Nonlinear Seismic Response Analysis of Long- span CFST Arch Bridge

The non-linear seismic response behavior of concrete filled in steel tube(CFST) arch bridge subjected to synchronous seismic excition and multi-support seismic excitation is studied in this paper.The non-linear seismic response of CFST arch bridge is calculated by time-history analysis method,and the effect of geometric nonlinear to long-span CFST arch bridge is studied.The influence of internal-force and deformence under dead-load,multi-support seismic excitation,etc to nonlinear seismic response behavior of CFST arch bridge is analysed.The result show that the effect of geometric nonlinear to long-span CFST arch bridge is obvious.     

Optimization Algorithm Research on the Arch Axis of Steel Box-Concrete Composite Arch Bridge

The paper proposed an innovative optimized design philosophy of the optimal arch axis of steel box-concrete arch bridge. Formulas to calculate the arch axis at the arch crown and the arch springing of this type of arch bridge were respectively derived wit     

Full Aero-elastic Bridge Model Design of Long Span Arch Bridge

Aero-elastic model design is the precondition of full bridge aero-elastic model tunnel tests. The full aero-elastic bridge model design of long span arch bridge is discussed. The effect on the model design of different transverse rod space and bend stiff is analyzed in detail. Different scheme need to be designed according to the transverse rod stiff. Considering the changing section dimensional arches, the method of projecting the spatial arches to the plane arches, then designing the plane arches, at last projecting the plane arches to the spatial arches is proposed at first. The results show that the method is effective.     

Static Load Test and Calculation on Multi-tower Cable-Stayed Bridge with Tie-down Cables

The static load test and the finite element analysis of the multi-tower cable-stayed bridge with tie-down cables are carried out. The test and analysis model of the bridge is created by referencing to the actual structure of a Changjiang River bridge. The static mechanical behaviors of such bridge with tie-down cables and the normal multi-tower cable-stayed bridge are comparatively analyzed by the static load test and the finite element analysis. It is shown that the structural system of the cable-stayed bridge with tie-down cables can effectively improve the structural rigidity and reduce the bending moment of the main beams, pylons and piers. According to the results, the best scheme about the location and number of tie-down cables is proposed.     

Fuzzy Assessment Method for Seismic Damage of CFST Arch Bridges

In order to investigate the conditions of damage and failure of concrete-filled steel tube(CFST) arch bridges, considering the structural and mechanical characteristics of CFST arch bridges, the dual damage criteria assessment models of the various components based on deformation or strength and energy were developed. The nonlinear seismic response of CFST arch bridges was analyzed by finite element method and the fuzzy evaluation method of seismic damage based on fuzzy theory and analytic hierarchy process was studied. Finally, taking a long-span CFST arch bridge as example, the damage index of the bridge was 0.150, 0.152, 0.172 and 0.318 respectively when the seismic peak acceleration was respectively 0.1g, 0.2g, 0.4g and 0.8g. The results show that the CFST arch bridge is slightly damaged under the earthquake when the seismic peak acceleration is 0.4g, and the bridge is damaged moderately when the peak acceleration is 0.8g.     

Wind Tunnel Tests of Long Span Half - through Arch Bridge Section Model

Wind induced vibration is one of the main control factors in the Long span bridge structure design. The wind tunnel tests for measuring the static wind forces on the bridge girder and the section model wind tunnel dynamic testing for Caiyuanba Yangtze River Bridge in Chongqing are introduced in this paper. The wind tunnel testing for measuring static wind forces and vortex- induced vibration test on the arch are introduced taking account of the influence between two arches. The main contents and outcomes of testing are presented. It is indicated that the bridge girder has excellent wind stability and the arch mechanical characters are rather complicated. The drag force on the hind arch varied a lot because of the font arch interference on the wind flow. The drag force on the hind arch will be negative when two arches are close to each other. It increases with the space of two arches. The results of testing will give the data of buffeting and vortex - induced vibration and flutter analysis of the bridge.     

Research on Seismic Behavior of Top-bear Arch Bridge with Viscoelastic Damping Braces

This paper proposes a new method of structure control that to set damping braces in a top - bear arch bridge. Lumped damping can be introduced to structures to reduce seismic response. The FEM analysis of Nimu bridge which is braced with viscoelastic dampers had done. The results show that the viscoelastic damping braces can remarkably decrease displacement within the arc plane, which is an efficient structure control method.     

Deformation Monitoring and Its Control in a Shallow buried Large span Tunnel Constructed Using the Pile Beam Arch Method

Deformation monitoring and control measures of a shallow buried large span tunnel constructed using the pile beam arch (PBA) method are described, taking the North Gongti Road Station of Beijing Metro line 10 as an example. Based on the monitoring datum, the crown settlement, convergence, ground settlement of the tunnel and the bridge foundation settlement are analyzed. The results show that (1) the PBA tunneling method can restrain the ground settlement and deformation of a shallow buried large span tunnel; (2) the depth, tunnel span and pilot tunnel construction may influence the deformation of a shallow buried large section tunnel significantly; and, (3) advanced conduit grouting, timely preliminary support and permanent lining construction can reduce the deformation effectively.     

