Dynamic analysis of wind turbine tower structures in complex ocean environment

Studying and analyzing the dynamic behavior of offshore wind turbines are of great importance to ensure the safety and improve the efficiency of such expensive equipments.In this work,a tapered beam model is proposed to investigate the dynamic response of an offshore wind turbine tower on the monopile foundation assembled with rotating blades in the complex ocean environment.Several environment factors like wind,wave,current,and soil resistance are taken into account.The proposed model is ana-lytically solved with the Galerkin method.Based on the numerical results,the effects of various structure parameters including the taper angle,the height and thickness of the tower,the depth,and the diameter and the cement filler of the monopile on the funda-mental natural frequency of the wind turbine tower system are investigated in detail.It is found that the fundamental natural frequency decreases with the increase in the taper angle and the height and thickness of the tower,and increases with the increase in the diameter of the monopile.Moreover,filling cement into the monopile can effectively im-prove the fundamental natural frequency of the wind turbine tower system,but there is a critical value of the amount of cement maximizing the property of the monopile.This research may be helpful in the design and safety evaluation of offshore wind turbines.

Equivalent Simplifying of Tower Structure and Its Application in Overall Analysis of Offshore Platform

Based on some mechanical principles, this paper presents a new way for simplifying the tower structure on the platform, i. e., substituting the three-dimensional tower structure by using beam elements. For the overall analysis of offshore platform, this method can not only save man- power and computer time, but also get better results. This paper introduces the equivalent-simplifying method and its application in engineering.

A New Non-uniform Beam Element and Its Application to Buckling Analysis for Framed Structures

The non-uniform beam components are commonly used in engineering,while the method to analyze such component is not too satisfactory yet. A new non-uniform beam element with high precision was developed based on the non-linear analysis and the static condensation. Based on the interpolation theory, the displacement fields of the three-node non-uniform Euler-Bernoulli beam element were constructed at first: the quintic Hermite interpolation polynomial was used for the lateral displacement field and the quadratic Lagrange interpolation polynomial for the axial displacement field. Then,based on the basic assumptions of non-uniform Euler-Bernoulli beam whose section properties were continuously varying along its centroidal axis, the linear and geometric stiffness matrices of the three-node non-uniform beam element were derived according to the nonlinear finite element theory. Finally,the degrees of freedom ( DOFs) of the middle node of the element were eliminated using the static condensation method, and a new two-node non-uniform beam element including axial-force effect was obtained. The results indicate that each bar needs to be meshed with only one element could get a fairly accurate solution when it is applied to the stability analyses.

Safety Risk Assessment of Overturning Construction of Towering Structure Based on Cloud Matter–Element Coupled Model

Rapid urbanization has led to a surge in the number of towering structures,and overturning is widely used because it can better accommodate the construction of shaped structures such as variable sections.The complexity of the construction process makes the construction risk have certain randomness,so this paper proposes a cloudbased coupled matter-element model to address the ambiguity and randomness in the safety risk assessment of overturning construction of towering structures.In the pretended model,the digital eigenvalues of the cloud model are used to replace the eigenvalues in the matter–element basic element,and calculate the cloud correlation of the risk assessment metrics through the correlation algorithm of the cloud model to build the computational model.Meanwhile,the improved hierarchical analysis method based on the cloud model is used to determine the weight of the index.The comprehensive evaluation scores of the evaluation event are then obtained through the weighted average method,and the safety risk level is determined accordingly.Through empirical analysis,(1)the improved hierarchical analysis method based on the cloud model can incorporate the data of multiple decisionmakers into the calculation formula to determine theweights,which makes the assessment resultsmore credible;(2)the evaluation results of the cloud-basedmatter-element coupledmodelmethod are basically consistent with those of the other two commonly used methods,and the confidence factor is less than 0.05,indicating that the cloudbased physical element coupled model method is reasonable and practical for towering structure overturning;(3)the cloud-based coupled element model method,which confirms the reliability of risk level by performing Spearman correlation on comprehensive assessment scores,can provide more comprehensive information of instances compared with other methods,and more comprehensively reflects the fuzzy uncertainty relationship between assessment indexes,which makes the assessment results more realistic,scientific and reliable.

The Coupling Effect of Spatial Reticulated Shell Structure with Cables

The spatial reticulated shell structure with cables (RSC) is a kind of coupling working system, which consists of flexible cables, reticulated shell structure (RS) and tower columns. The dynamic analysis of RSC based on the coupling model was carried out. Three kinds of elements such as the spatial bar element, cable element and beam element were introduced to analyze the reticulated shell, cable and tower column respectively. Furthermore, such parameter influences as structural boundary conditions, grid configuration, the span-to-depth ratio and the arrangement of cable system upon structural dynamics were analyzed. The structural vibration modes can be divided into four groups based on some numerical examples. And the frequencies in the same group are very close while the frequencies in different groups are different from each other obviously. It is clear that the sequence of the appearance of the each mode group heavily depends on the comparative stiffness of the tower column system, RS and cables.

