙结构是将2片钢板剪力墙通过钢连梁连接形成的抗侧力结构。通过对1榀1/3缩尺的4层联肢弯剪型钢板剪力墙试件进行低周往复加载试验,从滞回曲线、骨架曲线、延性、承载力及刚度退化、耗能能力等方面研究了该结构体系的抗震性能,并且对试件的屈服顺序和变形模式进行了分析。结果表明:联肢钢板剪力墙试件的延性系数达到5.03,承载力退化系数均大于0.96,承载力和刚度退化稳定,等效黏滞阻尼系数达到0.25以上,表明联肢弯剪型钢板剪力墙具有优越的抗震性能。加载过程中,连梁先于墙板发生屈服,墙板先屈曲后屈服,此后柱脚和横梁相继屈服。连梁的引入改变了结构的屈服机制,提高了整体的延性和耗能能力,能够组成多道抗震防线,且试件整体最终也体现出合理的破坏机制。整体侧移曲线呈弯剪变形模式。该试验研究更加贴合实际工程中联肢钢板剪力墙结构的应用情况,为联肢钢板剪力墙结构的进一步研究和应用提供了试验基础。

钢-PVA纤维混凝土预制连梁抗震性能试验研究

为研究钢-聚乙烯醇混杂纤维混凝土(Steel-Polyvinyl Alcohol Hybird Fiber Concrete,简称SPHFC)预制连梁的抗震性能,对1个普通混凝土(RC)预制连梁试件和3个SPHFC预制连梁试件进行低周往复加载试验,分析预制连梁的破坏过程、破坏形态、滞回性能、刚度及耗能能力等抗震指标,研究连梁基体材料和截面宽度对其抗震性能的影响,阐明了SPHFC预制连梁的破坏机理.结果表明:RC预制连梁破坏时混凝土剥落现象严重,最终表现为剪切型破坏;SPHFC预制连梁破坏时几乎无混凝土剥落现象,充分发挥了纤维混凝土多裂缝开展的特点,最终发生弯剪型破坏;SPHFC预制连梁的承载力、延性、刚度和耗能能力均远高于RC预制连梁;分别增大SPHFC预制连梁基体强度或截面宽度,连梁承载力提高,延性和耗能能力略有降低.本文提出的新型SPHFC预制连梁各项抗震指标均显著优于普通RC预制连梁,且制作简便,轻质高强,便于预制吊装,可在装配式结构中推广应用.

带钢筋桁架楼承板的PRC连梁抗震性能试验研究及数值分析

为适应超高层建筑以及现代工业化住宅建筑体系迅速发展的需要,提出了一种带钢筋桁架楼承板的新型钢板-混凝土组合(plate-reinforced composite,PRC)连梁。通过拟静力试验,分析了不考虑楼板作用、带普通钢筋混凝土(reinforced concrete,RC)楼板及带钢筋桁架楼承板PRC连梁的破坏形态、承载能力、变形能力和耗能能力等。在此基础上,采用ABAQUS软件分析在不同峰值荷载作用下钢筋桁架楼承板PRC连梁的混凝土、钢板和钢筋骨架的应力发展情况。研究结果表明:钢筋桁架楼承板的设置能显著提高小跨高比PRC连梁的受剪承载力、耗能能力和延性,设置楼板能显著提高连梁的峰值荷载,且带钢筋桁架楼承板对PRC连梁承载力的提升比带普通RC楼板更强,其连梁试件PRC-S3的正向峰值荷载比不带楼板连梁PRC-NS1和带普通RC楼板连梁PRC-S2分别提升了31%和18%,但带楼板连梁在梁板交界处产生通缝之后连梁的刚度退化较为严重;带钢筋桁架楼承板的PRC连梁具有优越的耗能能力,在连梁跨度范围内均出现了显著的对角压杆,主压杆及其衍生压杆共同构成桁架作用来承受剪力;楼承板桁架上下弦钢筋以及连梁纵筋均在连梁根部位置出现应力集中,且连梁试件PRC-S3破坏点对应的累积耗能是不带楼板试件PRC-NS1的1.39倍。

