Experimental and finite element analysis of fatigue strength for 300 mm2 copper power conductor

The fatigue strength of a 300 mm² stranded copper conductor was investigated experimentally and by finite element (FE) analysis. An analytical model was also developed and validated. Wires taken from the outer layer of the conductor were fatigue tested in tension–tension loading and compared with similar data for wires taken from a 95 mm² conductor. The wire cross section was deformed due to the compacting process that was applied during fabrication. When corrected for stress concentrations due to the deformation the data for the two sets of wire fell within the same scatter-band. Full scale testing was carried out in a specially designed rig with constant tensile load and reversed displacement controlled bending with a fixed curvature variation. The loading is a simulation of the loading of a power cable hanging from a floating vessel through a bellmouth. Conductors were tested in two states; dry and lubricated. A finite element model was established for the copper conductor. The model was formulated by a combination of elastic beam and beam-contact elements that included the effects of friction. The effect of local bending due to contact forces was included in the model. Two contact conditions were investigated; the point (trellis) contact between adjacent layers of wire and the inline contact within each layer and between the first layer (centre wire) and the second layer. The FE model was validated by a calibration test of a full scale conductor, and by sensitivity studies varying the size and the number of elements of the model. Fatigue analysis of the conductor was carried out, based on the S–N curve for individual wires. Taking into account the effects of friction and local bending, agreement was obtained between predicted and experimental fatigue strength of the conductor, for the FE model as well as the analytical model.     

深水管中管结构动态边界条件非线性时域分析

随着海洋油气开发工程作业水深的增加,管中管结构承受的波浪、海流深海环境载荷增大,可能会引发强度破坏以及疲劳损伤,造成重大损失,所以开展深水条件下管中管系统的力学行为分析研究是有必要的。本文考虑了顶部张紧力和动态边界,利用有限元模型来模拟管中管结构及其力学行为。并利用接触单元模拟内外管接触的约束条件。综合统计了管柱的接触碰撞位置和应力危险位置,提出了新型扶正器的布置方案,以达到减缓碰撞保护管柱的目的,并对比了等距离设置扶正器的方案。通过对比研究发现本文提出的扶正方案有效减缓了内外管的应力等级,对于实际工程和研究具有一定指导价值。     

辽河特大桥40m T梁质量控制简述

简要介绍了新民至铁岭高速公路辽河特大桥40m T梁质量控制要点。     

Hydroelastic code-to-code comparison for a tension leg spar-type floating wind turbine

The development of robust design tools for offshore wind turbines requires knowledge of both wave and wind load models and response analysis. Verification of the numerical codes is required by the use of experiments and code-to-code comparisons. This paper presents a hydroelastic code-to-code comparison between the HAWC2 and USFOS/vpOne codes for a tension leg spar (TLS) wind turbine with a single tether. This concept is hence based on the TLP and Spar concepts. The comparison is performed using coupled hydroelastic time domain simulations. Several aspects of modelling, such as wave simulation, hydrodynamic and structural modelling, are addressed for the TLS. Wave-induced motions of the support structure affect the power performance of a wind turbine. Furthermore, overload of the tension leg should be avoided. In this paper, the motion and tension responses are compared. The tension leg introduces nonlinear effects on the spar motion. These nonlinear effects include combined-frequency effect such as double, difference and sum of wave, as well as natural pitch and surge frequencies. Hydrodynamic loads are based on a combination of the Morison formula and the pressure integration method. A comparison indicates that the motion and tension responses obtained in the two codes are in good agreement.     

A model for the biaxial dynamic bending of unbonded flexible pipes

An analytical model is given to investigate the behavior of unbonded flexible pipes under biaxial dynamic bending. The stick-slip conditions of each wire are studied in the framework of incremental analysis by an operator splitting of the time step into a stick-state prediction and a slip-state correction step. The tension gradient is calculated using the classical return-mapping algorithm and the obtained tension gradients are integrated numerically to find the axial tension by imposing appropriate boundary conditions. From the axial tension the bending moments with respect to the principal bending axes of the pipe are obtained. Poisson's effect, bending induced tension in the wire, shear deformations of the supporting plastic layer and the changes of the effective torsion and curvature increments of the wire after slip occurs are taken into account in the model. The results of bending moment–curvature relationship from this model are compared with the test data from simple bending and good correlations are found. The comparison of the biaxial bending moment results between this model and the available model also shows good agreement.     

先张法预应力空心板的施工方法及质量控制要点

先张法预应力空心板结构在高速公路的中小桥梁和通道上应用较为普遍。介绍了先张法预应力空心板的预制施工方法及质量控制要点。     

体外预应力加固技术在桥梁修复中的应用

现代预应力技术大大推动了建筑、桥梁等土木工程的发展.介绍了体外预应力加固技术概念和优缺点,结合工程实例,分析了该技术在桥梁修复工程中的应用情况,对今后的研究和施工有一定的参考价值.     

多年冻土地区钻孔灌注抗拔桩静载试验分析

结合青藏铁路清水河多年冻土地区抗拔基桩的竖向静载现场试验,对桩周冻土冻结强度、基桩竖向抗拔极限承载力等进行了深入的研究,并将直孔桩、扩底桩两种不同桩基础的荷载试验结果进行了分析比较,为青藏铁路桩基础设计提供了科学依据.     

基于稳定性理论的张力腿平台横摇固有周期分析

文章以稳定性理论为基础提出了一种张力腿平台横摇固有周期计算模型,分析了横摇临界角对平台横摇稳定性的影响,并将其应用于分析平台设计参数对横摇固有周期的影响。提出在一个横摇周期里,最后稳定横摇临界角对应的时间历程为1/4横摇固有周期这一假设,基于此假设,编制计算机计算程序,计算横摇运动中每一个横摇角,判断其稳定性,找出一个横摇周期内最后稳定横摇临界角对应的时间历程,求解横摇运动固有周期。考虑两种横摇阻尼情况,计算不同初始横摇角、横摇下沉位移、张力腱长度、平台重量和横摇阻尼的横摇固有周期,论证了平台设计参数对横摇固有周期的影响。该计算模型克服了从结构角度计算固有周期工作量大、计算周期长、计算结果不可靠的弱点,使横摇固有周期计算简单、有效。通过与不考虑横摇阻尼的情况对比,分析了横摇阻尼对横摇固有周期的影响。可以快速计算处于设计阶段或者已服役张力腿平台横摇固有周期。结合一型设计中的张力腿平台,应用文中提出的横摇固有周期计算模型对该平台进行了横摇固有周期的计算,并且分析了平台参数对横摇固有周期的影响。结果表明该方法可以对张力腿平台横摇固有周期进行快速计算。并可推广应用于其它海上结构物的横摇固有周期计算。     

复合加筋格宾挡墙不同加筋方式数值模拟研究

介绍了复合加筋格宾挡墙的单元组成及结构形式。采用FLAC3D深入研究了复合加筋格宾挡墙的力学响应,探讨了不同面板形式、不同加筋方式时墙面侧向变形和筋材拉力的分布规律,提出了复合加筋的最佳加筋方式。研究结果表明：加筋方式对面墙侧向位移的影响较大,交替加筋比分组加筋有更小的面墙侧向位移;保持加筋间距不变而减小加筋刚度比增大加筋层间距而增大筋材刚度更可取;在交替加筋的同时沿墙高适当减小加筋刚度可节省筋材费用。面墙形式、筋材布置方式对筋材拉力的大小和分布形式有重要影响。