Hydrodynamic loadings on a floating guard wall at a navigation lock

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 1069-1074
Author(s):  
Cristhian A. Mancilla Alarcon ◽  
William H McAnally ◽  
Richard L Stockstill
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Interaction Design ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Ohio River ◽  
Fluid Loading ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Fluid Load ◽  
Load Pattern ◽  
Navigation Lock

New float-in technology is being applied to construction of floating guard walls in navigation projects such as Olmsted lock and dam on the Ohio River. Guard wall fluid-structure interaction design can be decoupled if the effects of the structural response on the fluid load pattern are negligible. The assumption that the hydrodynamic pressures acting on a floating guard wall can be decoupled from the structural response of the wall is tested. The effects of the flow and pressure distribution in the presence of a typical guard wall were modeled and used as boundary conditions for structural analysis of the guard wall. The deformation of the guard wall was then used to recompute the fluid loads. Because the fluid loading did not change significantly, decoupling is considered to be valid.Key words: hydrodynamic forces, lock guard walls, navigation locks, numerical modeling.

scholarly journals Numerical Validation of the Two-Way Fluid-Structure Interaction Method for Non-Linear Structural Analysis under Fire Conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 400
Author(s):  
Donghan Woo ◽  
Jung Kwan Seo
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Proper Time ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Offshore Structures ◽  
Fire Dynamics ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Non Linear

Fire accidents on ships and offshore structures lead to complex non-linear material and geometric behavior, which can cause structural collapse. This not only results in significant casualties, but also environmental catastrophes such as oil spills. Thus, for the fire safety design of structures, precise prediction of the structural response to fire using numerical and/or experimental methods is essential. This study aimed to validate the two-way fluid-structure interaction (FSI) method for predicting the non-linear structural response of H-beams to a propane burner fire by comparison with experimental results. To determine the interaction between a fire simulation and structural analysis, the Fire-Thermomechanical Interface model was introduced. The Fire Dynamics Simulator and ANSYS Parametric Design Language were used for computational fluid dynamics and the finite element method, respectively. This study validated the two-way FSI method for precisely predicting the non-linear structural response of H-beams to a propane burner fire and proposed the proper time increment for two-way FSI analysis.

Active Control of the Structural and Acoustic Responses of a Fluid-Loaded Plate; Part I: Analysis of the Physical System

1998 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole J. Kessissoglou ◽  
Jie Pan
Keyword(s):  
Active Control ◽  
Physical System ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Infinite Plate ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Fluid Loading ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Loaded Plate ◽  
Acoustic Responses

The nature of the fluid–loading on a line–driven elastic plate significantly affects the structural and acoustic responses. As the fluid–loading increases, the fluid–structure interaction affects the wave propagation in the structure, as well as both the level and directivity of the sound radiation from the structure into the fluid field. The structural and acoustic responses of a line–force driven infinite plate under various fluid–loading conditions are considered. A detailed understanding of the fluid–structure interaction, including the effects of both heavy and light fluid–loading on the radiated sound pressure, sound power and structural response are clearly illustrated by numerical examples using the exact solution of the system equations. The results from this analysis of the physical system also provide useful information for the design of an active control system to effectively reduce the structural and acoustic responses of the fluid–loaded plate.

Influence of the distribution of the shear walls on the seismic response of the buildings

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
El Mehdi Echebba ◽  
Hasnae Boubel ◽  
Oumnia Elmrabet ◽  
Mohamed Rougui
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Seismic Response ◽  
Natural Frequency ◽  
Structural Design ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Shear Walls ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Analysis Software ◽  
Ansys Apdl ◽  
The Impact

Abstract In this paper, an evaluation was tried for the impact of structural design on structural response. Several situations are foreseen as the possibilities of changing the distribution of the structural elements (sails, columns, etc.), the width of the structure and the number of floors indicates the adapted type of bracing for a given structure by referring only to its Geometric dimensions. This was done by studying the effect of the technical design of the building on the natural frequency of the structure with the study of the influence of the distribution of the structural elements on the seismic response of the building, taking into account of the requirements of the Moroccan earthquake regulations 2000/2011 and using the ANSYS APDL and Robot Structural Analysis software.

scholarly journals Numerical modeling in arterial hemodynamics incorporating fluid-structure interaction and microcirculation

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan He ◽  
Lu Hua ◽  
Tingting Guo
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
Shear Stress ◽  
Wall Shear Stress ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Rigid Wall ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Arterial Hemodynamics ◽  
Wall Compliance ◽  
Wall Shear

Abstract Background The effects of arterial wall compliance on blood flow have been revealed using fluid-structure interaction in last decades. However, microcirculation is not considered in previous researches. In fact, microcirculation plays a key role in regulating blood flow. Therefore, it is very necessary to involve microcirculation in arterial hemodynamics. Objective The main purpose of the present study is to investigate how wall compliance affects the flow characteristics and to establish the comparisons of these flow variables with rigid wall when microcirculation is considered. Methods We present numerical modeling in arterial hemodynamics incorporating fluid-structure interaction and microcirculation. A novel outlet boundary condition is employed to prescribe microcirculation in an idealised model. Results The novel finding in this work is that wall compliance under the consideration of microcirculation leads to the increase of wall shear stress in contrast to rigid wall, contrary to the traditional result that wall compliance makes wall shear stress decrease when a constant or time dependent pressure is specified at an outlet. Conclusions This work provides the valuable study of hemodynamics under physiological and realistic boundary conditions and proves that wall compliance may have a positive impact on wall shear stress based on this model. This methodology in this paper could be used in real model simulations.

