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.     

Stress-Strain Relationship and Failure Criterion for Concrete after Freezing and Thawing Cycles

Introduction Underfreezingandthawing,macromechanical performanceofconcreteisgraduallydeterioratedby theinitiation,expansionandconnectionoftheinner cracks.Thisisaprogressiveprocessanddiffersfrom thedamageprocesscausedbyloads.Concretestruc turesincoldareas,…     

蒙辽客运专线粉砂地基固结压缩特性的三轴试验研究

依托新建通辽至京沈高铁新民北站铁路路基工程,对细颗粒含量分别为10%、15%、30%和40%的中密状态粉砂开展一系列室内固结不排水三轴试验研究,通过试验研究不同细颗粒含量粉砂在不同围压条件下的应力-应变关系、孔隙水压力的涨消发展模型及初始剪切模量的发展规律,揭示细颗粒含量和围压对中密状态粉砂应力-应变关系、孔压演化特性及初始剪切模量的影响规律。结果表明:空间应力状态下的不同细颗粒含量中密粉砂的应力-应变关系曲线以硬化型为主,符合增长型双曲线模式,且随着围压的增加,应力-应变关系曲线呈现强硬化状态,随着细颗粒含量的增加,应力-应变关系曲线呈现弱硬化状态。孔隙水压力的变化表现为随剪切的发展先经过一段上升过程,达到峰值后又开始下降,且随着细颗粒含量的增加,围压的增大,孔压的峰值越高,孔压消散速度降低,剪切完成后的残余孔压越大。初始剪切模量与围压呈正相关,即随着围压的增大而增大。同时,运用ABAQUS有限元程序建立计算机模型模拟试验,进一步验证上述分析结果的真实性与可靠性。     

泡沫轻质混凝土单轴循环加卸载试验研究

为研究循环加卸载对泡沫轻质混凝土力学性能的影响,采用微机控制电子万能试验机对湿密度为700 kg/m~3的泡沫轻质混凝土试样开展3组方案的循环加卸载试验,重点研究循环加卸载对其应力-应变曲线、峰值强度、弹性模量的影响。研究结果表明:随着循环加卸载的进行,应力-应变曲线出现不断迁移的现象,且对于3种试验方案,第一次循环加卸载引起的迁移值最大,而后,采用加卸载方案1、方案2,迁移值随着加卸载次数增加而减小,采用加卸载方案3,迁移值随着加卸载次数的增加先减小后增加;对于3种加卸载方案,峰值强度随着加载幅值的增加而增大,且随着循环加卸载次数的增加而增大;对于3种加卸载方案,第1次加卸载对弹性模量影响最大,而后,对于试验方案1、方案2,弹性模量随着循环加卸载次数的增加而增加,而对于试验方案3,弹性模量随着循环加卸载次数的增加而减小。     

圆钢管套箍混凝土轴压短柱受力机理分析

应用连续介质力学理论,建立圆钢管套箍混凝土同心圆柱体混凝土受压计算模型,建立圆钢管套箍混凝土组合弹性模量理论计算公式和组合应力—应变关系全曲线理论表达式。编制相应的计算程序,进行圆钢管套箍混凝土受力全过程数值分析。从圆钢管套箍混凝土加载过程的钢管环向应力—应变关系以及核心混凝土的轴向应力—应变关系、径向应力—应变关系等方面,探讨圆钢管套箍混凝土和圆钢管混凝土力学性能之间的差别,并用试验结果验证。分析结果表明:与钢管混凝土力学性能相比,钢管套箍混凝土中核心混凝土的径向压应力、纵向强度和钢管环向拉应力增加;圆钢管套箍混凝土将套箍约束作用发挥至最大,且其极限承载力和剩余承载力高,延性好,但组合弹性模量偏小。     

钢筋混凝土支撑轴力影响因素研究

文章基于钢弦式钢筋应力计工作原理,对广西大学地铁车站深基坑第一道支撑中包含的钢筋混凝土支撑及钢支撑轴力进行对比分析,并通过有限元模拟对支撑轴力测试结果进行验证,从理论上分析影响混凝土支撑轴力的几种因素,得出实际钢筋混凝土支撑轴力约为测试结果的30%。