考虑筋/板相互作用的环肋圆柱壳屈曲强度分析

环肋圆柱壳是潜艇耐压壳体的一种主要结构形式.环肋圆柱壳的失稳破坏主要表现在肋骨间的壳板失稳和总体失稳.在计算肋骨间的壳板失稳时,传统方法认为肋骨为壳板提供简支边界,忽略了在边界上肋骨和壳板的相互影响.在实际结构中,由于肋骨提供扭转刚度,壳板在与肋骨相交的边界上将存在弯矩,并非自由支持边界.因而,壳板失稳时,筋/板产生相互影响,提高了壳板的屈曲强度.本文的主要目的是,推导考虑筋/板相互影响的环肋圆柱壳壳板屈曲强度的理论计算方法,分析筋/板的相互关系.通过本文的算例表明,本文推导的计算方法以及所编制的计算程序是可靠的,可以用于工程设计.     

山区河流岸坡稳定性离心模型试验有关问题探讨

山区河流岸坡稳定性研究,涉及岩质边坡稳定性分析、岸坡渗流场计算和水固相互作用等,是典型的流固耦合问题。由于问题的复杂性,采用传统的极限平衡分析法、有限元计算方法很难解决,而采用现场试验的方法往往又会受到经费的限制。因此,采用能客观地反映工程实际和降低试验成本的离心模型试验方法进行模拟,是一种切实可行的研究方法。本研究结合山区河流岸坡稳定性的特点,对试验模型的制作、试验工况的模拟、试验误差的分析和边界条件等因素进行比较分析,提出较为合理的试验方案;并对模型试验的有关问题进行数值计算,为后续的模型试验提供了数据对比材料。     

The effect of railway local irregularities on ground vibration

The environmental effects of ground-borne vibrations generated due to localised railway defects is a growing concern in urban areas. Frequency domain modelling approaches are well suited for predicting vibration levels on standard railway lines due to track periodicity. However, when considering individual, non-periodic, localised defects (e.g. a rail joint), frequency domain modelling becomes challenging. Therefore in this study, a previously validated, time domain, three-dimensional ground vibration prediction model is modified to analyse such defects. A range of different local (discontinuous) rail and wheel irregularity are mathematically modelled, including: rail joints, switches, crossings and wheel flats. Each is investigated using a sensitivity analysis, where defect size and vehicle speed is varied. To quantify the effect on railroad ground-borne vibration levels, a variety of exposure–response relationships are analysed, including: peak particle velocity, maximum weighted time-averaged velocity and weighted decibel velocity. It is shown that local irregularities cause a significant increase in vibration in comparison to a smooth track, and that the vibrations can propagate to greater distances from the line. Furthermore, the results show that step-down joints generate the highest levels of vibration, whereas wheel flats generate much lower levels. It is also found that defect size influences vibration levels, and larger defects cause greater vibration. Lastly, it is shown that for different defect types, train speed effects are complex, and may cause either an increase or decrease in vibration levels.     

ABAQUS–OlaFlow integrated numerical model for fluid–seabed–structure interaction

In this study, a new one-way integrated numerical model for fluid–seabed–structure interaction is established by integrating the finite element software, ABAQUS, and the open-source fluid dynamics package, OlaFlow. In this new model, the generation and propagation of ocean waves as well as the seepage flow in a porous medium are controlled by OlaFlow; concurrently, the wave-induced dynamic responses of a porous seabed and marine structures are governed by ABAQUS. The reliability of this new model is validated by an analytical solution and a series of wave flume tests. The comparison results show that the new established model has high reliability and feasibility. Finally, this new integrated model is utilized for investigating the wave-induced dynamics of a composite breakwater and its seabed foundation as well as to evaluate the residual horizontal sliding displacement of the caisson of this composite breakwater under wave impact. Because this new integrated numerical model can fully utilize the advantages of both ABAQUS and OlaFlow, it is expected to have broad prospects for application in engineering practice.     

Large deformation coupled analysis of embedded pipeline – Soil lateral interaction

Subsea pipelines buried in the seabed may undergo large lateral displacement under environmental, operational, and accidental loads at different interaction rates and hence different drainage conditions. The undrained shear strength is commonly used in practice to assess the pipe-soil interaction assuming a sufficiently high displacement rate. This approach neglects consolidation effects and the rate-dependent response of the soil and may significantly underestimates the lateral resistance for a pipeline moving slowly relative to the ground. In this study, a coupled large deformation finite element (LDFE) framework is developed via a remeshing and interpolation technique with small strain (RITSS). A Modified Cam-Clay (MCC) model with efficient numerical integration is used. The proposed coupled LDFE framework is verified against selected physical model tests. Effects of the interaction rate and hence drainage condition on the p-y curve, excess pore pressure generation and dissipation, and failure mechanisms are discussed. An empirical relationship between the ultimate resistance and the normalized velocity of the pipe (denoting the drainage condition) is proposed, which may be applied for the integrity and safety analysis of buried pipes in landslide or fault-crossing regions.