Seismic resistance capacity of beam–column connections in high‐rise buildings: E‐Defense shaking table test

A series of E‐Defense shaking table tests are conducted on a large‐scale test specimen that represents a high‐rise steel building. Two types of connections featuring the connection details commonly used in 1970s, in the early days of high‐rise construction in Japan, are adopted: the field‐welded connection consisting of welded unreinforced flanges and a bolted web type, and the shop‐welded connection in which the flanges and web are all‐welded to the column flange in the shop. To examine the seismic capacity of a total of 24 beam‐to‐column connections of the specimen, particularly when it is subjected to long‐period ground motion characterized not so much by large amplitude as by very many cycles of repeated loading, the test specimen is shaken repeatedly until the connections fractured. The test results indicate that a few of the field‐welded connections fractured from the bottom flange weld boundary in a relatively small cumulative rotation primarily due to the difficulties in ensuring the welding and inspection performance in the actual field welding. The shop‐welded connections are able to sustain many cycles of plastic rotation, with an averaged cumulative plastic rotation of 0.86 rad. Two shop‐welded connections exhibit ductile fractures but only after experiencing many cycles. The presence of RC floor slabs promotes the strain concentration at the toe of the weld access hole in the bottom flange by at least twice compared with the case without the slab, which had resulted in a decrease in the cumulative plastic rotation by about 50%. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Evaluation of plastic energy dissipation capacity of steel beams suffering ductile fracture under various loading histories

The energy dissipation capacity of a structure is a very important index that indicates the structural performance in energy‐based seismic design. This index depends greatly on the structural components that form the whole system. Owing to the wide use of the strong‐column weak‐beam strength hierarchy where steel beams dissipate the majority of earthquake input energy to the structures, it is necessary to evaluate the energy dissipation capacity of the beams. Under cyclic loadings such as seismic effects, the damage of the beams accumulates. Therefore, loading history is known to be the most pivotal factor influencing the deformation capacity and energy dissipation capacity of the beams. Seismic loadings with significantly different characteristics are applied to structural beams during different types of earthquakes and there is no unique appropriate loading protocol that can represent all types of seismic loadings. This paper focuses on the effects of various loading histories on the deformation capacity and energy dissipation capacity of the beams. Cyclic loading tests of steel beams were performed. In addition, some experimental results from published tests were also collected to form a database. This database was used to evaluate the energy dissipation capacity of steel beams suffering from ductile fracture under various loading histories. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

施工期岩锚梁岩台破坏模式及稳定性分析

针对西南某大型水电站地下厂房岩锚梁岩台区节理发育的特点,并考虑辉绿岩脉等软弱带的影响因素,结合现场调查,利用关键块体理论方法分析得出开挖过程中岩台主要破坏模式为滑动、滑移—拉裂、弯曲—拉裂以及辉绿岩脉松动溃散4种,其中,上、下直墙的陡倾角结构面组合特征及辉绿岩脉的发育直接影响岩台的成型与稳定,开挖过程中针对各发育特征采...     

Nonlinear bend stiffener analysis using a simple formulation and finite element method

Flexible marine risers are commonly used in deepwater floating systems.Bend stiffeners are designed to protect flexible risers against excessive bending at the connection with the hull.The structure is usually analyzed as a cantilever beam subjected to an inclined point load.As deflections are large and the bend stiffener material exhibits nonlinear stress-strain characteristics,geometric and material nonlinearities are important considerations.A new approach has been developed to solve this nonlinear problem.Its main advantage is its simplicity;in fact the present method can be easily implemented on a spreadsheet.Finite element analysis using ABAQUS is performed to validate the method.Solid elements are used for the bend stiffener and flexible pipe.To simulate the near inextensibility of flexible risers,a simple and original idea of using truss elements is proposed.Through a set of validation studies,the present method is found to be in a good agreement with the finite element analysis.Further,parametric studies are performed by using both methods to identify the key parameters and phenomena that are most critical in design.The most important finding is that the common practice of neglecting the internal steel sleeve in the bend stiffener analysis is non-conservative and therefore needs to be reassessed.     

不对称钢骨混凝土梁抗弯刚度的试验研究

文章在5根不对称钢骨混凝土梁试验研究的基础上，利用现行规范[1]中对称钢骨混凝土梁截面抗弯刚度的计算公式，提出了不对称钢骨混凝土梁截面抗弯刚度的计算方法，建立了相应的计算公式。结果表明，按照本文公式得到的计算值与实测值吻合良好。     

配筋钢纤维混凝土叠合梁正截面承载力试验研究

本文通过17根叠合梁的试验研究,分析了钢纤维的掺入对叠合梁正截面承载力的影响;探讨了配筋钢纤维混凝土叠合梁正截面承载力计算公式。其验算结果与实测值符合良好。     

链子崖T_（11）—T_（12）缝段危岩体开裂变形机制

文章全面描述了链子崖Ｔ（１１）—Ｔ（１２）缝段危岩体的开裂形变特征，探讨了危岩体形成的影响因素，如重力、煤层采空区、降雨、水库蓄水、勘探掘进和地震等，指出其破坏机理是重力主导下的不对称的压力拱与悬臂梁（板）弯矩的联合作用。危岩体可以分成具有不同稳定程度的若干块体，治理工程也应针对它们的不同特点而设计。     

混合法计算GB体波理论地震图

高斯射线束（GB）方法是一种用于计算不均匀介质中波场的高频近似方法。本文在详细讨论了几种用高斯射线束叠加计算理论地震图的方法--频谱法、褶积法和波包法之后,提出了适用范围更广泛的混合方法（褶积-波包法）,并给出了一个便于数值计算的褶积公式。混合法在计算GB理论地震图时既用褶积法又用波包法,可以得到较高的计算速度与精度。最后,就二维情况分别用褶积法、波包法和混合法进行了一些实际计算和比较。     

高烈度区大跨度桥梁粘滞阻尼器减震研究

高烈度地震对铁路桥梁安全造成巨大隐患,且次生灾害将引起较大经济损失。该大跨连续梁桥所处地震带正进入活跃期,未来有发生较大规模强烈地震的可能,但桥梁自身不具备高烈度抗震能力,需利用粘滞阻尼器对其进行减震处理。采用斜向设置阻尼器并配合双曲面球型支座,来控制可能发生的纵向和横向地震。通过数值模拟进行阻尼器参数敏感性分析以及减震效果讨论,进而确定其最优设置方案。选取相关参数作为评价指标,对比加设阻尼器前后易损部位的地震响应,确定其在高烈度地震荷载激励下的减震效果。研究结果表明:在液体粘滞阻尼器的作用下,使得各墩协同受力,大大增加了结构的整体性,同时能很好弥补减隔震支座不能很好的控制上部结构位移的缺点,同时能降低罕遇地震力对桥墩的冲击损伤。因此,在高烈度区大跨度桥梁中更有必要设置阻尼器来抗震。