液化土层中桶形基础承载力弱化的数值模拟

对动冰载作用下饱和砂土层液化过程中桶形基础承载力的弱化规律进行了数值模拟。建立液化土层的简化计算模型,采用FLAC3D软件分析了等效动冰载作用下土层不同位置的液化度及其主要影响因素;进而将具一定液化度土层的抗力作用等效为沿桶壁的不同刚度的非线性弹簧作用,在给定的位移破坏标准下确定不同液化度土层中桶形基础的承载力,分析液化土层中桶形基础承载力的弱化特征。在文中荷载条件和计算模型下,当土层顶面液化度为0.60、底面液化度为0.06时,土层中桶形基础的承载力降低12%。

粉土地层中桶形基础水平动载响应的离心机实验研究

对动载作用下分层土中单桶基础动承载特性、四桶基础动承载特性进行了离心机实验模拟,并对动载后桶基静承载力进行了模拟。结果表明:桶顶与粘土面相同时,有上覆粘土层条件下的桶基动力响应较无上覆粘土层条件下的孔压增长小,但沉陷大;桶顶与粘土层下的砂土面相同时比与粘土面相同时的响应大。桶基在动载后的静承载力得到提高。由于液化区的滤波和对动载的衰减作用,发生沉降的范围有限,离桶壁约一倍桶高距离。超孔隙水压从桶基边沿水平向逐渐衰减,从土面开始往下逐渐衰减到零。桶基周围砂土完全液化的厚度随载荷幅值的增加而增加,最大值约为桶高的40%。

动载作用下桶形基础周围土体变形的数值模拟

针对动冰载作用下桶形基础周围土体的液化变形进行了数值模拟.建立饱和砂层中桶形基础的简化计算模型,研究动载作用下砂层竖向和水平向的液化变形.首先与桶形基础动载离心机试验比较,验证了计算模型的可靠性.分析了砂层竖向和水平向液化变形特征,以及砂层变形随动载特性和土性参数变化的规律.研究结果表明:砂层变形随着动载频率减小,振幅加大,砂层弹性模量降低而增大.在该文计算模型和荷载条件下,砂层竖向最大变形发生在距荷载作用边界0.25倍桶高位置处,水平最大变形发生在荷载作用边界处.当动载激振时间超过5h后,土顶面竖向变形约为土底面竖向变形的3倍,距荷载作用边界2.0倍桶高位置处的水平变形仅为荷载作用边界处水平变形的3.3%

Dimensionless Analysis of the Simulation of Bucket Foundations under Dynamic Load

Firstly, the main factors are obtained by use of dimensionless analysis. Secondly, the time scaling factors in centrifuge modeling of bucket foundations under dynamic load are analyzed based on dimensionless analysis and control- ling equation. A simplified method for dealing with the conflict of scaling factors of the inertial and the percolation in sand foundation is presented. The presented method is that the material for experiments is not changed while the effects are modified by perturbation method. Thirdly, the characteristic time of liquefaction state and the characteristic scale of affected zone are analyzed.

Study on Post Foundation of Highway Medium Guardrail

目前高速公路中央分隔带波形梁护栏立柱的实际设置中,普遍存在着由于分隔带地基强度低于压实路基,护栏立柱承载能力偏低,护栏的防护性能达不到设计要求的问题。对粘性土地基中立柱的受力情况进行了分析,并对地基为压实土与回填土两种情况进行了对比,给出了中央分隔带中立柱地基的加固方案。

A Discussion on Modeling Shape Memory Alloy Embedded in A Composite Laminate as Axial Force and Elastic Foundation

In this paper, the possible error sources of the composite natural frequencies due to modeling the shape memory alloy (SMA) wire as an axial force or an elastic foundation and anisotropy are discussed. The great benefit of modeling the SMA wire as an axial force and an elastic foundation is that the complex constitutive relation of SMA can be avoided. But as the SMA wire and graphite-epoxy are rigidly bonded together, such constraint causes the re-distribution of the stress in the composite. This, together with anisotropy, which also reduces the structural stiffness can cause the relatively large error between the experimental data and theoretical results.

