An efficient generation method of embedded reinforcement in hexahedral elements for reinforced concrete simulations

In this paper, an automatic procedure for the generation of embedded steel reinforcement inside hexahedral finite elements is presented. The automatic mapping of the entire reinforcement network inside the concrete hexahedral finite elements is performed using the end-point coordinates of the rebar reinforcement macro-elements. By introducing a geometrical constraint, this procedure decreases significantly the computational effort for generating the input data of the embedded rebar elements in three-dimensional finite-element analysis, particularly when dealing with relatively large-scale reinforced concrete models. The computational robustness and efficiency of the proposed mesh generation method are demonstrated through numerical experiments.     

水工混凝土结构裂缝成因挖掘的粗集方法研究

裂缝是水工混凝土结构常见病害之一,针对水工混凝土结构运行期的裂缝问题,应用粗集理论,结合实测资料,对裂缝产生的主要原因进行了系统地研究,提出了裂缝成因挖掘的粗集方法.     

Ductility of FRP plated flexural members

The design of reinforced concrete (RC) flexural members such as beams, slabs and columns is intrinsically based on the inherent ductility of the member. In reinforced concrete beams and slabs, ductility is generally achieved by using ‘under-reinforced’ sections and generally governed by the neutral axis depth parameter k_u which requires ultimate failure by concrete crushing at a specified strain ε_c. As the plates of fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) plated RC beams can fracture or debond before the concrete crushes at ε_c, the k_u approach is not directly applicable. Hence, new fundamental approaches and a deeper understanding of ductility are required which are the subjects of this paper.     

华龙国际大厦混合结构构件及节点设计

论述了矩形钢管混凝土柱钢框架、混凝土核心筒结构在江西华龙国际大厦的应用，介绍了矩形钢管混凝土混合结构总体设计、节点大样及构造。     

Nonlinear seismic response analysis of reinforced concrete tube in tube structure

Super-highly reinforced concrete tube in tube structure is a developing structure system of high-rise building. The more reasonable derivation process of the multi-vertical-line-element model stiffness matrix is given.On the premise of pointing out the problems of present multi-spring element model, combined with present multivertical-line-element model for analyzing on shear wall, the model is expanded to spatial one, and the stiffness matrix of which is derived. Combined with hysteretic axial model and hysteretic shear model, it is suitable for columns,wall limbs and beams with all kinds of section form. Some examples are calculated and compared with test results,which shows that the models have relatively good accuracy. On the base of the experimental phenomenon and failure mechanism for tube in tube structure specimen, nonlinear seismic responses analysis program on the basis of the advantaged element model for tube in tube structure is developed. Calculation results are in good agreement with those of the pseudo-dynamic tests and the failure mechanism can be well reflected.     

Euler Critical Force Calculation for Laced Columns

The paper presents a method of solving the buckling problem of laced column as a statically indeterminate structure without analyzing determinants of high order. The flexural and torsional buckling problems of laced column are reduced to the two-point boundary value problem for a difference equation system. The value of Euler critical load is determined as a result of analyzing the fourth order determinant for column with any degree of static indeterminacy. The solution is based on the method of initial values. Stability of columns with any types of lattice (crosswise, serpentine, with batten struts); with any number of lattice panels and with variable lattice spacing can be examined by this manner. The analogy between the flexural and torsional buckling of the laced column is established. It enables one to use the same relations for consideration of both kinds of buckling. The obtained numerical results show that the Euler critical loads calculated by this method can be substantially differed from those based on the approximated Engesser’s approach. A PC program for checking stability of laced column by designer can be developed on the basis of the present method.     

Van Der Waals Force and Asphalt Concrete Strength and Cracking

Van der Waals force between neutral molecules is employed to characterize the interaction among molecules in asphalt cement. Several important consequences emerge from the consideration. The brittle strength of the asphalt binder is shown to be linked to the well depth of the Van der Waals potential and the mesoscopic cracks present within the asphalt binder. Moreover, the elastic modulus of asphalt binder is analytically related to the potential well depth. The strength of the asphalt concrete (AC) is estimated by considering aggregate surface characteristics and the adhesion strength between asphaltenes or resins and molecules of aggregates. These predictions can help design asphalt concrete pavement. Formulas for predicting the binder strength and the interfacial breaking strength between aggregates and binders are derived. These results are supported by reported data. Furthermore, an analytic expression for the strength of AC is given at temperature below the AC glass transition point.     

Second-Order Stiffness Matrix and Loading Vector of a Beam-Column with Semirigid Connections on an Elastic Foundation

The second-order stiffness matrix and corresponding loading vector of a prismatic beam–column subjected to a constant axial load and supported on a uniformly distributed elastic foundation (Winkler type) along its span with its ends connected to elastic supports are derived in a classical manner. The stiffness coefficients are expressed in terms of the ballast coefficient of the elastic foundation, applied axial load, support conditions, bending, and shear deformations. These individual parameters may be dropped when the appropriate effect is not considered; therefore, the proposed model captures all the different models of beams and beam–columns including those based on the theories of Bernoulli–Euler, Timoshenko, Rayleigh, and bending and shear.The expressions developed for the load vector are also general for any type or combinations of transverse loads including concentrated and partially nonuniform distributed loads. In addition, the transfer equations necessary to determine the transverse deflections, rotations, shear, and bending moments along the member are also developed and presented.     

福建省吊钟岩拱桥检查装置方案设计

吊钟岩拱桥的特点是跨度大、拱高大、拱肋曲线形状为三维空间.本文介绍了吊钟岩拱桥检查装置的设计概况,包括方案比较、总体布置、结构设计等.     

武钢磨细钢渣粉在高性能混凝土中的应用

介绍武钢钢渣粉在混凝土中应用的一系列试验,分析了钢渣粉的掺入及其对混凝土强度和凝结时间的影响。