钢管混凝土短柱支座隔震性能研究

本文提出一种钢管混凝土短柱隔震支座座，通过伪静力试验测定了短柱支座的恢复力特性，给出了有关恢复力的某些特征参数的表达式；对一座廿层砌体主房屋进行了非线性地震反应分析，考察了短柱支座的特性及其隔震效果；通过模型振动台试验，进一步验证了短柱支座的耳震效果和计算模型的准确性。     

圆钢管混凝土截面延性系数

首先介绍了圆钢管混凝土中核心混凝土极限压应变的计算方法，通过参数分析，给出了核心混凝土极限压应变的限值。在此基础上，建立了截面极限曲率的计算公式，给出圆钢管混凝土截面延性系数的计算方法，并对有关影响因素进行分析，最后给出延性系数的建议值。研究进一步表明，圆钢管混凝土具有良好的抗震性能。     

钢筋混凝土异形柱框架结构楼层受剪承载力计算方法

在不考虑结构整体扭转的前提下，假定异形柱框架结构中的异形柱为单向偏心受压且为弯曲型破坏，给出了异形柱正截面受弯承载力和异形柱框架结构楼层受剪承载力计算方法。方法简便实用，与试验结果比较吻合。     

Analysis of tubular steel bridge piers

A one‐dimensional model is proposed for the static and dynamic analysis of tubular steel bridge piers subjected to strong ground motions. The present formulation does not require experimental results nor shell analysis to obtain the constitutive equation of the model, which shows strength deterioration. The material properties and dimensions of bridge piers are required for static and dynamic analysis of the present model. The present analysis consists of two steps. The first step is to obtain the stress and strain relationship of the base plastic‐hinge region, where local inelastic buckling is observed. The modified Shanley's model and fiber elements are used to establish the compressive skeleton curve. The strength deterioration is taken into account in the resulting constitutive model. The second step is to analyze static and dynamic responses of tubular steel bridge piers. For overall analysis, the base plastic‐hinge region is discretized in the circumferential direction by using fiber elements whose constitutive equation was obtained in the first step. The validity of the present model has been confirmed through comparisons with existing experimental results. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Sinkhole subsidence due to mining

This paper reviews the modes of formation of sinkhole subsidence associated with mining activities, drawing on examples in India. Sinkhole (pot-hole) subsidence is an abrupt local depression at the surface which can be hazardous to life and property due to its tendency to occur without warning. Shallow extraction, weak overburden and geological discontinuities are the main factors which cause them. Sinkholes occur due to the failure of a mine roof which migrates through the overlying strata until the failure zone intercepts the unconsolidated overburden. Alternatively they may occur by the creation of cavities in the overburden following the inflow of sand and soil from the overlying weathered and friable strata through faults. Overburden cavities eventually cave in and sinkholes appear at the surface. Sinkholing phenomena can be controlled to some extent by proper design of mining supports and construction of walls to create a barrier around an area prone to sinkholes in bord and pillar workings. Backfilling and grouting can be used to stabilize abandoned underground workings.     

Energy dissipation in rocking bridge piers under free vibration tests

This research aims to investigate the dynamic characteristic of rocking bridge columns subjected to quick release loads. Precast columns anchored by unbonded steel bars at the centre of each column can rock on the foundation surface without inducing any residual deformation after earthquakes. The restoring force of columns relies on gravity load from the superstructure and tensile strength in anchor bars. Radiation damping is evaluated through each impact of column rocking. To validate the theoretical damping proposed by previous researchers, four columns were constructed. Research parameters included steel or plastic materials used as rocking interfaces, area of anchor bars, aspect ratio and size effect of columns. Test results revealed that stocky columns slid apparently in the first impact then rocked, but taller columns rocked with minor slips in the entire motion. And freestanding columns slid significantly in the first impact that led to a higher damping. Radiation damping due to impact in the entire motion for all tests was within 5%. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Earthquake simulation test of circular reinforced concrete bridge column under multidirectional seismic excitation

