Longitudinal anti-cracking analysis for post-tensioned voided slab bridges

Zhen Zhou,Shao-ping Meng,Zhao Liu 국제구조공학회 2012 Structural Engineering and Mechanics, An Int'l Jou Vol.43 No.4

Post-tensioned concrete voided slab girders are widely used in highway bridge constructions. To obtain greater section hollow rate and reduce the self-weight, the plate thickness of slab girders are designed to be small with the adoption of flat anchorage system. Since large prestress is applied to the anchor end section, it was found that longitudinal shear cracks are easy to occur along the voided slab girder. The reason is the existence of great shearing effect at the junction area between web and bottom (top) plate in the anchor end section. This paper focuses on the longitudinal anti-cracking problem at the anchor end of post-tensioned concrete voided slab girders. Two possible models for longitudinal anticracking analysis are proposed. Differential element analysis method is adopted to derive the solving formula of the critical cracking state, and then the practical analysis method for longitudinal anti-cracking is established. The influence of some factors on the longitudinal anti-cracking ability is studied. Results show that the section dimensions (thickness of bottom, web and top plate) and prestress eccentricity on web plate are the main factors that influence the anti-cracking ability. Moreover, the proposed method is applied into three engineering examples to make longitudinal anti-cracking verification for the girders. According to the verification results, the design improvements for these girders are determined.

Mechanical analysis for prestressed concrete containment vessels under loss of coolant accident

Zhen Zhou,Chang Wu,Shao-ping Meng,Jing Wu 사단법인 한국계산역학회 2014 Computers and Concrete, An International Journal Vol.14 No.2

LOCA (Loss Of Coolant Accident) is one of the most important utmost accidents for Prestressed Concrete Containment Vessel (PCCV) due to its coupled effect of high temperature and inner pressure. In this paper, heat conduction analysis is used to obtain the LOCA temperature distribution of PCCV. Then the elastic internal force of PCCV under LOCA temperature is analyzed by using both simplified theoretical method and FEM (finite element methods) method. Considering the coupled effect of LOCA temperature, a nonlinear elasto-plasitic analysis is conducted for PCCV under utmost internal pressure considering three failure criteria. Results show that the LOCA temperature distribution is strongly nonlinear along the shell thickness at the early time; the moment result of simplified analysis is well coincident with the one of numerical analysis at weak constraint area; while in the strong constrained area, the value of moments and membrane forces fluctuate dramatically; the simplified and numerical analysis both show that the maximum moment occurs at 6hrs after LOCA.; the strain of PCCV under LOCA temperature is larger than the one of no temperature under elasto-plastic analysis; the LOCA temperature of 6hrs has the greatest influence on the ultimate bearing capacity with 8.43% decrease for failure criteria 1 and 2.65% decrease for failure criteria 3.

Pretension process control based on cable force observation values for prestressed space grid structures

Zhen Zhou,Shao-ping Meng,Jing Wu 국제구조공학회 2010 Structural Engineering and Mechanics, An Int'l Jou Vol.34 No.6

Pointing to the design requirement of prestressed space grid structure being the target cable force, the pretension scheme decision analysis method is studied when there’s great difference between structural actual state and the analytical model. Based on recursive formulation of cable forces, the simulative recursive system for pretension process is established from the systematic viewpoint, including four kinds of parameters, i.e., system initial value (structural initial state), system input value (tensioning control force scheme), system state parameters (influence matrix of cable forces), system output value (pretension accomplishment). The system controllability depends on the system state parameters. Based on cable force observation values, the influence matrix for system state parameters can be calculated, making the system controllable. Next, the pretension scheme decision method based on cable force observation values can be formed on the basis of iterative calculation for recursive system. In this way, the tensioning control force scheme that can meet the design requirement when next cyclic supplemental tension finished is obtained. Engineering example analysis results show that the proposed method in this paper can reduce a lot of cyclic tensioning work and meanwhile the design requirement can be met.

Wind-Induced Vibration Responses of Prestressed Double-Layered Spherical Latticed Shells

Zhen Zhou,Zhi-ming Li,Shao-ping Meng,Jing Wu 한국강구조학회 2011 International Journal of Steel Structures Vol.11 No.2

This paper focuses on the wind-induced vibration response of prestressed double-layered spherical latticed shell (PDSLS)structures by adopting time-domain analysis method. Welch spectrum analysis method is used to make precision evaluation of power spectrum of fluctuating wind speed time history simulated by weighted amplitude wavelet superposition (WAWS)method and linear filtering method of auto-regression (AR) model. Results show that the two methods produce little precision difference, but AR method is far more efficient than WAWS and is more suitable for wind speed simulation of PDSLSs. The effect of various parameters on the wind-induced vibration response of PDSLS structures are comprehensively investigated,including rise-span ratio, span, shell thickness, elastic constraint stiffness, prestress value, with or without cables and cable layout scheme. Results show that rise-span ratio and span are the major factors that affect wind-induced vibration response of PDSLSs. When cables are set, the wind vibration coefficient of nodal vertical displacement becomes smaller and more equally distributed, which demonstrates that PDSLSs are less sensitive to fluctuating wind effect than common latticed shell structures without cables. Finally, based on the envelopment concept and with the maximum dynamic and average wind-induced displacement responses as control indicators, the calculating method for global wind vibration coefficient (GWVC) of PDSLSs is proposed and the value with usual design parameters is given. Meanwhile, when the structure is made static analysis by means of the equivalent static wind load obtained from GWVC, the obtained internal member force response is relatively accordant with the actual response got from time-history analysis, and is a little safer.

