Centrifuge static and dynamic lateral pile behaviour

1987 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Ting ◽  
Claudia R. Kauffman ◽  
Maryann Lovicsek

The behaviour of a single vertical pile embedded in saturated sand and subjected to cyclic static and dynamic loading is studied using an extensive centrifuge model testing program. A reliable data reduction method allows computation of the dynamic and static cyclic lateral pile resistance–deflection p–y curves. The results are compared with full-scale dynamic test results and oil industry design guidelines.From these comparisons, the centrifuge technique appears to model the dynamic soil–pile system properly. For loadings causing significant nonlinearity, the static stiffness appears to be greater than the dynamic stiffness, while material hysteresis appears about the same in each case. Current American Petroleum Institute guidelines for static cyclic loading appear to overestimate the dynamic lateral resistance for medium dense sands. Key words: centrifuge model, cyclic loads, dynamic response, lateral loads, liquefaction, model tests, pile lateral loads.

Author(s):  
Y. S. Kim ◽  
K. O. Kim ◽  
Y. Cho ◽  
S. Bang ◽  
K. D. Jones

An analytical solution has been developed to estimate the inclined pullout capacity of an embedded suction anchor in clay seafloor. Validation has been made through comparisons with a limited number of centrifuge model test results. Results indicate that the inclined pullout capacity of an embedded suction anchor in clay decreases as the load inclination angle to the horizontal increases. As the point of the load application moves downward, the inclined pullout capacity increases, reaches its peak, and then starts to decrease.


1994 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 319-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Bonacci

This paper explores the development of a method that is useful for design of reinforced concrete (RC) frame structures to resist earthquakes. The substitute structure method, originally proposed in the 1970s, makes an analogy between viscously damped linear and hysteretic response for the purpose of estimating maximum displacement. The evolution of the method is retraced in order to emphasize its unique reliance on experimental results, which are needed to establish rules for assignment of substitute linear properties. Recent dynamic test results are used to extend significantly the calibration of the method, which furnishes design loads on the basis of drift and damage control.


2013 ◽  
Vol 765-767 ◽  
pp. 3158-3161
Author(s):  
Jun Liu ◽  
Zheng Li Zhang

Tests of bird strike have been carried out on plate made from LY-12 Aluminium. The test was down with the projectile impacting the target perpendicularly at velocity of 40m/s, 80m/s, 120m/s respectively. The displacement-time history curves and strain-time history curves of on LY-12 Aluminium plate were measured. The good agreement of the results between two specimens in one group indicated that the results tested in the presnet paper are reliable. The dynamic response of the plate and damage modes of the bird influenced by striking velocity were analyzed. The peak value of the displacement linear enlarged with the increasing of the striking velocity. The test results in the present paper provided valuable data for aircraft design impacted by bird, and also provided abundant test datas for the numerical simulation model applied in bird striking.


2015 ◽  
Vol 656-657 ◽  
pp. 694-699
Author(s):  
Xin Liao ◽  
Jian Run Zhang ◽  
Dong Lu

In this study, a non-linear finite element model for a simplified single-bolted joint structure model is built. Static analysis on the structure under different shear force and pretension effect is done, and the non-linear contact behavior is analyzed. Through comparing datum, it is found that interface area of each bolted joint region can be described an annular region around bolt hole, whose outer radius has increased by 85% compared with radius of bolt hole. Also, the frequency responses of the multi-bolted joint structure under sinusoidal excitation are investigated. Simulation results show that the resonance regions basically remain unchanged in different pretension effect and the largest amplitude will increase with the increasing preloads. Finally, the vibration experiments are conducted. Interface nonlinear affect dynamic stiffness considerably. The test results illustrate that dynamic behaviors of bolted joint agree with the simulation results and the proposed non-linear contact model was reasonable.


2011 ◽  
Vol 194-196 ◽  
pp. 2001-2007
Author(s):  
Jia Lv ◽  
Qi Lin Zhang

The horizontal stiffness of steel frame is relatively weak. So designers introduce brace system into steel frame to increase the horizontal stiffness. In order to guarantee the safety of the structure, we should imitate the performance of the structure under seismic loads. In this paper, the pseudo-dynamic test was conducted on the semi-rigid connection of steel frame and the semi-rigid connection of steel-braced frame. The test results show that the brace can increase the ductility of the structure, decrease the displacement of the top floor, decrease the interlayer displacement, and bear ground floor shearing-force. So the brace greatly impacts the performance of the structure. It has the ability of anti-earthquake and strong resistance ability of lateral force.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changhyuk Kim ◽  
Jung-Yoon Lee ◽  
Moonhyun Kim

High-rise residential buildings are constructed in countries with high population density in response to the need to utilize small development areas. As many high-rise buildings are being constructed, issues of floor impact sound tend to occur in buildings. In general, resilient materials are implemented between the slab and the finishing mortar to control the floor impact sound. Various mechanical properties of resilient materials can affect the floor impact sound. To investigate the impact sound reduction capacity, various experimental tests were conducted. The test results show that the floor impact sound reduction capacity has a close relationship with the dynamic stiffness of resilient materials. A total of six different kinds of resilient materials were loaded under four loading conditions. The test results show that loading time, loading, and material properties influence the change in dynamic stiffness. Artificial neural network (ANN) technique was implemented to obtain the responses between the deflection and dynamic stiffness. Three different algorithms were considered in the ANN models and the trained results were analyzed based on the root mean square error. The feasibility of using the ANN technique was verified with a high and consistent level of accuracy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 168781402097479
Author(s):  
Lihang Yin ◽  
Wei Xu ◽  
Zechao Hu ◽  
Yuanchao Zhang ◽  
Chuang Li

To further reduce the vertical stiffness of the air spring, appropriately reduce its lateral stiffness to attenuate the transmission of vibration along the lateral and longitudinal directions, a compound structure air spring (CSAS) was designed. It is a laminated structure with a hard elastic layer at the lower end of the original air spring. Prototypes of the air spring and the CSAS were produced, then related static and dynamic characteristics tests were conducted. Compared with the test results of the air spring, it can be found that under the same air pressure, the bearing capacity of the CSAS is decreased slightly; under rated load, the vertical static/dynamic stiffness and natural frequency is decreased slightly, and the lateral static/dynamic stiffness is decrease significantly. Furthermore, the CSAS was subjected to the safety and reliability tests, and its performance was stable without damage. This article expands the stiffness range of the air spring, and provides a new idea for the design of the air spring with low lateral to vertical stiffness ratio and low natural frequency.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhijun Yang ◽  
Qing Fang ◽  
Bu Lv ◽  
Can Mei ◽  
Xudong Fu

The cracks are likely to initiate on a lateral loaded pile and would cause greater deflection at the pile head. However, there is a lack of thorough investigation into the effect of cracking on the response of the lateral loaded pile. In this article, a full-scale field test was carried out to investigate the behavior of Drilled and Postgrouted Concrete Pipe Pile under lateral loads. A novel analysis method for the lateral loaded pile, which can take the cracking effects into consideration, was proposed, and the validity was verified by the test results. With the proposed method, the cracking effects on flexural rigidity, displacement, rotation, and bending moment of the pile were studied. In brief, cracking effect would dramatically reduce the flexural rigidity of the pile, remarkable increase the displacement and rotation of the pile top, and slightly decrease bending moment of the pile. Unambiguously, the results show that the proposed method can excellently predict the response of laterally loaded piles under cracking effects.


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