1 Introduction Since the 1971 San Fernando earthquake, a signi?cant amount of research has been conducted on the ductility capacity of reinforced concrete bridge columns, resulting in signi?cant advances in the seismic design of bridges. Since most tests have been done in static or quasistatic conditions and unidirectional loading conditions, however, no method that properly evaluates the effect of multidirectional dynamic loading has been developed, and design recommendations on this effect a…     

基于OpenSees的巨型SRC柱低周反复试验数值分析

为研究巨型SRC柱抗震性能的数值模拟方法,本文基于有限元分析软件OpenSees,采用纤维单元模拟5根具有不同复杂截面型钢形式的巨型SRC柱试件的低周反复加载试验,并与试验滞回曲线以及骨架曲线进行对比分析。结果表明,该基于纤维单元的有限元模型能够较好模拟巨型SRC柱试件的滞回反应,具有一定的合理性和可靠性。同时采用一种新型高性能分层壳单元对其中一根巨型SRC柱试件进行精细有限元建模分析,分析结果与试验结果对比表明分层壳能够较好地模拟试件的初始刚度和峰值承载力;与纤维单元模拟结果对比表明纤维单元能够更好地模拟试件承载力的下降,结果更加精确,且计算效率更高;新型高性能壳单元DKGQ能够弥补原有壳单元的不足,更好地模拟构件因混凝土大量开裂剥落导致的承载力下降。     

Fiber-based hysteretic model for simulating strength and stiffness deterioration of steel hollow structural section columns under cyclic loading

An efficient component model has been developed that captures strength and stiffness deterioration of steel hollow structural section (HSS) columns. The proposed model consists of two fiber-based segments at a member's ends along with an elastic segment in between. The fibers exhibit nonlinear uniaxial stress–strain behavior, which is explicitly defined by uniaxial monotonic tensile and cyclic round coupon tests. The postbuckling behavior of an HSS column is traced through a proposed uniaxial effective stress–strain constitutive formulation, which includes a softening branch in compression and an energy-based deterioration rule to trace the influence of cyclic deterioration in the inelastic cyclic straining. These may be inferred by uniaxial stub-column tests. The component model captures the coupling between the column axial force and flexural demands. Consistent model parameters for a number of steel materials used in the steel construction in North America and Japan are proposed along with the associated model calibration process. The efficiency of the proposed model in predicting the hysteretic behavior of HSS columns is demonstrated by comparisons with physical steel column tests subjected to various loading histories, including representative ones of ratcheting prior to earthquake-induced collapse. The proposed model is implemented in an open-source finite element software for nonlinear response history analysis of frame structures. The effectiveness of the proposed model in simulating dynamic instability of steel frame buildings is demonstrated through nonlinear response simulations of a four-story steel frame building, which was tested at full-scale through collapse. Limitations as well as suggestions for future work are discussed.     

Constant-ductility inelastic displacement ratios for displacement-based seismic design of self-centering structures

This paper focuses on constant-ductility inelastic displacement ratios of self-centering single-degree-of-freedom (SDF) systems with two different levels of energy dissipation capacity, in the presence of 5% viscous damping ratio. A statistical analysis is developed considering an earthquake database composed of 228 ground motions recorded in California with magnitudes greater than six and organized for NEHRP soil class, ground motion duration, and peak ground acceleration. The response of self-centering SDF systems with large variability of initial periods, ductility levels, and postyield stiffness ratios is investigated and compared with the responses of SDF systems with bilinear plastic, Clough, and Takeda hysteresis. The inelastic demand variation with soil class, initial period, postyield stiffness ratio, unloading stiffness degradation, ductility level, and hysteretic behavior is highlighted. Simple and conservative analytical estimates of constant-ductility inelastic displacement ratios for mean and 90th percentile values in terms of initial period, ductility level, and postyield stiffness ratio are proposed to allow the extension of the Displacement-Based Design via Inelastic Displacement Ratio (C_μDBD) to self-centering structural systems.