Fast SSED-MoM /FEM Analysis for Electromagnetic Scattering of Large-Scale Periodic Dielectric Structures

A hybrid method combining simplified sub-entire domain basis function method of moment with finite element method( SSED-MoM /FEM) is accelerated for electromagnetic( EM) scattering analysis of large-scale periodic structures.The unknowns are reduced sharply with non-uniform mesh in FEM. The computational complexity of the hybrid method is dramatically declined by applying conjugate gradient-fast Fourier transform( CG-FFT) to the integral equations of both electric field and magnetic field. The efficiency is further improved by using OpenMP technique. Numerical results demonstrate that the SSED-MoM /FEM method can be accelerated for more than three thousand times with large-scale periodic structures.

Influence of Wind Turbine Structural Parameters on Wind Shear and Tower Shadow Effect

To overcome the problems of natural decreases in power quality,and to eliminate wind speed fluctuation due to wind shear and tower shadow effect arising from wind turbine structural parameters,an improved prediction model accounting for the dual effect of wind shear and tower shadow is,in this paper,built.Compared to the conventional prediction model,the proposed model contains a new constraint condition,which makes the disturbance term caused by the tower shadow effect always negative so that the prediction result is closer to the actual situation.Furthermore,wind turbine structural parameters such as hub height,rotor diameter,the diameter of the tower top,and rotor overhang on wind shear and tower shadow effect are also explored in detail.The results show that the wind shear effect became weaker with the increase in hub height.The hub height is independent of the tower shadow effect.The rotor diameter is positively correlated with the wind shear and tower shadow effect.The tower shadow effect is positively correlated with the diameter of the tower top and negatively correlated with the rotor overhang.

Assessment of structural stability in Bohai Sea area based on AHP-GDM model

The AHP-GDM model is used for the assessment of structural stability, with the Bohai Sea area as an exam- ple. In this model, the credit degree of each expert is calculated through the assessment matrix based on the similarity and diversity of vector. The comprehensive opinions of expert panel are quantitatively obtained by considering the effect ofcredit degree. According to the geological structural setting, the Bohai Sea is di- vided into twelve assessment zones of structural stability by non-uniform element method. The structural stability grade of each zone is obtained on the basis of the latest geophysical data, earthquake statistical data, and the information of fault activities, current stress field and crustal deformation. The results show that there are one relatively stable area, three relatively sub-stable areas, six relatively sub-unstable areas and two relatively unstable areas. The assessment results of non-uniform element method are very close with those of uniform grid method with size of 0.25 in longitude direction and 0.14 in latitude direction. However the workload of non-uniform element method is only 1 / 16 of the latter. Compared with traditional assessment methods of structural stability, a more objective and reliable assessment result can be obtained by combining non-uniform element method and AHP-GDM model.

A novel wavy non-uniform ligament chiral stent with J-shaped stress-strain behavior to mimic the native trachea

Tracheal stents are an important form of treatment for benign or malignant central airway obstruction.However,the mechanical behavior of current tracheal stents is significantly different from that of the native trachea,which leads to a variety of serious complications.In this study,inspired by the structure of the native trachea,a wavy non-uniform ligament chiral tracheal stent is proposed,in which J-shaped stress-strain behavior and negative Poisson's ratio response are achieved by replacing the tangential ligament of tetrachiral and anti-tetrachiral hybrid structure with a wavy non-uniform ligament.Through the combination of theoretical analysis,finite element analysis and experimental tests,a wide range of desired J-shaped stress-strain curves are explored to mimic the native porcine trachea by tailoring the stent geometry.Besides,the negative Poisson’s ratio and auxetic diameter curves versus axial strain of the stent are also studied in detail,thus contributing to the enhancement of cross-section ventilation and reducing the migration of the stent.This novel tracheal stent with a unique microstructure shows a potential to perfectly match the physiological activities of the native trachea and thereby reduce potential complications.

