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Experimental study on creep behavior of fly ash concrete filled steel tube circular arches

  • Yan, Wu T.;Han, Bing;Zhang, Jin Q.;Xie, Hui B.;Zhu, Li;Xue, Zhong J.
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.185-192
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    • 2018
  • Fly ash can significantly improve concrete workability and performance, and recycling fly ash in concrete can contribute to a cleaner environment. Since fly ash influences pozzolanic reactions in concrete, mechanical behaviors of concrete containing fly ash differ from traditional concrete. Creep behaviors of fly ash concrete filled steel tube arch were experimentally investigated for 10% and 30% fly ash replacement. The axes of two arches are designed as circular arc with 2.1 m computed span, 0.24 m arch rise, and their cross-sections are all in circular section. Time dependent deflection and strain of loading and mid-span steel tube were measured, and long term deflection of the model arch with 10% fly ash replacement was significantly larger than with 30% replacement. Considering the steel tube strain, compressive zone height, cross section curvature, and internal force borne by the steel tube, the compressive zone height and structural internal forces increased gradually over time due to concrete creep. Increased fly ash content resulted in more significant neutral axis shift. Mechanisms for internal force effects on neutral axis height were analyzed and verified experimentally.

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF THE FLOW CHARACTERISTICS INSIDE A U-TYPE TUBE (U-자형 곡관내의 유동특성에 대한 수치해석적 연구)

  • Koh, D.H.;Kang, D.J.;Song, D.J.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.04a
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    • pp.97-103
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    • 2009
  • A numerical study of the flow characteristics inside a U-type circular tube is carried out in this paper. The numerical simulations carried out by using a Navier-Stokes code which is commercially available. Before detailed numerical simulations, validation of present numerical approach is made by comparing numerical solutions with experimental data. Numerical simulations are performed to study the effect of curvature on the flow characteristics inside a U-type tube. Numerical solutions show that a significant effect on the secondary flow structure in the cross section of the tube, especially in the curved section is shown when the curvature ratio, ratio of curvature to tube diameter, is smaller than about 3.5. As the curvature ratio decreases below 3.5, a counter rotating vortex is found below the primary vortex in the cross section of the tube. Another dramatic change of the flow structure is the formation of streamwise separation zone when the curvature ratio is decreased below 1.25.

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NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF THE FLOW CHARACTERISTICS INSIDE A U-TYPE TUBE (U-자형 곡관내의 유동특성에 대한 수치해석적 연구)

  • Koh, D.H.;Kang, D.J.;Song, D.J.
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.105-114
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    • 2009
  • A numerical study of the flow characteristics inside a U-type circular tube is carried out in this paper. The numerical simulations carried out by using a Navier-Stokes code which is commercially available. Before detailed numerical simulations, validation of present numerical approach is made by comparing numerical solutions with experimental data. Numerical simulations are performed to study the effect of curvature on the flow characteristics inside a U-type tube. Numerical solutions show that a significant effect on the secondary flow structure in the cross section of the tube, especially in the curved section is shown when the curvature ratio, ratio of curvature to tube diameter, is smaller than about 3.5. As the curvature ratio decreases below 3.5, a counter rotating vortex is found below the primary vortex in the cross section of the tube. Another dramatic change of the flow structure is the formation of streamwise separation zone when the curvature ratio is decreased below 1.25.

Tests and numerical behavior of circular concrete-filled double skin steel tubular stub columns under eccentric loads

  • Manigandan R.;Manoj Kumar
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.88 no.3
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    • pp.287-299
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    • 2023
  • This article describes experimental and numerical analyses of eccentrically loaded over the axially loaded circular concrete filled double-skinned steel tubular (CFDST) short columns. Tests on circular CFDST short columns under eccentric and concentric loading were conducted to assess their responses to the frequent intensity of 5-30 mm at the interval of each 5 mm eccentric loading conditions with constant cross-sectional proportions and width-to-thickness ratios of the outside and internal tubes. The non-linear finite-element analysis of circular CFDST short columns of eccentrically loaded over the axially loaded was performed using the ABAQUS to predict the structural behavior and compare the concentric loading capacity over the various eccentric loading conditions. The comparison outcomes show that the axial compressive strength of the circular CDFST short columns was 2.38-32.86%, lesser than the concentrically loaded short column with the inner circular section. Also, the influence of computer simulation employed is more efficient in forecasting the experimentally examined performance of circular CFDST stub columns.

Nonlinear section model for analysis of RC circular tower structures weakened by openings

  • Lechman, Marek;Stachurski, Andrzej
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.161-172
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    • 2005
  • This paper presents the section model for analysis of RC circular tower structures based on nonlinear material laws. The governing equations for normal strains due to the bending moment and the normal force are derived in the case when openings are located symmetrically in respect to the bending direction. In this approach the additional reinforcement at openings is also taken into account. The mathematical model is expressed in the form of a set of nonlinear equations which are solved by means of the minimization of the sums of the second powers of the residuals. For minimization the BFGS quasi-Newton and/or Hooke-Jeeves local minimizers suitably modified are applied to take into account the box constraints on variables. The model is verified on the set of data encountered in engineering practice. The numerical examples illustrate the effects of the loading eccentricity and size of the opening on the strains and stresses in concrete and steel in the cross-sections under consideration. Calculated results indicate that the additional reinforcement at the openings increases the resistance capacity of the section by several percent.

