Mechanical properties of roller bent wide flange sections — Part 2: Prediction model

This paper provides a series of simple equations that allow the structural engineer to predict the mechanical properties across the section of roller bent wide flange steel members: proportional limit, yield stress, ultimate tensile stress, strain at ultimate tensile stress and strain at rupture. The equations are based on experimental results from tensile tests performed on coupons taken from roller bent wide flange sections which are presented in a companion paper. The newly obtained mechanical properties yield seven different full stress-strain curves for nine specific locations on the steel cross-section. The stress-strain models for the material of the flanges are defined by non-linear curves. The stress-strain characteristics in the web allow the material to be represented by bi-linear stress-strain curves. Comparison between predicted adjustments in mechanical properties due to roller bending and measured properties gives good agreement. The obtained stress-strain curves are suitable for implementation in finite element models for the analysis of arch structures employing beam, shell or solid elements.     

Experimental investigation of residual stresses in roller bent wide flange steel sections

Residual stresses in straight hot rolled wide flange sections are well documented and have been investigated in the recent past. However, to the knowledge of the authors, residual stress measurements have not been published on roller bent wide flange sections. Straight sections are curved into roller bent ones at ambient temperatures by means of the roller bending process. Since roller bent sections underwent severe plastic deformation during the forming process, the well-known residual stress patterns from hot rolling may not be appropriate for the roller bent steel. Roller bent sections can be applied in halls, roofings and bridges, thereby acting as structural arches and it is important that a realistic residual stress pattern is implemented when assessing their load carrying capacity. An experimental program has been carried out to investigate the residual stresses in roller bent wide flange sections bent about the strong axis. Residual stresses were measured with the sectioning method. The experimental technique was investigated with respect to possible temperature influence and repeatability of the measurements. Experimental values revealed that the residual stress pattern and magnitude in roller bent sections is different when compared to their straight counterparts.     

Finite element simulations of residual stresses in roller bent wide flange sections

Curved structural wide flange steel sections are frequently used in buildings or bridges. These sections are usually curved at ambient temperatures with a roller bending machine. This process alters the residual stress distribution, which may affect the elasto-plastic buckling behavior of arches. This paper presents a numerical modeling technique to estimate residual stresses in curved wide flange sections manufactured by the pyramid roller bending process. The technique incorporates material non-linearity, geometrical non-linearity and contact modeling. Numerically obtained residual stresses are compared to experimental results and good agreement was found for the top flange. Only moderate agreement was observed for the web but very good coherence was realized for the bottom flange. It is concluded that a finite element analysis can be used to estimate residual stresses in roller bent wide flange sections.     

Proposed residual stress model for roller bent steel wide flange sections

The manufacturing process of structural wide flange steel sections introduces residual stresses in the material. These stresses due to hot-rolling or welding influence the inelastic buckling response of structural steel members and need to be taken into account in the design. Based on experimental data standardized residual stress models have been proposed for inclusion in inelastic buckling analyses. By incorporating these residual stress models their effect on the resistance of beams and columns can be obtained. Residual stress models for roller bent steel sections are currently not available. Roller bent wide flange sections are manufactured by curving straight members at ambient temperature. This manufacturing technique, which is also known as roller bending, stresses the material beyond its yield stress, thereby overriding the initial residual stresses prior to bending and generating an entirely new pattern. This paper proposes a residual stress model for roller bent wide flange sections, based on earlier conducted numerical investigations which were validated by experimental research performed at Eindhoven University of Technology. The proposed residual stress model can serve as an initial state of a roller bent steel section in fully non-linear finite element analyses to accurately predict its influence on the inelastic buckling response.     

Mechanical behavior of ferritic grade 3Cr12 stainless steel—Part 1: Experimental investigations

Ferritic stainless steels are corrosion resistant steels with a low and stable cost. Widely used in automotive applications, structural applications using ferritic stainless steels are only emerging mainly because ferritics are partially covered by structural standards due to a shortage of design data. Computer models are more and more used to support the developments of conventional design methods based on expensive full-scale tests or trial and errors methods. And for the modeling of metal forming processes as well as structural behavior of members, it is necessary to afford an accurate knowledge of the mechanical properties. In this paper, the experimental investigations made on the chromium based alloy 3Cr12 (1.4003) in order to characterize its mechanical behavior are presented. During the research, a classical uniaxial experimental equipment and a bi-axial experimental equipment designed by Flores (2005) [1] in the Structures Laboratory of the University of Liege have been used. The collection of tests performed included tensile tests, cyclic shear tests, simple shear tests and successive simple shear and plane-strain tests. The yield locus and the hardening models are presented and identified in a companion paper by the same author.     