An Approach to Representing Heterogeneous Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline Objects

The representation method of heterogeneous material information is one of the key technologies of heterogeneous object modeling, but almost all the existing methods cannot represent non-uniform rational B-spline （NURBS） entity. According to the characteristics of NURBS, a novel data structure, named NURBS material data structure, is proposed, in which the geometrical coordinates, weights and material coordinates of NURBS heterogene- ous objects can be represented simultaneously. Based on this data structure, both direct representation method and inverse construction method of heterogeneous NURBS objects are introduced. In the direct representation method, three forms of NURBS heterogeneous objects are introduced by giving the geometry and material information of con- trol points, among which the homogeneous coordinates form is employed for its brevity and easy programming. In the inverse construction method, continuous heterogeneous curves and surfaces can he obtained by interpolating discrete points and curves with specified material information. Some examples are given to show the effectiveness of the pro- posed methods.

New Technology of Installing the Attached Self-Climbing Tower Steel Gantry Cranes

The Liujiaxia Bridge is 536 m span steel truss stiffening Girder Bridge, tower with double-column steel concrete slructure, which is the world＇s largest diameter, the largest steel plate thickness of concrete pylon. Sarasota manufactured using standard pipe segment, group fight scene segment piecewise hoisting tower segment perfusion within the micro-expansion concrete construction technology, tower maximum height of 61.5 meters. This paper describes a piecewise Sarasota steel installation, piecewise perfusion within the micro-expansion concrete tower new construction method - attached to a self-climbing tower bridge ganlry crane mounted pylon construction technology of large steel components. Of the ＂entity attached to the pylon installation of equipment by section climb＂ design, composition and construction applications are described in detail.

GFRP布无损加固输电铁塔角钢受力性能研究

针对现役输电铁塔在覆冰、风荷载、边坡变形等作用下可能存在承载力不足的问题,研究玻璃纤维增强复合材料(GFRP)布无损加固铁塔角钢的受力性能。首先,利用文献中的物理试验对加固钢材数值试验方法进行验证;其次,以铁塔角钢为研究对象,基于验证的数值试验方法建立72组有限元分析模型,探讨长细比、GFRP布粘贴层数、粘贴长度等因素对角钢极限承载力的影响;最后,推导并改进GFRP布角钢复合构件理论承载力计算方法。结果表明:不同长细比对构件极限承载力影响较大,当角钢长细比大于70时,加固后的承载力提升不明显;增加GFRP布粘贴层数,角钢承载力大幅提升,粘贴8层GFRP布的承载力提升率最高达41.03%;柱中GFRP布粘贴长度为75%与粘贴长度为100%的角钢极限承载力相比提升不大,仅为0.27%~2.10%;对推导的GFRP布角钢复合构件理论承载力计算方法引入修正系数后,数值试验与理论计算值相对误差缩小至-2.70%~1.77%,有效提升理论解计算精度。在对现役铁塔加固时,只需对角钢全长的75%粘贴6~8层GFRP布进行加固,且对于长细比λ≤70的角钢加固效果更好。

基于激光点云的电力杆塔倾斜角度计算方法

本文旨在提出一种基于无人机激光点云数据的电力杆塔倾斜角度自动精准计算方法,用于解决电力杆塔人工巡检验收环节中倾斜度计算效率低下、过程繁琐、难度较高的问题。本方法利用无人机激光雷达获取复杂环境下的电力杆塔点云,采用分层密度统计与塔身结构提取方法,生成电力杆塔中轴方向线,并计算其与杆塔所处位置铅垂线的夹角,得到电力杆塔倾斜角度。为验证本方法的有效性,选取了不同地点4个待验收的杆塔进行实验,通过模拟仿真与影响因素分析,探索了电力杆塔倾斜角度计算的精度。结果表明,本方法对电力杆塔倾斜角度计算的平均绝对误差为0.017 4?,验证了其在电力杆塔人工巡检验收环节中倾斜度计算的有效性与可靠性。

基于倒塌延性的输电塔地震抗倒塌设计方法

调整结构抗侧刚度是提高地震下结构抗倒塌能力的常用方法,目前该方法多应用于建筑结构,而没有关于输电塔的抗倒塌研究。针对此问题,首先,依托实际输电线路工程,基于ABAQUS软件建立了输电塔有限元模型,采用静力推覆分析(Pushover)和增量动力分析(incremental dynamic analysis,简称IDA)方法,获得了输电塔倒塌延性;其次,针对输电塔薄弱节间,提出了一种以杆件内外径之比为影响参数的输电塔地震抗倒塌优化设计方法;最后,通过有限元分析对优化效果进行了验证。结果表明,该优化方法能有效提高输电塔抗倒塌性能,优化后的输电塔薄弱节间抗震性能最高可达70%,非薄弱节间优化效果在10%左右,可为输电塔抗震设计提供指导。

