Study on Seepage Characteristics of Composite Bucket Foundation Under Eccentric Load

Under the effect of eccentric loads,when the suction pressure of the composite bucket foundation is leveled,the seepage failure is very easy to occur.The seepage failure occurrence causes the foundation to settle unevenly and impairs the bearing performance.This study uses ABAQUS finite element software to establish a composite bucket foundation model for finite element analysis.The model simulates the seepage of the foundation penetrating process under eccentric load to reveal the induced seepage characteristics of the bucket foundation.The most vulnerable position of seepage failure under the eccentric loading is elucidated.Critical suction formulas for different offset eccentric moment strategies are derived and compared with existing literature formulas.Then the derived formula is supplemented and corrected according to the pressure difference between adjacent cabins.Conclusions can be drawn:(1)Under eccentric loads,the critical suction decreases about 7%−10%.(2)The pressure difference between adjacent cabins impacts significantly on the seepage field,and the critical suction,at most,can be reduced by 17.56%.(3)the offset strategies have little effect on the seepage field.Efficient and appropriate strategies can be selected to meet the requirement of leveling in engineering project.

Influence of location of large-scale asperity on shear strength of concrete-rock interface under eccentric load

The location and geometry of large-scale asperity present at the foundation of concrete gravity dams and buttress dams affect the shear resistance of the concrete-rock interface.However,the parameters describing the frictional resistance of the interface usually do not account for these asperities.This could result in an underestimate of the peak shear stre ngth,which leads to significantly conservative design for new dams or unnecessary stability enhancing measures for existing ones.The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of the location of first-order asperity on the peak shear strength of a concrete-rock interface under eccentric load and the model discrepancy associated with the commonly used rigid body methods for calculating the factor of safety(FS)against sliding.For this,a series of direct and eccentric shear tests under constant normal load(CNL)was carried out on concrete-rock samples.The peak shear strengths measured in the tests were compared in terms of asperity location and with the predicted values from analytical rigid body methods.The results showed that the large-scale asperity under eccentric load significantly affected the peak shear strength.Furthermore,unlike the conventional assumption of sliding or shear failure of an asperity in direct shear,under the effect of eccentric shear load,a tensile failure in the rock or in the concrete could occur,resulting in a lower shear strength compared with that of direct shear tests.These results could have important implications for assessment of the FS against sliding failure in the concrete-rock interface.

Behavior of ring footing resting on reinforced sand subjected to eccentric-inclined loading

Ring footings are suitable for the structures like tall transmission towers, chimneys, silos and oil storages.These types of structures are susceptible to horizontal loads(wind load) in addition to their dead weight.In the literature, very little or no effort has been made to study the effect of ring footing resting on reinforced sand when subjected to eccentric, inclined and/or eccentric-inclined loadings. This paper aims to study the behavior of ring footing resting on loose sand and/or compacted randomly distributed fiberreinforced sand(RDFS) when subjected to eccentric(0 B, 0.05 B and 0.1 B, where B is the outer diameter of ring footing), inclined(0°,5°,10°, 15°,-5°,-10° and-15°)and eccentric-inclined loadings by using a finite element(FE) software PLAXIS 3 D. The behavior of ring footing is studied by using a dimensionless factor called reduction factor(RF). The numerical model used in the PLAXIS 3 D has been validated by conducting model plate load tests. Moreover, an empirical expression using regression analysis has been presented which will be helpful in plotting a load-settlement curve for the ring footing.

Load eccentricity effects on behavior of circular footings reinforced with geogrid sheets

In this paper, an experimental study for an eccentrically loaded circular footing, resting on a geogridreinforced sand bed, is performed. To achieve this aim, the steel model footing of 120 mm in diameterand sand in relative density of 60% are used. Also, the effects of depth of first and second geogrid layersand number of reinforcement layers （1e4） on the settlement-load response and tilt of footing undervarious load eccentricities （0 cm, 0.75 cm, 1.5 cm, 2.25 cm and 3 cm） are investigated. Test results indicatethat ultimate bearing capacity increases in comparison with unreinforced condition. It is observed thatwhen the reinforcements are placed in the optimum embedment depth （u/D ？0.42 and h/D ？0.42）, thebearing capacity ratio （BCR） increases with increasing load eccentricity to the core boundary of footing,and that with further increase of load eccentricity, the BCR decreases. Besides, the tilt of footing increaseslinearly with increasing settlement. Finally, by reinforcing the sand bed, the tilt of footing decreases at 2layers of reinforcement and then increases by increasing the number of reinforcement layers.