An investigation of the block shear strength of coped beams with a welded clip angle connection — Part I: Experimental study

The ends of a coped beam are commonly connected to the web of a girder by double clip angles. The clip angles may either be bolted or welded to the web of the beam. One of the potential modes for the failure of the clip angle connection is the block shear of the beam web material. To investigate the strength and the behavior of the block shear of coped beams with welded end connections, ten full-scale coped beam tests were conducted. The test parameters included the aspect ratio of the clip angles, the web shear and tension area around the clip angles, the web thickness, beam section depth, cope length, and connection position. The test results indicated that the specimens failed, developing either tension fractures of the web near the bottom of the clip angles or local web buckling near the end of the cope. Although the final failure mode of the six specimens was local web buckling, it was observed during the tests that these specimens exhibited a significant deformation of the block shear type prior to reaching their final failure mode. No shear fracture was observed in all of the tests. A comparison between the ultimate loads in the test and the predictions using the current design equations indicates that the current design standards such as the AISC-LRFD, CSA-S16-01, Eurocode 3, BS5950-1:2000, AIJ and GB50017, are inconsistent in predicting the block shear strength of coped beams with welded end connections. The analytical study of the strength of the test specimens using the finite element method, a parametric study, and a proposed design model for designing block shears for coped beams with welded clip angles are included in a companion paper.     

Experimental investigation of mechanical properties of bedded salt rock

Because of salt cavern utilization for liquid, gas and solid waste storage, salt rock mechanical properties are needed for assessments of facility, stability and safety. Bedded salt deposits are widespread and used as much or more than diapiric salt bodies as storage facility hosts, but experimental data on the mechanical properties of bedded salt rock with impurities are far less common than data available on relatively pure diapiric salt rocks. Through laboratory uniaxial and triaxial compression experiments on rock salt (halite), interlayers (anhydrite) and bedded composite specimens (anhydrite–halite and mudstone–halite), differences in mechanical properties of the various lithologies are explored. In the composite specimens, the weakest or the most deformable component governs the behavior. Also, the properties of bedded composite lithology specimens tend to be in between the property ranges of the “pure” lithologies. The elastic modulus of the bedded salt rock increases from 5.3 to 24.1 GPa with an increase in the confining stress from 0 to 15 MPa, with some evidence of sample damage. The ductile transition for halite at the strain rates used is at about σ₃10 MPa.With increasing σ₃, the anhydrite–halite composite lithology deformation showed strain hardening and a strong trend to ductile behavior as the halite bands tended to dominate the behavior. Strain incompatibility effects exist along interfaces between creeping and non-creeping phases in anhydrite–halite composite lithologies. Mudstone–halite rocks tended to be extremely weak, compared with all other specimens.     

Mechanical behavior of ferritic grade 3Cr12 stainless steel—Part 2: Yield locus and hardening laws

In practice, the finite element method is quite successful in simulating the metal forming processes or the structural behavior of members carrying loads. The accuracy of such models largely depends on the mechanical laws used to describe the material behavior. Numerous authors have shown the effect of material anisotropy on deep drawing or the influence of non-linear hardening behavior on the resistance of structural members. Studies have also demonstrated how important the evaluation of the material parameters is during the theoretical calculation of the strength of stainless steel members for instance. Non-linear metallic materials emerge as an alternative to elastic perfectly plastic materials, be it for their stainless, ductility or strength properties. It is thus necessary to be able to accurately model their material behavior. In the present paper, prior to any computations, different laws are described: simple phenomenological law and micro–macro constitutive models based on crystal plasticity. Classical yield surface such as Hill one are combined with isotropic (Swift or Ramberg–Osgood) and kinematic (Armstrong–Frederick or Teodosiu–Hu) hardening models to define the material behavior. The material parameters included in each law are then carefully identified. For that purpose, the experimental equipment developed by Flores [3] (2005) in the Structures Laboratory of the University of Liège was used to perform biaxial tests. Coupled with classical uniaxial tests, they provide the necessary data for the identification of the yield locus and the hardening models.     