Fluid–Structure Interaction of High Aspect-Ratio Hair-Like Micro-Structures Through Dimensional Transformation Using Lattice Boltzmann Method

2016 ◽  
Vol 08 (08) ◽  
pp. 1650095 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Devaraj ◽  
Kean C. Aw ◽  
E. Haemmerle ◽  
R. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Drag Force ◽  
Lattice Boltzmann ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Momentum Exchange ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Micro Structures

3D printed hair-like micro-structures have been previously demonstrated in a novel micro-fluidic flow sensor aimed at sensing air flows down to rates of a few milliliters per second. However, there is a lack of in-depth understanding of the structural response of these ‘micro-hairs' under a fluid flow field. This paper demonstrates the use of lattice Boltzmann methods (LBM) to understand this structural response towards a better optimization of the micro-hair flow sensors designed to suit the end applications' needs. The LBM approach was chosen as an efficient alternative to simulate Navier–Stokes equations for modeling fluid flow around complex geometries primarily for improved accuracy and simplicity with lesser computational costs. As the spatial dimensions of the sensor's flow channel are much larger in comparison to the actual micro-hairs (the sensing element), a multidimensional approach of combining two-dimensional (D2Q9) and three-dimensional (D3Q19) lattice configurations were implemented for improved computational speeds and efficiency. The drag force on the micro-hairs was estimated using the momentum-exchange method in the D3Q19 configuration and this drag force is transferred to the structural analysis model which determines the micro-hair deformation using Euler–Bernoulli beam theory. The entirety of the LBM Fluid–Structure Interaction (FSI) model was implemented within MATLAB and the obtained results are compared against the numerical model implemented on a commercially available software package.

A new approach for displacement and stress monitoring of tunnel based on iFEM methodology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierclaudio Savino ◽  
Francesco Tondolo
Keyword(s):  
Input Data ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Fem Analysis ◽  
Computational Procedure ◽  
Loading Conditions ◽  
Underground Structures ◽  
Stress Monitoring ◽  
Load Pattern ◽  
Structural Configurations ◽  
Structural Loading

Abstract Structural monitoring plays a key role for underground structures such as tunnels. Strain readings are expected to report structural conditions during construction and at the final delivery of the works. Furthermore, it is increasingly requested an extension to long-term monitoring from contractors with possible use of the same system in service during construction. A robust and efficient monitoring methodology from discrete strain measurements is the inverse Finite Element Method (iFEM), which allows to reconstruct the structural response without input data on the load pattern applied to the structure as well as material and inertial properties of the elements and therefore it is interesting for structural configurations affected by uncertain loading conditions, such as the tunnel. The formulation presented in this paper, based on the iFEM theory, is improved from the previous work available in literature for both the shape functions used and the computational procedure. Indeed, the approach allows to overcome inconsistencies related to structural loading conditions and a pseudo-inverse matrix preserve all the rigid body modes without imposing specific constraints which is typical for tunnels. Numerical validation of the iFEM procedure is performed by simulating the input data coming from a tunnel working in a heterogeneous soil under different loading conditions with direct FEM analysis.

scholarly journals NUMERICAL MODELING AND FULL-SCALE EXPERIMENTS OF GLUED WOODEN STRUCTURES JOINT DESTRUCTION ON CARBON-FIBER DOWEL PINS

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-112
Author(s):  
Mikhail Vodiannikov ◽  
Galina Kashevarova ◽  
Danil Starobogatov
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
General Structure ◽  
Failure Process ◽  
Joint Destruction ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Glued Laminated Timber

This paper presents the results of numerical modeling and full-scale experiments of the failure process of a glued laminated timber beam with rigid joint in the middle. All the connecting parts are made of carbon fiber. The structural analysis is done with the finite element method (ANSYS software). The nonlinear problem was solved. The contact interaction of the structural elements in the process of deformation and fracture, as well as orthotropy of the wood, the transversely isotropic properties of the plates, and the real diagrams of the deformation of carbon fiber dowel pins were taken into account. The influence of the structural parameters of the joint on the position of the most loaded dowel pin in the joint and the bearing capacity of the general structure are investigated. To verify the structural analysis results, field tests were carried out before destruction by a stepwise increasing load on a personally designed stand. The destruction of the structure occurred according to the forecast of the numerical model as a result of the mutual slip of the glued wood layers and the destruction of the polymer matrix of the glued dowel pins with the beginning of the formation of plastic joints and the formation of cracks in the wood at the junction.

scholarly journals Hybrid simulation of a structure to tsunami loading

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-21
Author(s):  
Bahareh Forouzan ◽  
Dilshan SP Amarsinghe Baragamage ◽  
Koushyar Shaloudegi ◽  
Narutoshi Nakata ◽  
Weiming Wu
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Tsunami Wave ◽  
Hybrid Simulation ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Fluid Loading ◽  
Hydrodynamic Loading ◽  
Simulation Step ◽  
Displacement Based ◽  
Structural Hybrid

A new hybrid simulation technique has been developed to assess the behavior of a structure under hydrodynamic loading. It integrates the computational fluid dynamics and structural hybrid simulation and couples the fluid loading and structural response at each simulation step. The conventional displacement-based and recently developed force-based hybrid simulation approaches are adopted in the structural analysis. The concept, procedure, and required components of the proposed hybrid simulation are introduced in this article. The proposed hybrid simulation has been numerically and physically tested in case of a coastal building impacted by a tsunami wave. It is demonstrated that the force error in the displacement-based approach is significantly larger than that in the force-based approach. The force-based approach allows for a more realistic and reliable structural assessment under tsunami loading.

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