Damage response of conventionally reinforced two-way spanning concrete slab under eccentric impacting drop weight loading

Reinforced concrete(RC)structures are generally designed to carry quasi-static gravity loads through almost indispensable components namely slab,however,it may be subjected to high intense loads induced from the impact of projectiles generated by the tornado,falling construction equipment,and also from accidental explosions during their construction and service lifespan.Impacts due to rock/boulder falls do occur on the structures located especially in hilly areas.Such loadings are not predictable but may cause severe damage to the slab/structure.It stimulates structural engineers and researchers to investigate and understand the dynamic response of RC structures under such impulsive loading.This research work first investigates the performance of 1000×1000×75 mm^(3)conventionally reinforced two-way spanning normal strength concrete slab with only tension reinforcement(0.88%)under the concentric impact load(1035 N)using the finite element method based computer code,ABAQUS/Explicit-v.6.15.The impact load is delivered to the centroid of the slab using a solid-steel cylindroconical impactor(drop weight)with a flat nose of diameter 40 mm,having a total mass of 105 kg released from a fixed height of 2500 mm.Two popular concrete constitutive models in ABAQUS namely;Holmquist-Johnson-Cook(HJC)and Concrete Damage Plasticity(CDP),with strain rate effects as per fib MODEL CODE 2010,are used to model the concrete material behavior to impact loading and to simulate the damage to the slab.The slab response using these two models is analyzed and compared with the impact test results.The strain rate effect on the reinforcing steel bars has been incorporated in the analysis using the Malvar and Crawford(1998)approach.A classical elastoplastic kinematic idealization is considered to model the steel impactor and support system.Results reveal that the HJC model gives a little overestimation of peak displacement,maximum acceleration,and damage of the slab while the predictions given by the CDP model are in reasonable agreement with the experimental test results/observations available in the open literature.Following the validation of the numerical model,analyses have been extended to further investigate the damage response of the slab under eccentric impact loadings.In addition to the concentric location(P1)of the impacting device,five locations on a quarter of the slab i.e.,two along the diagonal(P2&P3),the other two along the mid-span(P4&P5),and the last one(P6)between P3 and P5,covering the entire slab,are considered.Computational results have been discussed and compared,and the evaluation of the most damaging location(s)of the impact is investigated.It has been found that the most critical location of the impact is not the centroid of the slab but the eccentric one with the eccentricity of 1/6th of the span from the centroid along the mid-span section.

Numerical and experimental analyses for bearing capacity of rigid strip footing subjected to eccentric load

A footing may get an eccentric load caused by earthquake or wind, thus the bearing capacity of footing subjected to eccentric load become a fundamental geotechnical problem. The conventional limit equilibrium method used for this problem usually evaluates the material properties only by its final strength. But the classical finite element method(FEM) does not necessarily provide a clear collapse mechanism associated with the yield condition of elements. To overcome these defects, a numerical procedure is proposed to create an explicit collapse mode combining a modified smeared shear band approach with a modified initial stress method. To understand the practical performance of sand foundation and verify the performance of the proposed procedure applied to the practical problems, the computing results were compared with the laboratory model tests results and some conventional solutions. Furthermore, because the proposed numerical procedure employs a simple elasto-plastic model which requires a small number of soil parameters, it may be applied directly to practical design works.

The Effect of Core Eccentricity on the Structural Behavior of Concrete Tall Buildings

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of core eccentricity on the structural behavior of concrete tall buildings.Concrete buildings of 55 floors with plan dimensions 48.0×48.0 m2 were investigated.Three cases of main core locations are studied:centric(A),eccentric by one sixth(B)and one third(C)of building width.The three-dimensional finite element method has been used in conducting structural analysis through ETABS software.Gravity and lateral(wind and seismic)loadings are applied to all building cases.It has been concluded that the core location is the prime parameter governing the structural behavior of tall buildings.Although the first two cases(A,B)have acceptable and similar structural behaviors conforming to code limits,in the third case(C),the building behavior came beyond code limits.The author introduced remedial action by adding two secondary cores in the opposite direction of the main core(C-R)to restore the building behavior to the code limits.The results of this action were satisfactory.

