Effect of round holes on the load-carrying capacity of three-dimensional reinforced carbon plastics in shear and shear combined with compression

1992 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-258
Author(s):  
V. I. Zhigun ◽  
E. A. Afanas'ev
2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 210-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. L. Al-Qadi ◽  
M. A. Elseifi ◽  
P. J. Yoo ◽  
I. Janajreh

Abstract The objective of this study was to quantify pavement damage due to a conventional (385/65R22.5) and a new generation of wide-base (445/50R22.5) tires using three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) analysis. The investigated new generation of wide-base tires has wider treads and greater load-carrying capacity than the conventional wide-base tire. In addition, the contact patch is less sensitive to loading and is especially designed to operate at 690kPa inflation pressure at 121km/hr speed for full load of 151kN tandem axle. The developed FE models simulated the tread sizes and applicable contact pressure for each tread and utilized laboratory-measured pavement material properties. In addition, the models were calibrated and properly validated using field-measured stresses and strains. Comparison was established between the two wide-base tire types and the dual-tire assembly. Results indicated that the 445/50R22.5 wide-base tire would cause more fatigue damage, approximately the same rutting damage and less surface-initiated top-down cracking than the conventional dual-tire assembly. On the other hand, the conventional 385/65R22.5 wide-base tire, which was introduced more than two decades ago, caused the most damage.


2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. I. Papadopoulos ◽  
E. E. Efstathiou ◽  
P. G. Nikolakopoulos ◽  
L. Kaiktsis

This paper presents an optimization study of the geometry of three-dimensional micro-thrust bearings in a wide range of convergence ratios. The optimization goal is the maximization of the bearing load carrying capacity. The bearings are modeled as micro-channels, consisting of a smooth moving wall (rotor), and a stationary wall (stator) with partial periodic rectangular texturing. The flow field is calculated from the numerical solution of the Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible isothermal flow; processing of the results yields the bearing load capacity and friction coefficient. The geometry of the textured channel is defined parametrically for several width-to-length ratios. Optimal texturing geometries are obtained by utilizing an optimization tool based on genetic algorithms, which is coupled to the CFD code. Here, the design variables define the bearing geometry and convergence ratio. To minimize the computational cost, a multi-objective approach is proposed, consisting in the simultaneous maximization of the load carrying capacity and minimization of the bearing convergence ratio. The optimal solutions, identified based on the concept of Pareto dominance, are equivalent to those of single-objective optimization problems for different convergence ratio values. The present results demonstrate that the characteristics of the optimal texturing patterns depend strongly on both the convergence ratio and the width-to-length ratio. Further, the optimal load carrying capacity increases at increasing convergence ratio, up to an optimal value, identified by the optimization procedure. Finally, proper surface texturing provides substantial load carrying capacity even for parallel or slightly diverging bearings. Based on the present results, we propose simple formulas for the design of textured micro-thrust bearings.


2015 ◽  
Vol 719-720 ◽  
pp. 202-205
Author(s):  
Cleirton A.S. Freitas ◽  
Mucio M.S. Nobrega ◽  
Édipo A. Bezerra ◽  
Otávio R.O. Cavalcante

Space trusses are three-dimensional structures made of steel bars very frequently used at the roof construction. The bars, with tubular section, are linking in the 3D form by connections. There are several types of connections to attach these members. The most economical connection is the staking end-flattened connection, also called typical node. The reduced cost and the fast assemblage of the truss are among their advantages. However, such connections present disadvantages like eccentricities and stiffness weakening of the tubular members. This research presents suggestions of reinforcement and constructive correction in the connection in order to increase its capacity. The base for this is the reduction of the eccentricity in typical node applying the spacer. This spacer was made by polymer composite with sisal fiber. In this work was developed experimental lab tests in prototypes with fifty four meters square of area. The results show an increase of 26% for collapse in the truss load carrying capacity when the suggested changes proposed in this article are used for the staking end-flattened connections.


