A multi-spring model for monopile analysis in soft clays

The offshore wind industry in China has seen a rapid development in recent years and is projected to account for half of global yearly installed capacity in the years to come. Monopiles are a popular foundation solution for supporting offshore wind turbines. However, due to challenging seabed soil conditions, which often feature thick normally consolidated soft clays and harsh environmental loading (i.e. frequent occurrence of typhoons), extremely long monopiles are often designed. The large monopiles are costly to fabricate and install and sometimes kills the viability of the concept in cases where the bedrock is relatively shallow and expensive piling in rock is otherwise required. However, the state-of-practice for designing these monopiles in clays is typically by using the API p-y springs, which are widely known to underestimate soil-pile interaction stiffness and capacity for large diameter monopiles. Improvement to the design method can therefore have significant economic implications to the industry. The paper presents an effort toward this direction. A multi-spring beam-column model suitable for monopile design in soil conditions in China is proposed. The model features three soil spring components, namely the lateral p-y spring, the pile tip base shear s-y spring and rotational m-θ springs along the pile shaft. The validity of the model is verified by a comprehensive suite finite element parametric analyses. Guidance for incorporating the cyclic loading effect into design is also provided. The model proposed in this paper has large potentials for application in design practice.     

非收放式减摇鳍鳍轴校核算法研究

非收放式减摇鳍作为减摇鳍产品中非常重要的一个组成部分,而鳍轴也是其减摇力矩传力链中非常重要的一环,对于鳍轴综合应力的校核也就成了非收放式减摇鳍设计中的关键。通过比较考虑剪力的新算法以及仅做弯扭综合应力校核的2种算法,及它们在不同强度理论下的状态,综合讨论得出能使鳍轴应力值更加精确的算法。     

STAAD.Pro在海洋工程模块吊装设计中的应用

对STAAD.Pro软件在海洋工程模块建造的加工设计阶段的应用进行了探讨。通过STAAD.Pro软件的可视化操作平台,对实际海洋工程模块进行建模、加载、计算和分析,通过计算得出模块的质量和质心位置,并根据规范对模块进行整体强度校核,从而对海洋工程模块的吊点布置及其吊装过程起到实际的指导作用。     

舰船加筋板局部强度评估中的总纵应力折减系数研究

舰船加强筋尺寸的合理确定一直是结构设计中的热点问题。本文综合考虑总纵弯曲应力和局部载荷的相互作用,研究加强筋的许用应力折减系数(C_s)的影响因素与合理取值方法。通过分析加强筋的力学模型、对比不同规范中的C_s取值,以及用非线性有限元软件Abaqus计算一系列加筋板模型,拟合C_s曲线并与规范对比,并验证剖面对称性和局部载荷作用方向对C_s取值的影响方式,丰富了舰船局部强度校核方法的技术背景,为板架设计、舰船三维局部校核程序开发提供借鉴。     

垃圾土力学特性及其路基填筑应用研究

将垃圾土应用于公路路基填筑是实现垃圾土大规模资源化利用的有效途径。本文首先对实际垃圾土进行筛分处理,制得适用于公路路基的垃圾筛余土(简称垃圾土);进而,通过室内试验研究了直接压实垃圾土和固化垃圾土的抗剪强度、CBR值等力学特性;以此为基础,修筑直接压实垃圾土路基试验段,并采用适宜的新型施工工艺修筑固化垃圾土路基试验段,监测路基的工后沉降随时间的变化规律,对比两种垃圾土路基的应用效果。结果表明:固化垃圾土与直接压实垃圾土相比,粘聚力提高1.6~1.9倍,内摩擦角提高30%以上,CBR值提高4.5~5.1倍;固化垃圾土路基的工后沉降比直接压实垃圾土路基降低64.7%,且能够更早地趋于稳定。以上结果证明:本文提出的固化垃圾土路基施工工艺和垃圾土资源化利用途径是可行的。     

Assessment of fatigue strength of steel butt-welded joints in as-welded condition – Alternative approaches for curve fitting and mean stress effect analysis

Experimental fatigue data for butt-welded joints in as-welded condition and under constant amplitude tensile loading (secondary bending included) were analyzed using the nominal stress system and the notch stress system. Two approaches were used; a standard fitting procedure and minimization of the sum of squared perpendicular distances from a line with a fixed and free slope. In all cases, the latter method gave better agreement between the experimental and predicted fatigue life and fatigue strength. The analyses showed both with all broken specimen data included and with reduced data that the FAT225 curve, as recommended by IIW, might be too optimistic for the notch stress approach in the case of butt-welded joints in as-welded condition. It was also found that use of the local stress ratio instead of the applied stress ratio might explain many issues concerning current observations and apparent inconsistencies in reported literature.     

波形钢腹板连续梁桥设计和施工相关问题探讨

大跨度波形钢腹板梁桥是一种新型桥梁结构,因其采用波形钢腹板替代混凝土腹板,相比传统的预应力混凝土连续梁桥,具有轻型、经济等诸多方面的特点。以前山河波形钢腹板连续梁桥为背景,针对设计和施工中的诸如内衬砼、剪力键、横隔板等相关问题进行了分析探讨。     

基于地基回弹因素的盾构隧道管片上浮预测

针对软弱地层盾构隧道管片脱出盾尾后出现的上浮问题,分析盾构施工过程中管片上浮的诱因,得出软弱地层中管片的上浮主要是地层应力重分布产生的地基回弹力引起的。在此基础上建立隧道开挖动态模型,分析隧道上浮量变化规律以及地层特性对管片上浮量的影响规律,得出地层弹性模量和管片上浮量呈一定的指数关系,且弹性模量对管片上浮量的影响远大于地层黏聚力和内摩擦角。通过力平衡理论计算盾构开挖引起的地层回弹力、管片上浮量以及隧道上浮影响的地层高度范围,并通过对珠江狮子洋工程管片上浮量的计算与实测对比,证明该公式的合理性,为盾构隧道工程中考虑地基抗力引起的管片上浮量预测提供一种新的方法。     

水泥土掺石膏的室内试验研究

针对掺加石膏以及不加添加剂的水泥土,利用现场的淤泥质土作为养护环境,进行3种不同水泥的室内7、28和90d的无侧限抗压强度试验。室内试验研究结果表明：龄期是影响水泥土试块强度的主要因素之一;添加剂石膏在水泥掺量一定情况下,主要起到早强和减水的作用。     

水泥粉煤灰碎石基层材料路用性能的研究

对水泥粉煤灰碎石基层材料的各项路用性能进行了试验研究.研究表明,水泥粉煤灰稳定碎石兼具水泥和二灰稳定材料的优点,将其作为路面基层材料是可行的.