Behavior of eccentrically loaded concrete-filled GFRP tubular short columns

The glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) tube is an effective material that can increase the bearing capacity and ductility of concrete.To study the mechanical behavior of this composite structure,twenty-one concrete-filled GFRP tubular short columns were tested under an eccentric load.The principle influencing factors,such as the eccentricity ratio,concrete strength and ratio of longitudinal reinforcement were also studied.In addition,the course of deformation,failure mode,and failure mechanism were analyzed by observing the phenomena and summarizing the data.The test results indicated that the strength and deformation characteristics of core concrete increase as a result of the addition of the GFRP tube.However,the gain in strength due to the addition of the GFRP tube decreases as the ratio of e /d increases.An increase in the longitudinal steel ratio can improve the bearing capacity of the composite short column effectively.Furthermore,the study showed that the constraint effect of the GFRP tube on high-strength concrete is not as effective as that on common concrete.The reason is that the lateral deformation of the high-strength concrete is less than that of the common concrete when the concrete column was tested under the same axial compression ratio.

Penetration Resistance of Composite Bucket Foundation with Eccentric Load for Offshore Wind Turbines

The penetration of the composite bucket foundation(CBF)is crucial in its construction process.In actual projects,the foundation is inevitably subjected to eccentric load caused by towers and turbines,as well as wind,wave,and flow,during the one-step installation.Moreover,the eccentric load is bound to affect the penetration method and penetration resistance of the foundation.To examine the above-mentioned issues,the penetration resistance of CBF with eccentric load was calculated and analyzed based on model tests,and the seepage field of the CBF under eccentric load was analyzed using ABAQUS.The influence of different magnitudes of eccentric load and various offset strategies on penetration resistance was analyzed,and the theoretical and measured values were compared.The result indicated that the negative pressure of the offset room was found to be smaller than that of other rooms when the CBF penetrated the soil under eccentric load.The penetration resistance of CBF under eccentric load was larger than that without eccentricity,and the larger the eccentric load is,the greater the penetration resistance.The influence of different eccentric load offset strategies on penetration resistance was found to be negligible.The calculated penetration resistance under eccentric load was in good agreement with the measured value.

Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Hollow Spherical Joints Welded with Circular Pipes under Eccentric Loads

The hollow spherical joints welded with circular pipes applied to the National Swimming Center of China are subjected to large bending moments, but the influence of bending moments is not considered in the design equations in Technical Specification for Latticed Shells. Based on the von Mises yield criterion, multilinear isotropic hardening rule and associated flow rule, the elasto-plastic finite element model is put forward to analyze the behavior of the joints, and a calculation method for the joints under bending moments or eccentric loads is proposed. It is shown by the analytical results of joint that the stiffening rib can improve the ultimate bearing capacity by 10% for joints under axial tensile load, by 40% for joints under axial compressive load, and by 50% for joints under bending moment. The unified calculation equations for joints with or without stiffening rib are put forward, which can be applied to calculating the ultimate bearing capacity of the hollow spherical joints with circular pipes under eccentric loads.

Near Surface Mounted Application for the Strengthening of Rectangular Reinforced Concrete Slender Columns under Eccentric Load

The behavior of slender columns under the effect of eccentric loading has always taken the attention of researchers. When investigating the strengthening of reinforced concrete columns, mainly short and circular columns are the targeted elements. This is why the data about slender columns with rectangular sections is limited and infrequent specially when loaded eccentrically. This paper aims to increase the available experimental data in this specific area. The experimental program consisted of twenty seven specimens. The specimens were divided into three groups; one control group and two groups strengthened using two strengthening schemes. Scheme 1 implied the use of near surface mounted （NSM） longitudinal steel bars, while in scheme 2, NSM longitudinal steel bars partially wrapped with one ply of carbon fibers reinforced polymers （CFRP） sheets was used. The test specimen had an overall length of 2000 mm and a 100 x 200 mm rectangular cross section. In addition to the strengthening schemes, the test parameters included three ratios for the internal longitudinal steel bars ＂μ＂ 1%, 1.57% and 2.26%. The parameters were extended to cover three stirrups＇ volumetric ratio ＂ρv＂ 0.73%, 0.49% and 0.37%. The specimens were tested under the effect of eccentric loading with eccentricity-to-section height e/h equals 0.25. The research revealed that the strength gain in specimens strengthened with scheme 2 was higher than with scheme 1. Analytical modeling of the stress strain relation of the strengthened RC columns considering the effect of strengthening scheme, internal reinforcement ratio μ, and stirrups＇ volumetric ratio ＂ρv＂ was proposed. Verification was made using available experimental data. The proposed model showed a reasonable agreement with the experimental results.