Fire Research ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelkadir Fellouh ◽  
Nourredine Benlakehal ◽  
Paulo Piloto ◽  
Ana Ramos ◽  
Luís Mesquita

Partially encased columns have significant fire resistance in comparison with steel bare columns. However, it is not possible to assess the fire resistance of such members simply by considering the temperature of the steel. The presence of concrete increases the mass and thermal inertia of the member and the variation of temperature within the cross section, in both the steel and concrete components. The annex G of EN1994-1-2:20051 allows to calculate the load carrying capacity of partially encased columns, for a specific fire rating time, considering the balanced summation model. New formulas will be proposed to calculate the plastic resistance to axial compression and the effective flexural stiffness. These two parameters are used to determine the buckling resistance. The finite element method is used to compare the results for the elastic critical load and the load carrying capacity of partially encased columns for different fire ratings of 30 and 60 min. This work compares the results from both solution methods, provides the validation of the three-dimensional model and demonstrates that a new design curve should be used for the buckling analysis of partially encased columns.


2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (13) ◽  
pp. 2813-2821
Author(s):  
Peter Hyman ◽  
Adelaja Israel Osofero

The behaviour of axially loaded prestressed stayed columns is a commonly studied area. Despite the fact that load eccentricity in columns is commonplace in practice, the amount of investigation into these systems under eccentric loading is limited. This study employed finite element analysis to investigate the interactive post-buckling behaviour of prestressed stayed columns. Critical imperfection combination with respect to the load carrying capacity was established and a comparison of a planar and a three-dimensional model was carried out to investigate key differences in the models. In this work, it has been shown that the load carrying capacity of eccentrically loaded columns can be significantly reduced when buckling in interactive mode is observed. Furthermore, it was established that increase in eccentricity results in a decrease in load carrying capacity of columns for both planar and three-dimensional models. However, a major difference between the models is the twisting effect exhibited in the three-dimensional model under out-of-plane eccentric loading. This work highlights the importance of carefully designing prestressed stayed columns’ connections to minimise loading eccentricity as it has been shown that the benefit of employing these systems over unstayed columns reduces with increasing load eccentricity.


Author(s):  
KP Lijesh ◽  
Mrityunjay Doddamani ◽  
SI Bekinal ◽  
SM Muzakkir

Modeling, design, and optimization for performances of passive magnetic bearings (PMBs) are indispensable, as they deliver lubrication free, friction less, zero wear, and maintenance-free operations. However, single-layer PMBs has lower load-carrying capacity and stiffness necessitating development of stacked structure PMBs for maximum load and stiffness. Present work is focused on multi-objective optimization of radial PMBs to achieve maximum load-carrying capacity and stiffness in a given volume. Three-dimensional Coulombian equations are utilized for estimating load and stiffness of stacked radial PMBs. Constraints, constants, and bounds for the optimization are extracted from the available literature. Optimization is performed for force and stiffness maximization in the obtained bounds with three PMB configurations, namely (i) mono-layer, (ii) conventional (back to back), and (iii) rotational magnetized direction. The optimum dimensions required for achieving maximum load without compromising stiffness for all three configurations is investigated. For designers ease, equations to estimate the optimized values of load, stiffness, and stacked PMB variables in terms of single-layer PMB are proposed. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated by considering the PMB dimensions from the available literature.


2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. P. Lijesh ◽  
Harish Hirani

Passive magnetic bearing (PMB), made of high remanence rare earth permanent magnets, is brittle in nature; therefore, precautions must be taken to reduce the chances of vibration transmitting to the permanent magnets. In the present work, a rotation magnetized direction (RMD) structure made of aluminum ring and square shaped magnetic pieces has been proposed. A comparative study of load carrying capacities of sector magnets and square magnets has been presented. Three-dimensional (3D) Coulombian model was solved to estimate the load carrying capacity. Theoretical and experimental studies on the load carrying capacities of full ring magnet (more prone to cracking) and the proposed structure have been presented to prove the superiority of the proposed structure. In addition to load capacity, comparison between amplitudes of vibration at different frequencies, orbit plots, and time taken for breakage of the magnets at the resonance frequency has been presented.


Author(s):  
R. Adibi-Asl ◽  
R. Seshadri

The load carrying capacity of a body with varying material properties (inhomogeneous) is investigated using the various lower and upper bound limit load multipliers in the context of varational principles originally proposed by Mura and co-workers. In order to evaluate the different limit load multipliers, Elastic Modulus Adjustment Procedure (EMAP) is used to obtain statically admissible stress and kinemattically admissible strain fields at a limit load stage. The proposed upper and lower bound limit load solutions are compared with the results obtained from inelastic finite element analysis (FEA) for several examples with two-dimensional and three-dimensional geometries.


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