An investigation of the block shear strength of coped beams with a welded clip angle connection — Part II: Numerical study

An experimental study of the block shear capacity of ten full-scale coped beams with a welded clip angle connection was presented in Part I. The test results were compared with predictions using block shear design equations in several current design standards. In general, the results showed that the existing design standards did not provide consistent predictions of the block shear capacity of coped beams with welded clip angles. In addition, the equations provided by the standards cannot accurately reflect the failure mode of the specimens observed in the tests. In order to gain a better understanding of the connection behavior, such as the stress distribution in the web near the periphery of the clip angles and the failure mechanism of the connection, an analytical study of the block shear capacity of coped beams with welded clip angles was carried out using the finite element method. Based on the limited test data and the results of the finite element analysis (FEA), a strength model was established and a design equation was proposed to evaluate the block shear strength of coped beams with welded clip angles. It was shown that the proposed design equation gave better predictions of the block shear capacity of the specimens.     

Shear resistance of longitudinally stiffened panels — Part 2: Numerical parametric study

This paper presents the FE analysis of the influence of different parameters on the shear resistance of panels with different arrangements of longitudinal stiffeners. The studied parameters were the stiffener bending stiffness, the panel aspect ratio, the stiffener position, the web slenderness and the flange rigidity. Longitudinal stiffeners of trapezoidal shape were compared to open T-stiffeners. The former proved to be more efficient, since a larger panel resistance is achieved, for which in addition a smaller stiffness of trapezoidal stiffeners is needed. Different features of the new Eurocode rules were verified against the FEA results as well. Three different procedures for the determination of panel slenderness were tested and the reduction of stiffener bending stiffness, prescribed due to a better correlation with tests on open stiffeners, was verified for both closed and open stiffeners. The influence of bending moment was also considered and the verification of shear and bending interaction was discussed. Finally, the flange contribution to shear resistance was critically analysed.     

Experimental investigation on concrete overlaid with textile reinforced mortar: Influences of mix,temperature, and chemical exposure

Textile reinforced mortar is widely used as an overlay for the repair, rehabilitation, and retrofitting of concrete structures. Recently, textile reinforced concrete has been identified as a suitable lining material for improving the durability of existing concrete structures. In this study, we developed a textile-reinforced mortar mix using river sand and evaluated the different characteristics of the textile-reinforced mortar under various exposure conditions. Studies were carried out in two phases. In the first phase, the pullout strength, temperature resistance, water absorption, and compressive and bending strength values of three different textile-reinforced mortar mixes with a single type of textile reinforcement were investigated. In the second phase, the chemical resistance of the mix that showed the best performance in the abovementioned tests was examined for use as an overlay for a concrete substrate. Investigations were performed on three different thicknesses of the textile reinforced mortar overlaid on concrete specimens that were subjected to acidic and alkaline environments. The flexural responses and degradations of the textile reinforced mortar overlaid specimens were examined by performing bending tests. The experimental findings indicated the feasibility of using textile reinforced mortar as an overlay for durable concrete construction practices.     

FPR-混凝土粘结界面的规律

根据试验数据,研究了FRP与混凝土粘结的非线性模型Ⅱ界面规律。所提出的界面规律基于差分方程,并考虑了高剪应力下粘性剂和混凝土保护层的非线性作用。模型中的参数均在拉—拉剥离试验下校准,同时采用了不同荷载水平、不同粘结长度、沿FRP板方向的最大传递荷载与应变。通过有限粘结长度决定的最大传递荷载的估计值来确定界面规律中的断裂能,同时根据应变确定剪切－滑移关系。并通过一系列文献的试验结果验证参数优化程序。在粘结－滑移模型中采用所提出的界面定律进行数值模拟计算,得出粘结区域中FRP的应变、剪应力和滑移与试验结果很吻合。     

A study on a porous residential building model in hot and humid regions: Part 1—the natural ventilation performance and the cooling load reduction effect of the building model

This study targets environmental load reduction in hot and humid regions. It reveals the effects that porous residential buildings have on the natural ventilation performance and, consequently, the cooling load reduction. Two residential building models, namely a model with a void ratio of 0% and a model with a void ratio of 50%, are evaluated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis and thermal and airflow network analysis. The analysis on components of the heat load indicates that improvements in the natural ventilation performance would significantly reduce the cooling load.