Determination of the load bearing capacity of pre-stressed expandable props for ground support in underground mines

This paper aims to determine the load bearing capacity of pre-stressed expandable props with different geometries and load eccentricities for flexible support in underground mining or excavation.It is deduced that the expandable device could have much higher strength(>89 MPa)by laboratory tests,and the load bearing capacity of the expandable prop may depend on the stability of the supporting steel pipe structure.A good agreement was found between the laboratory test and numerical results in terms of the load bearing capacity and the final macro-bending failure pattern for expandable props with heights of 1.5 and 2.7 m,and the theoretical calculation for the strength of traditional steel structures is not directly suitable for the expandable props.Moreover,additional numerical simulations were performed for the expandable props with different normalized slenderness ratiosλ_(n)and loading eccentric distances e.The variation of stability coefficient of the expandable prop is in line with the Perry-Robertson equation and its correlation coefficients are fitted as a of 0.979 and b of 0.314.For estimating the load bearing capacity of the expandable props,the strength equation for traditional steel structures is improved by introducing a bending magnification factor and by modifying the normalized slenderness ratio to a converted slenderness ratio.Based on the underground field monitoring for the strength of expandable props with different heights,the empirical eccentric distances were back calculated,and a safety factor is introduced to obtain the designed strength of the expandable prop.In addition,a four-step design procedure is proposed for the expandable prop.

Codimension-two bifurcation of axial loaded beam bridge subjected to an infinite series of moving loads

A novel model is proposed which comprises of a beam bridge subjected to an axial load and an infinite series of moving loads. The moving loads, whose distance between the neighbouring ones is the length of the beam bridge, coupled with the axial force can lead the vibration of the beam bridge to codimension-two bifurcation. Of particular concern is a parameter regime where non-persistence set regions undergo a transition to persistence regions. The boundary of each stripe represents a bifurcation which can drive the system off a kind of dynamics and jump to another one, causing damage due to the resulting amplitude jumps. The Galerkin method, averaging method, invertible linear transformation, and near identity nonlinear transformations are used to obtain the universal unfolding for the codimension-two bifurcation of the mid-span deflection. The efficiency of the theoretical analysis obtained in this paper is verified via numerical simulations.

Torsionally coupled dynamic performance analysis of asymmetric offshore platforms subjected to wave and earthquake loadings

The dynamic equations of motion of asymmetric offshore platforms under three different environmental conditions:seismic action,wave action and their combination are established in this paper. In establishing these motion equations,three typical eccentricity types including mass eccentricity,rigidity eccentricity and their combination were considered,as are eccentricities that occur un-idirectionally and bi-directionally. The effects of the eccentricity type,the dynamic characteristics and the environmental conditions on the torsional coupling response of platforms are investigated and compared. An effort has also been made to analyze the inffluence of accidental eccentricity on asymmetric platforms with different eccentricity in two horizontally orthogonal directions. The results are given in terms of non-dimensional parameters,accounting for the uncoupled torsional to lateral frequency ratio. Numerical results reveal that the eccentricity type has a great inffluence on the torsionally coupled response under different environmental conditions. Therefore,it is necessary to consider the combination of earthquake and wave action in the seismic response analysis of some offshore platforms.

倾斜矿体采空区非对称顶板-矿柱结构体协同承载机理

为解决倾斜矿体回采后大倾角顶板和非对称空区可能引发的采空区支撑结构体变形及破坏失稳问题,以某石灰石矿非对称顶板-矿柱支撑结构体为研究对象,构建结构体承载力学模型,求解顶板挠曲变形值及矿柱安全系数,分析不同倾角、跨度比下顶板变形特征及矿柱失稳破坏模式,研究其协同承载机理。结果表明:顶板变形、矿柱失稳破坏模式受采空区倾角θ和跨度比λ的双重影响,顶板变形大小随着θ的增加表现为双增长率,与λ的关系伴随着θ的变化而变化。矿柱失稳破坏模式受θ的影响程度随着λ的增加而减小,当0°<θ≤30°时,矿柱主要为小偏心受压破坏;当θ=0°和30°<θ≤60°时,随着λ值的增加,矿柱破坏模式从大偏心受压破坏向小偏心受压破坏转变。顶板维系采空区稳定的能力随着θ的增加逐渐降低,矿柱维系采空区稳定的最优λ值随着θ的增加逐渐减小,矿柱约束顶板变形作用大小随着λ的增加而降低。数值模拟和工程实例验证了理论计算结果的可靠性,为地下空场法矿山安全开采提供一定的理论支撑。