Semi-active control on long-span reticulated steel structures using MR dampers under multi-dimensional earthquake excitations

Zhen Zhou,Shao-ping Meng,Jing Wu,Yong Zhao 국제구조공학회 2012 Smart Structures and Systems, An International Jou Vol.10 No.6

This paper focuses on the vibration control of long-span reticulated steel structures under multidimensional earthquake excitation. The control system and strategy are constructed based on Magneto- Rheological (MR) dampers. The LQR and Hrovat controlling algorithm is adopted to determine optimal MR damping force, while the modified Bingham model (MBM) and inverse neural network (INN) is proposed to solve the real-time controlling current. Three typical long-span reticulated structural systems are detailedly analyzed, including the double-layer cylindrical reticulated shell, single-layer spherical reticulated shell, and cable suspended arch-truss structure. Results show that the proposed control strategy can reduce the displacement and acceleration effectively for three typical structural systems. The displacement control effect under the earthquake excitation with different PGA is similar, while for the cable suspended arch-truss, the acceleration control effect increase distinctly with the earthquake excitation intensity. Moreover, for the cable suspended arch-truss, the strand stress variation can also be effectively reduced by the MR dampers, which is very important for this kind of structure to ensure that the cable would not be destroyed or relaxed.

Stability Analysis of Prestressed Space Truss Structures Based on the Imperfect Truss Element

Zhen Zhou,Shao-ping Meng,Jing Wu 한국강구조학회 2009 International Journal of Steel Structures Vol.9 No.3

Prestressed space truss structures have been widely used in various public buildings in recent years. However, because of its large span, the length of its members also increases. Therefore the member initial curvature will probably affect the stability of the structure. This paper focuses on the truss element with initial geometrical imperfection under high axial load. The relation between axial force and deformation, the expression of axial tangent stiffness, and the concept of initial curvature coefficient for truss element are established. With the example of prestressed cable-stayed arch-truss structure, the influence of member initial curvature on nonlinear stability performance of the structure under various prestress values is studied. The result indicates that member initial curvature has little influence on global stiffness of the structure before buckling, but has great influence on the performance of the structure after buckling and on limit load of the structure. Under different prestress values, the limit load–member initial curvature curves are parallel and almost linear. The proposed method in this paper can be widely applied into nonlinear stability analysis of various prestressed space truss structures with large span, so that the influence of member initial curvature on structural stability can be estimated. Prestressed space truss structures have been widely used in various public buildings in recent years. However, because of its large span, the length of its members also increases. Therefore the member initial curvature will probably affect the stability of the structure. This paper focuses on the truss element with initial geometrical imperfection under high axial load. The relation between axial force and deformation, the expression of axial tangent stiffness, and the concept of initial curvature coefficient for truss element are established. With the example of prestressed cable-stayed arch-truss structure, the influence of member initial curvature on nonlinear stability performance of the structure under various prestress values is studied. The result indicates that member initial curvature has little influence on global stiffness of the structure before buckling, but has great influence on the performance of the structure after buckling and on limit load of the structure. Under different prestress values, the limit load–member initial curvature curves are parallel and almost linear. The proposed method in this paper can be widely applied into nonlinear stability analysis of various prestressed space truss structures with large span, so that the influence of member initial curvature on structural stability can be estimated.

DBDTSO: Decentralized Bandwidth and Deployment Time Saving-oriented VM Image Management Mechanism for IaaS

Zhen Zhou,Shuyu Chen,Mingwei Lin,Guiping Wang 보안공학연구지원센터(IJGDC) 2013 International Journal of Grid and Distributed Comp Vol.6 No.3

Minimizing Average Startup Latency of VMs by Clustering-based Template Caching Scheme in an IaaS System

Zhen Zhou,Shuyu Chen,Mingwei Lin,Guiping Wang,Qian Yang 보안공학연구지원센터(IJUNESST) 2013 International Journal of u- and e- Service, Scienc Vol.6 No.6

Minimizing Average Startup Latency of VMs by an Optimized VM Templates Caching Mechanism Based on K-Medoids Clustering in an IaaS System with Multi-cluster of Servers

Zhen Zhou,Shuyu Chen,Mingwei Lin,Guiping Wang,Qian Yang 보안공학연구지원센터 2015 International Journal of Grid and Distributed Comp Vol.8 No.3

Construction Process Analysis for a Single-Layer Folded Space Grid Structure in Considering Time-Dependent Effect

Zhen Zhou,Jing Wu,Shao-ping Meng,Qi Yu 한국강구조학회 2012 International Journal of Steel Structures Vol.12 No.2

A new long-span space grid structure system, “single-layer folded space grid” (SFSG), is applied in the Shenzhen Universiade Stadium. Compared with regular single-layer grid, the out-of plane stiffness and bearing capacity of the structure is improved with bending and uplifting of the structural units in SFSG, and the span capacity of the structure is then enhanced. Because of the large structural dimension, the construction process including assembling, closure and brace-unloading should be divided into many stages. As a result, there is very strong time-dependent effect for the structural stress state in construction. In this paper, based on matrix mechanics model of space grid structures, a time-dependent analysis method considering temperature variation during construction is presented based on matrix mechanics model to optimize the closure scheme. A combined brace element is presented to accurately simulate the mechanic character of temporary braces. In this way, the whole construction process of assembling, closure and brace-unloading are effectively and accurately analyzed for the SFSG structure of Shenzhen Universiade Stadium. The displacement state, stress distribution, and force changes in temporary braces are obtained to provide instruction for the design and control of construction process.