Tensionless Contact Of A Finite Beam Resting On Reissner Foundation

A more generalized model of a beam resting on a tensionless Reissner foundation is presented. Compared with the Winkler foundation model, the Reissner foundation model is a much improved one. In the Winkler foundation model, there is no shear stress inside the foundation layer and the foundation is assumed to consist of closely spaced, independent springs. The presence of shear stress inside Reissner foundation makes the springs no longer independent and the foundation to deform as a whole. Mathematically, the governing equation of a beam on Reissner foundation is sixth order differential equation compared with fourth order of Winkler one. Because of this order change of the governing equation, new boundary conditions are needed and related discussion is presented. The presence of the shear stress inside the tensionless Reissner foundation together with the unknown feature of contact area/length makes the problem much more difficult than that of Winkler foundation. In the model presented here, the effects of beam dimension, gap distance, loading asymmetry and foundation shear stress on the contact length are all incorporated and studied. As the beam length increases, the results of a finite beam with zero gap distance converge asymptotically to those obtained by the previous model for an infinitely long beam. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Nonlinear analysis of pile foundation jacket platform

In this paper, the nonlinear collapse of the BOHAI-8 pile foundation jacket platform has been analyzed. The ultimate load and collapse process of two computational models of the structure are given. One model is of fixed support whose length is eight times the pile leg diameter and the other considers the nonlinearity of the soil-pile interaction.

Dynamic analysis of arrest of buckle propagation on a beam on a nonlinear elastic foundation by FEM

Based on the dynamic governing equation of propagating buckle on a beam on a nonlinear elastic foundation, this paper deals with an important problem of buckle arrest by combining the FEM with a time integration technique. A new conclusion completely different from that by the quasi-static analysis about the buckle arrestor design is drawn. This shows that the inertia of the beam cannot be ignored in the analysis under consideration, especially when the buckle propagation is suddenly stopped by the arrestors.

On the velocity of buckle propagation in a beam on a nonlinear elastic-foundation

The paper revisits a simple beam model used by Chater et al. (1983, Proc. IUTAM Symp. Collapse, Cambridge University Press) to examine the dynamics of propagating buckles on it. It was found that, if a buckle is initiated at a constant pressure higher than the propagation pressure of the model (P-p), the buckle accelerates and gradually reaches a constant velocity which depends upon the pressure, while if it is initiated at P-p, the buckle propagates at a velocity which depends upon the initial imperfection. The causes for the difference are also investigated.

Synthesis Of Plastic Zr-Based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites By The Copper-Mould Suction Casting And The Bridgman Solidification

Zr-based bulk metallic glass matrix composites with the composition of Zr56.2Ti13.8Nb5.0Cu6.9Ni5.6Be12.(5) were synthesized by the copper-mould suction casting and the Bridgman solidification. The composite, containing a well-developed flowery beta-Zr dendritic phase, was obtained by the Bridgman solidification with the withdrawal velocity of 0.8 mm/s and the temperature gradient of 45 K/mm, and the ultimate strength of 2050 MPa and fracture plastic strain of 14.6% of the composite were achieved, which was mainly interpreted by the homogeneous dispersion of bcc beta-Zr phase in the glass matrix. Crown Copyright (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Experimental Study on the Responses of Bucket Foundations in Calcareous Sand under Vertical Dynamic Loading

Abstract: Experiments to determine the vertical static bearing capacity are carried out first in laboratory which is taken as a reference for choosing the amplitudes of vertical dynamic loading. Then a series of experiments are carried out to study the influences of factors, such as the scales of bucket, the amplitude and frequency of loading, the density of soils etc.. According to the experimental results, the responses of bucket foundations in calcareous sand under vertical dynamic loadings are analyzed. It is shown that there exists a limited effected zone under vertical dynamic loading. The scale of this zone is about one times of the bucket’s height. In this zone, the density of soil layer, the deformation and the pore pressure change obviously.

Ultra-dry oxygen atmosphere to protect tellurite glass fiber from surface crystallization

In this study we report on surface crystallization phenomena and propose a solution for the fabrication of long and robust tellurite glass fibers. The bulk tellurite glasses of interest were prepared by melting and quenching techniques. Tellurite glass preforms and fibers were fabricated by suction casting and rod-in-tube drawing methods, respectively. The surfaces of the tellurite bulk glass samples and of the drawn fibers prepared under different controlled atmospheres were examined by X-ray diffraction. When the tellurite glass fibers were drawn in ambient air containing water vapor, four primary kinds of small crystals were found to appear on the fiber surface, alpha-TeO(2), gamma-TeO(2), Zn(2)Te(3)O(8) and Na(2)Zn(3)(CO(3))(4)center dot 3H(2)O. A mechanism for this surface crystallization is proposed and a solution described, using an ultra-dry oxygen gas atmosphere to effectively prevent surface crystallization during fiber drawing. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.