不同损伤模型下偏心不耦合装药爆破特性

在实际爆破工程中,药包因自身重量与炮孔处于偏心不耦合的相对位置。此装药结构下,爆破荷载对其炮孔近区的岩体作用分布不均匀,会造成炮孔近区爆炸能量及损伤演化分布的差异。利用数值模拟软件,分别采用HJC模型和RHT模型建立岩石单孔爆破结构,探究了不同本构模型下偏心不耦合装药岩体的爆炸损伤特性。结果表明,基于本文的模拟环境,同心不耦合装药条件下,炮孔周围损伤程度基本相同,但RHT模型下的损伤范围比HJC模型大近一倍;随着偏心系数的增大,HJC模型损伤范围偏向于炮孔耦合侧,RHT模型炮孔耦合侧与非耦合侧爆破损伤范围分布不均;RHT模型能更准确地呈现实际爆破工程中岩体裂纹的扩展形态。

考虑二次受力的UHPC加固RC墩偏压极限承载力

为揭示考虑二次受力UHPC加固桥墩偏压受力的损伤机理和极限状态,设计制作了UHPC加固RC墩和未加固墩构件,并进行了相应的试验研究和理论分析,并与未加固墩进行了比较。开展了考虑二次受力的UHPC增大截面法加固RC桥墩的小偏压试验,研究了不同初始受力条件下加固墩的破坏模式和极限承载力。结合有限元模型讨论了UHPC抗压强度、加固层的厚度和配筋率对极限承载力的影响。根据极限状态下的受力特性和平衡关系,推导了UHPC加固RC墩偏压极限承载力计算公式。结果表明:UHPC搭配钢筋网加固墩小偏压承载力与未加固墩相比,提升幅度达到了183%以上。UHPC强度对试件极限承载力的影响较大,UHPC厚度增大对加固试件承载力提高也较明显,加固层配筋率对构件承载力的提高影响较小。初始荷载的增大会降低原墩的混凝土利用率,降低加固墩的极限承载力。所提出考虑二次受力公式的计算承载力与实测值误差在3%之内,与有限元计算值误差在8%之内,具有较高的计算精度。研究结果可以为UHPC加固RC墩偏压承载力计算提供理论依据。

钢框架-偏心支撑结构消能梁暗置侧向支撑设计

在钢框架-偏心支撑结构中,针对钢结构住宅等建筑中不能接受常规消能梁侧向支撑的情况,设计了一种在消能梁段端部的楼板内设置型钢连接件及暗梁组成的暗置侧向支撑。有限元模拟分析表明,在规范规定的消能梁段下翼缘侧向水平荷载的作用下,该消能梁暗置侧向支撑能显著减小消能梁的扭转变形和侧向弯曲变形;在考虑消能梁上局部楼板失效的情况下,暗置侧向支撑也能提供消能梁合适的扭转约束刚度。通过某工程的原位静荷载试验,验证了该暗置支撑对消能梁发挥的预期侧向支撑作用。

超高钢混风电塔筒液压导向系统研究

为了更加高效的利用高空风能,作为绿色清洁能源之一的风力发电,朝着风电机组单机容量越来越大、承载基础的塔筒建设高度越来越高的趋势发展。传统锥筒式全钢塔筒逐渐被预应力混凝土-钢组合塔筒所取代。预应力混凝土-钢组合塔筒兼具混凝土塔筒及钢塔筒两者的优势,具有承载力高、稳定性好、运输施工维护方便、建设成本低等特点,以适应较高高度风电场的需求,代表了未来风电塔筒结构发展的方向。由于高空风载荷大、风电机组的偏心载荷大等不利因素,导致提升过程中产生大弯矩和扭转的工况。因此,导向问题已成为预应力混凝土-钢组合塔筒建设中需要首先解决的技术难题。针对这一难题,创新研制了超高钢混风电塔筒导向液压系统,结合传感检测和智能控制算法,克服上述不利因素,依次将混凝土内塔筒和中塔筒提升到位,高质量地实现了国内陆上最高的国家电投鲁阳170 m高的风电钢混塔筒的安装。

矿井提升系统存在的安全问题及对策措施

为保证矿井提升系统的安全稳定运转,文章对矿井提升系统存在的安全问题进行了详细的分析与总结。主要介绍了矿井提升系统振动冲击限制技术,立井提升系统过卷防治技术,矿井提升系统松绳、跑车事故防治技术,深井提升钢丝绳失效研究及防治技术,立井特大罐笼全无轨运输防偏载及锁罐技术和摩擦式提升系统打滑事故防治技术,最后进行了立井提升系统卡罐事故分析。针对矿井提升系统存在的相关安全事故,分析了各种问题的动力学特性,得出了研究结论,并针对提升系统的安全问题,对国家标准、规范提出了相应的修改建议,给出了具体的对策措施。