Aerostatic stability analysis of long span half-through arch bridges

The main arch of a long-span arch bridge is a compression member. The static wind loads on the bridge not only causes changes of dynamic characters, but also leads the structure to collapse or buckling. Especially, when the arch bridge has longer span and less lateral braces,its stability is much different from the long span cable-stayed bridges and suspension bridges. This paper takes Chongqing Caiyuanba Yangzi River Bridge as a typical example and conducted the wind section tunnel tests. The displacement response of the bridge is obtained and its yield and static stability mechanism under static wind is analyzed. The results show that those factors, such as initial attack angle of the static wind, material yield strength and the static forces coefficients, have great effects on the aerostatics stability of a long span half-through arch bridge.     

Finite Element Analysis of the Contact Stress of the Rotary Hinge in the Rigid Frame Arch Bridge Constructed in a Vertically Downward Rotating Manner

Rotary hinges are temporary joints connecting arch ribs with the abutments of rigid frame arch bridges during the vertically downward rotating construction process.We probed the mechanical properties of a rotary hinge.Its stress distribution was simulated in contact FEM during the vertically downward rotating construction of a rigid frame arch bridge.The results show that nearly the entire structure of the rotary hinge is in a low-stress state with only a minor area in a high-stress state.By strengthening some local structures,rotary hinge construction security could be satisfied by its mechanical properties during vertically downward rotating construction.     

高烈度区斜拉桥横向约束方案优化分析

为了确定强震作用下斜拉桥合理的横向抗震约束体系,以可克达拉大桥为工程背景,采用非线性时程分析法,分析了4种横向约束体系即横向滑动体系、全限位体系、位移相关型减震体系和速度相关型减震体系对强震区大跨度桥梁地震响应的影响,重点对钢阻尼器的屈服荷载和黏滞阻尼器的位置及相关参数进行优化分析,并与其他体系的地震响应进行了对比。结果表明：在强震作用下,对于大跨度桥梁横向滑动体系和全限位体系均不是理想的抗震体系;而在墩梁、塔梁之间设置减隔震装置可以有效减少横桥向的墩梁、塔梁的相对位移及地震剪力和弯矩;然而,从桥梁正常使用的角度来看,塔梁之间布设横向钢阻尼器装置优于黏滞阻尼器装置。     

Two-level Safety Evaluation and Structural Optimization of Steel Truss Bridge

A robust method for determining the component safety factor and structural safety factor of steel truss bridge is developed based on elastic modulus reduction method (EMRM). A procedure of two-level safety analysis and structural optimization is presented by means of the linear FEA iteration and the generalized yield criterion to take multiple internal forces into consideration. The strategy of elastic modulus adjustment is derived according to the principle of conversation of energy. The element bearing ratio (EBR) in every step can be obtained, and the first and last EBRs are employed to determine component safety factor and the structural safety factor for two-level structural safety evaluation of steel truss bridge. Those components with higher or lower EBR than the referenced EBR can be identified. By taking the quantitative relationship of the two level safety factors, a structural optimization scheme with better distribution of the EBR and saving material consumption can be achieved by adjusting the sectional strength of components with higher and lower EBR. Numerical examples show that the proposed method is promising with satisfying accuracy. The analysis of structural safety and optimization can be implemented by using the linear iteration while complicated nonlinear analysis in classical scheme is avoided.     

竖向荷载下弹性支承直墙拱反弯点理论分析

在工程实践中,直墙拱应用较多。由于拱脚位移的存在,合理假设拱脚约束为转角约束、竖向约束和水平弹性约束,应用力法推导出了在弯矩、剪力和轴力共同作用下直墙拱沿弧长的弯矩公式。研究了竖向均布荷载、竖向三角形荷载和竖向集中力荷载作用下,直墙拱沿弧长的弯矩分布及反弯点形成的规律;发现在3种荷载作用下,使得拱脚弯矩为零时的圆心角依次减小。取弹簧支座刚度为等效的下端固支、上端允许水平位移的直墙的抗推刚度,得出了随着直墙高度增加,圆弧拱拱顶弯矩增大而拱脚弯矩减小的变化规律。在直墙拱的设计中,建议选取合适的直墙高度和使得圆弧拱拱脚弯矩为零的圆心角大小,从而有利于提高结构抗弯承载力及拱脚抗剪承载力。     

Stochastic Response Surface Method Based on Radial Basis Functions

For non-ideal interpolation results of complex implicit nonlinear functions between non-normal distribution response and standard normal distribution inputs using stochastic response surface method, radial basis functions was used to replace Hermite polynomials so as to solve complex implicit nonlinear function interpolation problem for its excellent performance on scattered data interpolation. A few nonlinear analytical functions and uncertainty problems of the load carrying capacity of single circular concrete filled steel tubule (CFST) arch were used as examples to test and verify the precision of proposed method in non-normal distribution response interpolation and its engineering applicability. The results show that stochastic response surface method based on radial basis functions performs well in fitting highly nonlinear input implicit functions, and can achieve high precision on multi-parameters CFST arch load carrying capacity uncertainty problems. Meanwhile, the method has less sample points compared to the Hermite polynomials method.     