Shape Design of Initial Section for Non-circular Shaped Mold Spring (비원형 단면을 갖는 금형스프링의 단면설계)

  • Lee, Hyoungwook;Choi, Hwaryong
    • Journal of Institute of Convergence Technology
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.24-28
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    • 2011
  • The purposes of this study are predictions of the changes in the section geometry and determination of the initial cross section so that opposite side in height direction is exactly parallel after coiling process. Finite element analysis is carried out for the calculation of the sectional changes for mold spring item. Analysis results reveal that the slope of the top and bottom sides varies in the range of 5 to 8 degrees and the amount depends on the dimension of the outer diameter. The slopes of the sides should be defined first among design variables.

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Mode Shape of Timoshenko Beam Having Different Circular Cross-Sections (다단 티모센코 원형단면봉의 연속 고유모우드)

  • 전오성
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.118-123
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    • 1997
  • The study suggests a method to analyze the vibration of the multi-stepped beam having the different circular cross-sections. The rotatory inertia, the shear deformation and the torque applied at both ends of the beam are considered in the governing equation. The complex displacement and the variable separation are introduced to derive the solution of the equation of each uniform beam element having constant cross-section. Then boundary conditions are applied to solve the total system. This method uses the mathematically exact solutions unlike numerical method such as the finite element method in solving the problem having the simultaneous differential equations of Timoshenko beam theory. the natural frequencies and the corresponding mode shapes are precise, especially the mode shapes are continuous.

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Finite-element analysis and design of aluminum alloy RHSs and SHSs with through-openings in bending

  • Ran Feng;Tao Yang;Zhenming Chen;Krishanu Roy;Boshan Chen;James B.P. Lim
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.46 no.3
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    • pp.353-366
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    • 2023
  • This paper presents a finite-element analysis (FEA) of aluminum alloy rectangular hollow sections (RHSs) and square hollow sections (SHSs) with circular through-openings under three-point and four-point bending. First, a finite-element model (FEM) was developed and validated against the corresponding test results available in the literature. Next, using the validated FE models, a parametric study comprising 180 FE models was conducted. The cross-section width-to-thickness ratio (b/t) ranged from 2 to 5, the hole size ratio (d/h) ranged from 0.2 to 0.8 and the quantity of holes (n) ranged from 2 to 6, respectively. Third, results obtained from laboratory test and FEA were compared with current design strengths calculated in accordance with the North American Specifications (NAS), the modified direct strength method (DSM) and the modified Continuous strength method (CSM). The comparison shows that the modified CSM are conservative by 15% on average for aluminum alloy RHSs and SHSs with circular through-openings subject to bending. Finally, a new design equation is proposed based on the modified CSM after being validated with results obtained from laboratory test and FEA. The proposed design equation can provide accurate predictions of flexural capacities for aluminum alloy RHSs and SHSs with circular through-openings.

Measurement and Analysis of the RCS of Square and Circular Retroreflectors (사각과 원형의 삼각 전파반사기의 RCS 측정 및 해석)

  • Jang, Ji-Seong;Yang, Chan-Su;Oh, Yi-Sok
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2007.03a
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    • pp.138-141
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    • 2007
  • 본 논문에서는 제작이 간편하고, 저렴하여, 설치가 용이한 Trihedral comer reflector를 연결하여 전방향(omni-directional)에서 전파를 입사방향으로 반사하도록 전파반사기를 설계한다. Scale-down된 사각(Square) 형태와 원형(circular) 형태의 Retroreflector를 제작하고 RCS(radar cross section)의 각도별 패턴 특성을 측정하여 이론적, 수치 해석적 계산과 비교한 결과를 보인다. 측정된 RCS 절대 값과 패턴을 이론식 및 시뮬레이션 수치 해석 값과 비교하여 데이터의 적정성을 분석한다.

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An Experimental Study on Seismic Performance of RC Bridge Columns with Interlocking spirals and Interlocking circular hoops (결합나선철근 및 결합원형띠철근 교각의 내진성능에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • 고성현;이재훈;서진원;이지영;손혁수;최진호
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2003.05a
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    • pp.943-948
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    • 2003
  • The experimental study for oblong section was carried out by the column test in weak axis. The column specimens had 3 types of transverse steel configurations, such as interlocking spirals, interlocking circular hoop ties and rectangular ties. The oblong columns with interlocking spirals and with interlocking circular hoop ties showed better seismic performance than the rectangular columns with rectangular hoops and cross-ties. The objectives of this study were to provide experimental data on the behavior of interlocking spiral columns under cyclic loading, to compare the performance of columns with interlocking spirals to columns with various transverse steel configurations, to study the flexural detailing of interlocking spirals, interlocking circular hoops, and other transverse steel configurations as the transverse reinforcement, and to make recommendations for the design of bridge columns incorporating interlocking spirals, circular hoops as the transverse reinforcement.

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