scholarly journals EFFECTIVENESS OF SEISMIC DISPLACEMENT RESPONSE CONTROL FOR NONLINEAR ISO-LATED BRIDGE

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 1s-15s ◽  
Author(s):  
Tzu-Ying LEE ◽  
Kazuhiko KAWASHIMA
Keyword(s):  
Response Control ◽  
Seismic Displacement ◽  
Displacement Response

Research on Seismic Displacement Response of Cable Stayed Bridge without Back Stays

2014 ◽  
Vol 919-921 ◽  
pp. 1039-1042
Author(s):  
Liang Lv ◽  
Bin Liang ◽  
Wen Sheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Seismic Wave ◽  
Natural Vibration ◽  
Peak Displacement ◽  
Seismic Displacement ◽  
Displacement Response ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridge ◽  
Element Method ◽  
Design And Construction

Seismic displacement response of cable stayed bridge without back stays was studied in this paper. Based on the cable stayed bridge without back stays on Zhenshui Road in Xinmi City, finite element method (FEM) was applied to calculate and analyze natural vibration and peak displacement response of the structure. The results show that with regard to mid-span and consolidation of pier and main tower, uniaxial seismic wave input results in peak displacement response of corresponding direction is bigger than that of any other direction. Peak displacement response of the top of the main tower is bigger than those of mid-span and consolidation of pier and main tower in any seismic wave input cases, which indicates that the top of the tower needs to be focused in the process of design and construction. Seismic wave along triaxial direction has the biggest impact on the structure. Keywords: cable stayed bridge without back stays; seismic displacement response; seismic wave input; peak displacement response

scholarly journals On The Seismic Displacement Response of Rigid Retaining Walls

1991 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raj Siddharthan ◽  
Gary M. Norris
Keyword(s):  
Retaining Walls ◽  
Seismic Displacement ◽  
Displacement Response

Systematization of Shock Response Control Based on Momentum Exchange and Energy Exchange and Its Application to Lunar/Planetary Spacecraft

Impact ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (10) ◽  
pp. 73-75
Author(s):  
Susumu Hara
Keyword(s):  
Energy Exchange ◽  
Control Mechanism ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Aerospace Engineering ◽  
Single Test ◽  
Momentum Exchange ◽  
Mars Rover ◽  
Response Control ◽  
Shock Control ◽  
Shock Response

Professor Susumu Hara is based at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Nagoya University in Japan explains that when the Mars rover Opportunity was set to land on that planet in the first weeks of 2004, onlookers held their breath as it dropped from orbit and hurtled toward the red surface. 'Any failure in the calculations or landing systems would mean a harder than expected impact,' he highlights. 'The impacts sustained by a rover such as Opportunity can derail a mission before it even starts, damaging cargo or vital systems required to complete the mission.' Impacts occur during landing but also as the craft enters the atmosphere, when it makes sudden moves, while it is on surface or when debris strikes it. 'Therefore, a system and materials to protect a craft are vital,' outlines Hara. 'Surprisingly, the solutions to this problem are not sophisticated. In fact, most craft still employ devices resembling automobile bumpers, which absorb the energy from an impact by crumpling under the force of said impact.' Unfortunately, these cannot be reused, even during testing phases a new prototype is required after every single test run. Recent missions also employed techniques like airbags or sky cranes. While successful they too have drawbacks. 'Airbags create huge rebounds which can jostle the craft and the contents inside while sky cranes are extremely costly to develop,' Hara says. For this reason, he is dedicated to designing a new highly reliable and cost-effective shock control mechanism.

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