Numerical analysis method for long-term behavior of integral abutment bridges

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 2247-2257 ◽  
Author(s):  
WooSeok Kim ◽  
Jeffrey A. Laman
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Integral Abutment ◽  
Integral Abutment Bridges ◽  
Numerical Analysis Method ◽  
Abutment Bridges ◽  
Long Term Behavior

scholarly journals Influence of Construction Joint and Bridge Geometry on Integral Abutment Bridges

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 5031
Author(s):  
Wooseok Kim ◽  
Jeffrey A. Laman ◽  
Farzin Zareian ◽  
Geunhyung Min ◽  
Do Hyung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Prestressed Concrete ◽  
Extreme Temperature ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Steel Bridge ◽  
Integral Abutment ◽  
Integral Abutment Bridges ◽  
Construction Joint ◽  
Abutment Bridges

Although integral abutment bridges (IABs) have become a preferred construction choice for short- to medium-length bridges, they still have unclear bridge design guidelines. As IABs are supported by nonlinear boundaries, bridge geometric parameters strongly affect IAB behavior and complicate predicting the bridge response for design and assessment purposes. This study demonstrates the effect of four dominant parameters: (1) girder material, (2) bridge length, (3) backfill height, and (4) construction joint below girder seats on the response of IABs to the rise and fall of AASHTO extreme temperature with time-dependent effects in concrete materials. The effect of factors influencing bridge response, such as (1) bridge construction timeline, (2) concrete thermal expansion coefficient, (3) backfill stiffness, and (4) pile-soil stiffness, are assumed to be constant. To compare girder material and bridge geometry influence, the study evaluates four critical superstructure and substructure response parameters: (1) girder axial force, (2) girder bending moment, (3) pile moment, and (4) pile head displacement. All IAB bridge response values were strongly related to the four considered parameters, while they were not always linearly proportional. Prestressed concrete (PSC) bridge response did not differ significantly from the steel bridge response. Forces and moments in the superstructure and the substructure induced by thermal movements and time-dependent loads were not negligible and should be considered in the design process.

Dynamic Analysis of the Pipe Lifting Mechanism on the Deepwater Pipelaying Vessel

2011 ◽  
Vol 199-200 ◽  
pp. 251-256
Author(s):  
Kai An Yu ◽  
Ke Yu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Kinematic Pair ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Numerical Analysis Method ◽  
Upper Limit ◽  
Lifting Capacity ◽  
Limit Position

Based on requirements of pipe transport systems on deepwater pipelaying vessel, a new pipe lifting mechanism was designed. It was composed of crank-rocker and rocker-slider mechanism with good lifting capacity and high efficiency. When the slider went to the upper limit position, the mechanism could approximatively dwell, meeting the requirement for transverse conveyor operation. According to the theory of dynamics, numerical analysis method was used to the dynamic analysis of the mechanism. The results showed the maximum counterforce was at the joint between the rocker and ground, and this calculation could be a guideline for the kinematic pair structure designing.

Behaviour of H-piles supporting an integral abutment bridge

2014 ◽  
Vol 51 (7) ◽  
pp. 713-734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelley A. Huntley ◽  
Arun J. Valsangkar
Keyword(s):  
Axial Load ◽  
Integral Abutment ◽  
Integral Abutment Bridges ◽  
Expansion Joints ◽  
Thermal Bridge ◽  
Double Curvature ◽  
Abutment Bridges ◽  
Integral Abutments ◽  
Integral Abutment Bridge ◽  
Lateral Displacements

Integral abutment bridges accommodate thermal superstructure movements through flexible foundations rather than expansion joints. While these structures are a common alternative to conventional design, the literature on measured field stresses in piles supporting integral abutments appears to be quite limited. Therefore, field data from strain gauges installed on the abutment foundation piles of a 76 m long; two-span integral abutment bridge are the focus of this paper. Axial load, weak- and strong-axis bending moments of the foundation piles, as well as abutment movement and backfill response, are presented and discussed. Results indicate that the abutment foundation piles are bending in double curvature about the weak axis, as a result of thermal bridge movements, and bending also about the strong axis due to tilting of the abutments. A simple subgrade modulus approach is used to show its applicability in predicting behaviour under lateral loading. In the past, much emphasis has been placed on the lateral displacements of piles and less on variations of axial load. In this paper, a new hypothesis, which offers insight into the mechanisms behind the observed thermal variations in axial load, is proposed and assessed. The data from the field monitoring are also compared with the limited data reported in the literature.

scholarly journals Numerical analysis of stability of an axially-compressed i-beam rod subjected to constrained torsion

2020 ◽  
pp. 11-27
Author(s):  
Amirshokh Kh. Abdurakhmonov
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Axial Force ◽  
Analytical Data ◽  
Practical Interest ◽  
Numerical Calculations ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Numerical Analysis Method ◽  
Open Section ◽  
Thin Walled ◽  
Analysis Of Stability

Introduction. Today thin-walled structures are widely used in the construction industry. The analysis of their rigidity, strength and stability is a relevant task which is of particular practical interest. The article addresses a method for the numerical analysis of stability of an axially-compressed i-beam rod subjected to the axial force and the bimoment. An axially compressed i-beam rod is the subject of the study. Materials and methods. Femap with NX Nastran were chosen as the analysis toolkit. Axially compressed cantilever steel rods having i-beam profiles and different flexibility values were analyzed under the action of the bimoment. The steel class is C245. Analytical data were applied within the framework of the Euler method and the standard method of analysis pursuant to Construction Regulations 16.13330 to determine the numerical analysis method. Results. The results of numerical calculations are presented in geometrically and physically nonlinear settings. The results of numerical calculations of thin-walled open-section rods, exposed to the axial force and the bimoment, are compared with the results of analytical calculations. Conclusions. Given the results of numerical calculations, obtained in geometrically and physically nonlinear settings, recommendations for the choice of a variable density FEM model are provided. The convergence of results is estimated for different diagrams describing the steel behavior. The bearing capacity of compressed cantilever rods, exposed to the bimoment, is estimated for the studied flexibility values beyond the elastic limit. A simplified diagram, describing the steel behaviour pursuant to Construction regulations 16.13330, governing the design of steel structures, is recommended to ensure the due regard for the elastoplastic behaviour of steel. The numerical analysis method, developed for axially-compressed rods, is to be applied to axially-compressed thin-walled open-section rods. National Research Moscow State University is planning to conduct a series of experiments to test the behaviour of axially-compressed i-beams exposed to the bimoment and the axial force. Cantilever i-beams 10B1 will be used in experimental testing.

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