基于BIM的飞云楼结构古建筑遗产保护模型研究

飞云楼是一项具有深厚历史文化的古建筑遗产,其结构完整性的维护对文化传承至关重要。研究采用BIM技术监测和分析其结构健康状况,为古建筑的保护与维护提供新的方法。分析结果表明,监测桁架的日均变化率高达19.173%,异常监测值达到-43.16,榫卯连接处与地基的日均变化率分别为-15.902%与-20.041%,但异常监测值分别为-46.24与-23.08。对于梁与柱子,异常日均变化率分别为-1.792%与3.594%,梁的异常监测值为17.33,柱子为-51.09。屋顶的异常日均监测值为-62.73,是所有监测部位中最高的,表明屋顶承受的应力或损伤程度可能最为严重。由此可见,该模型为飞云楼的结构性问题提供了预警,指出维护和监控的重点区域,为制定针对性的维修策略提供了依据,同时为其他古建筑的结构健康监测提供了可行的参考。

装配式混凝土建筑施工现场群塔布置的影响因素分析

装配式混凝土建筑的预制构件类型繁多、数量大,现场吊装作业任务量大。装配式混凝土建筑施工现场进行群塔布置时需要考虑塔吊的选型、施工场地和道路情况、塔吊的站位和群塔作业防碰撞要求等因素。在保证群塔施工中相互运行安全的前提下,群塔的合理布置应可最大限度地提高群塔利用效率,满足施工要求。

基于IDA的钢-混凝土混合风电塔筒地震易损性分析

为研究钢-混凝土混合风电塔筒的抗震性能,基于弹塑性纤维梁柱单元理论建立了某钢-混凝土混合风电塔筒二维数值模型,先依据推覆分析结果确定塔筒的5种损伤状态限值,然后分别以截面曲率和考虑高阶振型的复合地震动强度参数IM 1I&2E作为结构需求参数和地震动强度参数,接着选取20条地震动记录进行塔筒的增量动力分析,建立塔筒的地震易损性曲线,并对塔筒的抗震性能进行评估。结果表明:混合塔筒模型的损伤程度与地震动强度参数呈正相关,其抗震性能可满足Ⅶ度(0.15 g)地震作用下的抗震要求,但在Ⅷ度罕遇地震作用下及处于更高烈度区的风电塔筒应当进行专门的抗震设计。

三面围合的人字结构——北京N公寓结构设计

基于某大跨斜连体三塔结构项目,采用多软件对比小震弹性分析、时程分析以及大震动力弹塑性分析方法,对其进行了斜连体传力路径分析、斜连体超限高层结构计算分析、斜连体防连续倒塌验算、斜连体与塔楼连接薄弱部位关键节点有限元分析。分析结果表明,斜连体传力路径可靠,斜连体及与塔楼连接关键传力节点在大震下不屈服,整体结构满足大震下的变形和承载力要求。故本项目结构布置合理,结构体系安全可靠。

四塔支承超大直径圆环复杂结构设计

上海临港新片区新建一幢地标建筑,该建筑为四幢46.8 m高的塔楼支承一个直径150 m、高度8.6 m的超大直径圆环,结构复杂。结构主要特点是超大直径圆环内侧采用倒三角形空间桁架、楼面梁采用变截面悬挑钢梁,四幢塔楼采用钢框架-屈曲约束支撑-屈曲约束钢板墙结构体系,超大直径圆环和四幢支承塔楼之间采用一个对角铰接、另一个对角滑动支座加黏滞阻尼器的连接方式。由于建筑师的要求,超大直径圆环横截面为外侧开口的C形截面,如何克服圆环外侧开口带来的扭转作用是设计难点。主要进行了支承塔楼的结构设计和计算分析,超大直径圆环的结构选型和抗扭性能研究,圆环和支承塔楼连接设计,支承塔楼和圆环组成的整体结构计算分析,整体结构大震下弹塑性时程分析。设计和研究成果可为圆环结构、多个塔楼共同支承一个上部结构等类似工程设计提供借鉴。

G3铜陵长江公铁大桥桥塔基础设计

G3铜陵长江公铁大桥主桥为主跨988 m的斜拉-悬索协作体系桥,桥塔采用钢筋混凝土门形结构。3号桥塔基础比选了钻孔桩基础与沉井基础方案,4号桥塔基础比选了钻孔桩基础与地下连续墙基础方案,综合考虑基础受力性能、经济性、施工风险等,均推荐采用钻孔桩基础方案。3号、4号桥塔塔座高4.5 m,承台分别为厚7 m的圆形-哑铃形和矩形-哑铃形结构,基础分别采用68根和64根φ3.0 m钻孔桩,桩长分别为95 m和79 m,按摩擦桩设计。承台系梁采用ANSYS软件进行实体有限元分析,系梁横向受力主筋、竖向抗剪箍筋采用优化分区配置,满足受力要求。