Study and Application of High Precision Nonlinear Plane Stress Element

A tangent stiffness matrix for quadrilateral plane stress element under large rotation with small strain is proposed in this paper,The corresponding program based on this theory has been worked out;The computation of examples with analytic values has verified that the element's formulation, its program given in this paper have strong nonlinear computation ability;A nonlinear whole-course analysis of stone arch bridge has been done in this paper.The computations presented preferably a comprehensive understanding of nonlinear characteristics of stone arch bridge with small span and could be beneficial for the engineer designers.     

Application of Improved Hierarchic Genetic Algorithm to Damage Detection of the Main Girder for Cable-stayed Bridge

In the process of damage identification for high-order nonlinear structure such as cable-stayed bridges by the standard genetic algorithm, premature convergence would appear. In order to avoid this, an improved hierarchic genetic algorithm was proposed. The cable force change was used to establish the optimization function and threetypes of standard genetic algorithm were combined with variable fine-tuning and hierarchic strategy.To establish a hierarchical genetic algorithm with catastrophe characteristics A single-tower cable-stayed bridge model was used in the numerical simulation and the result showed that the probability of premature convergence was reduced in the improved hierarchic genetic algorithm and and the cable-stayed bridge damage was identified effectively. The anti-noise performance was better.     

Analysis of vibrating characteristics of multi-span continuous skew bridges

To explore the vibrating frequencies and rational impact factors of multi-span skew bridge, the recursive algorithm of vibrating frequency and finite element formulations of static and dynamic analysis are established for uniform section multi-span continuous skew bridge. The first five order frequency changes of equal-span multi-span continuous skew bridge and unequal-span multi-span skew bridge are compared. The interaction of vehicle-bridge system for two-span skew bridge is analyzed. The history curves for deflection and moment of middle-span are presented. The influence of obliquity on dynamic deflection and dynamic moment as well as the influence of vehicle velocity and obliquity on impact factors of deflection and moment are investigated. Results show that the fundamental frequency of multi-span skew bridge is identical to that of single span skew bridge. The higher order frequencies of single span skew bridge are distributed in frequencies of multi-span skew bridge, which mix other vibrating frequencies. The more the span number is, the more the other vibrating frequencies mingle. Obliquity has an important influence on dynamical characteristics of skew bridge. Impact effects of vehicle have no harmonious changing rule with vehicle velocity and obliquity. The impact factors of deflection and moment are different for skew bridge.     

高强钢焊接薄腹工形截面双向压弯构件的稳定性

应用ANSYS有限元,分析了Q460高强钢焊接薄腹工形截面双向压弯构件的稳定性能,提出了可供实际应用参考的设计公式。分析中考虑的主要参数有腹板高厚比,构件长细比,翼缘宽厚比及荷载偏心率。结果表明,对受压为主的构件,腹板局部屈曲对构件稳定承载力影响较大,而对受弯为主的构件,这一因素对构件稳定承载力影响较小。有限元分析结果与现行规范方法计算结果比较表明,目前规范方法尚不能较好地计算高强钢焊接薄腹工形截面双向压弯构件的稳定承载力,因而提出了修正直接强度法,该法精度较好且偏于安全。     

Elastic Buckling and Critical Load of an Pre- stressing Arch

According to the field theory of additional deformation on pre - stressed configuration , in the paper , the ordinary expression of the governing equation and variational equation of elastic buckling are brought forward . Under the theory system, through lowering dimensions, the governing equation and variational equation for the critical condition solution of elastic buckling of a plane arch are deduced, and the eigenvalues problem of the linear homogeneous differential equations corresponding to the equations are concluded While Abandoning the plane assumption and considering shearing deformation, the linear finite element method arithmetic of bending bar's cross section containing six degree of freedom is given. The process of derivation and calculational results show that, under this system info, the finite element equations of bending bar deduced are accurate and easy to be used to numeric calculations, and the conclusion achieved is more practical.     

施工阶段大跨径预应力混凝土刚构桥腹板开裂机理

进行了大跨径预应力混凝土刚构桥腹板开裂机理研究,基于弹性力学平面问题分析方法,推导了集中荷载作用下的板件应力函数表达式,绘制了不同受压边长与集中荷载长度比（d/a）下的横向应力曲线,拟合了集中荷载作用下构件的横向应力求解函数,构造了混凝土刚构桥腹板在预应力集中荷载作用下等效压力矩形的选取方法,并基于平面应力的表达式提出了在三维情况下沿预应力轴线的横向应力计算方法。通过建立某预应力混凝土刚构桥0~3#段实体有限元模型,分析施工过程中刚构桥混凝土腹板在不同等级预应力作用下的开裂情况。结果显示：有限元裂缝模拟与实桥腹板开裂范围一致,有限元应力分析结果下限值与推导的横向应力求解函数计算结果接近,变化趋势一致,印证了横向应力函数求解方法的正确性。