混合联肢PEC墙结构简化力学分析模型及承载力计算

为克服钢筋混凝土墙肢底部易发生脆性破坏的缺点,提高联肢剪力墙结构的抗震性能,采用PEC剪力墙肢代替混合联肢剪力墙结构中的钢筋混凝土剪力墙肢,形成新型混合联肢PEC墙结构.通过改变钢连梁截面尺寸、PEC墙肢宽厚比以及楼层数形成3个系列共8个模型,研究了弹性耦连比和改变弹性耦连比的方式对混合联肢PEC墙结构滞回性能和应力分布的影响.结果表明:各个系列模型滞回曲线均饱满而稳定,未出现明显捏缩现象,证明混合联肢PEC墙结构抗震性能好、耗能能力强,适用于高烈度抗震设防地区;与已有联肢墙结构研究成果一致,弹性耦连比是影响混合联肢PEC墙结构整体性能的主要因素,并不会因为实现方式不同而影响结构应力分布规律;为保证结构达极限承载能力状态时各层钢连梁均发生剪切屈服并充分发展塑性,同时避免受拉侧墙肢发生延性较差的小偏心受拉破坏,应控制弹性耦连比小于等于70%;基于有限元模型分析结果,探讨了混合联肢PEC墙结构受力机理,建立了结构简化力学分析模型,给出了极限承载力计算公式;试验及有限元模型分析结果与理论计算结果误差在15%以内,且均为理论值偏低,证明本文提出的混合联肢PEC墙结构极限承载力计算公式精度较高且偏于安全,可用于计算结构极限承载力.

钢板混凝土剪力墙拉弯剪性能试验研究

超高层建筑“细柔”特征容易引起底部剪力墙在强震下处于拉-弯-剪复合受力状态,中国《超限高层建筑工程抗震设防专项审查技术要点》(建质[2015]67号)建议墙肢采用配置型钢/钢板的方式来改善该种抗震性能,但缺乏相关试验研究。为此,进行了6片钢板混凝土剪力墙的低周往复荷载试验,研究了轴拉比、含钢率及剪跨比对墙肢拉弯剪性能的影响。研究表明:拉弯剪作用引起钢板混凝土剪力墙密集的裂缝分布和显著的钢材强化,并导致其剪切-拉弯耦合破坏。轴拉比增大,墙肢承载力、初始抗侧刚度和延性分别降低22%、41%和39%;剪跨比减小,墙肢承载力和抗侧刚度至少提升23%;同时增大含钢率和降低剪跨比,墙肢延性提高10%。相比其他国家规范,中国规范对拉弯剪作用下钢板混凝土剪力墙的抗剪承载力预测效果更好,但其未能考虑高含钢率对裂面销栓力的影响,故建议采用暗柱的初始含钢率进行修正。

箱形截面钢-混凝土组合连梁的抗震性能

对一种箱形截面钢-混凝土组合连梁展开研究,通过有限元模拟和理论分析对其屈服模式、抗震性能进行了深入探索。对不同参数取值下组合连梁的屈服模式进行对比分析,基于组合连梁长度与屈服承载力的关系,给出屈服模式的判定准则,研究了不同参数对组合连梁屈服模式的影响规律。结果表明:减小截面高度、钢腹板高厚比、钢材屈服强度、混凝土强度,增大剪跨比、钢翼缘宽厚比、截面高宽比等措施均使耗能梁段更容易弯曲屈服。轴向受压时,弯曲屈服型构件的延性普遍优于剪切屈服型构件;轴向受拉时,剪切屈服型构件的延性优于弯曲屈服型构件。剪切屈服型构件的弹性段刚度、屈服荷载、极限荷载以及能量耗散系数普遍大于弯曲屈服型构件。

通号电化科创大厦超限高层结构设计

通号电化科创大厦结构高度121.35m,采用钢筋混凝土框架-核心筒结构体系。结构设计采用了钢管混凝土外框柱、密肋楼盖及双连梁以达到更优的建筑使用空间。结合地层情况及摩擦型桩基的特点,基础设计采用了考虑桩土共同作用的设计思路,分别通过国内规范考虑承台效应的方法及参考国外文献的方法对桩土分担比例做了计算并按其结果进行了应用。本工程有多项不规则项,为超限高层结构。采用YJK和ETABS软件对结构进行了静力弹性分析,两种软件的分析结果较为吻合且均满足规范要求。采用Perform 3D软件对结构进行了罕遇地震下的动力弹塑性分析,根据分析结果对结构在罕遇地震下的抗震性能进行了评估,结构能够满足罕遇地震下预期的抗震性能目标。钢管混凝土柱与混凝土梁的连接节点为本工程的关键节点,针对该连接节点以往做法存在的问题,本工程设计了一种开大孔的连接节点并进行了节点有限元分析,结果表明节点具有一定的安全储备。最后,对密肋楼盖的建模模拟情况及计算结果进行了讲述。

基于自感知连梁的剪力墙墙肢转角变形识别及其试验验证

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