Review on the Ultimate Bearing Capacity of the Aqueduct's Supporting Structure

2013 ◽  
Vol 368-370 ◽  
pp. 1468-1471
Author(s):  
Qiu Hua Duan ◽  
Dan Dan Zeng ◽  
Lu Feng Yang ◽  
Yue Jing Luo
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Limit Analysis ◽  
Ultimate Bearing Capacity ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Plastic Limit ◽  
Main Method ◽  
Supporting Structure ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Plastic Limit Analysis ◽  
Near Future

This paper summarizes the structure forms and characteristics of the aqueduct's supporting structure. The main method of plastic limit analysis and theory of the aqueduct's supporting structure were introduced, and the existing problems of the present research were analyzed in the paper, and thereby the research trends of the ultimate bearing capacity of the aqueduct's supporting structure in near future was proposed.

Plastic Limit Analysis of Ice Coating Transmission Tower-Line Systems

2010 ◽  
Vol 163-167 ◽  
pp. 106-109
Author(s):  
Jun Qi Chen ◽  
Wei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Limit Analysis ◽  
Ultimate Bearing Capacity ◽  
Mountainous Areas ◽  
Plastic Limit ◽  
Transmission Tower ◽  
Height Difference ◽  
Plastic Analysis ◽  
Plastic Limit Analysis ◽  
Change Curve

Transmission tower-line systems with different elevations in mountainous areas are established in this paper. The change curve of ice increasing with time was given according to the data of ice record. Considering the influences of height difference, ice increasing, plastic analysis of transmission tower is carried out. It can be concluded that the ultimate bearing capacities of ice coating of the tower is significantly influenced by the elevation of the towers beside it. It also can be concluded that the ultimate bearing capacity of ice coating can be improved only when the section of weakness member is increased.

scholarly journals Safety Assessment of Masonry Arch Bridges Considering the Fracturing Benefit

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Accornero ◽  
Giuseppe Lacidogna
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Mechanics ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Limit Analysis ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Plastic Limit ◽  
Masonry Arch ◽  
Fracturing Process ◽  
Plastic Limit Analysis ◽  
Elastic Fracture ◽  
Arch Bridges

The evolutionary analysis of the fracturing process is an effective tool to assess of the structural bearing capacity of masonry arch bridges. Despite their plain basic assumptions, it must be remarked that elastic analysis and plastic or limit analysis can hardly be used to describe the response and predict damage for moderate or service load levels in masonry arch bridges. Therefore, a fracture mechanics-based analytical method with elastic-softening regime for masonry is suitable in order to study the global structural behaviour of arch bridges, highlighting how the arch thrust line is affected by crack formation, and the maximum admissible load evaluated by means of linear elastic fracture mechanics is larger than the load predicted by elasticity theory. Such an increment in terms of bearing capacity of the arch bridge can be defined “fracturing benefit”, and it is analogous to the “plastic benefit” of the plastic limit analysis. The fracturing process, which takes into account the fracture initiation and propagation in the masonry arch bulk, occurs before the set-in of the conditions established by means of the plastic limit analysis. In the present paper, the study of the elastic-fracture-plastic transitions is performed for three monumental masonry arch bridges with different shallowness and slenderness ratios. This application returns an accurate and effective whole service life assessment of masonry arch bridges, and more in general it can be suitable for a great number of historical masonry structures still having strategic or heritage importance in the infrastructure systems.

Plastic limit analysis with non linear kinematic strain hardening for metalworking processes applications

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 2859-2870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Chaaba ◽  
Lahbib Bousshine ◽  
Mohamed Aboussaleh ◽  
Hassan El Boudaia
Keyword(s):  
Strain Hardening ◽  
Limit Analysis ◽  
Plastic Limit ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Plastic Limit Analysis

scholarly journals Reliability Based Analysis and Optimum Design of Laterally Loaded Piles

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Movahedi Rad
Keyword(s):  
Limit Analysis ◽  
Strain Energy ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Optimization Procedure ◽  
Load Parameter ◽  
Plastic Limit ◽  
Laterally Loaded Piles ◽  
Plastic Limit Analysis ◽  
Complementary Strain ◽  
Laterally Loaded

In this study reliability based limit analysis is used to determine the ultimate capacity of laterally loaded piles.  The aim of this study is to evaluate the lateral load capacity of free-head and fixed-head long pile when plastic limit analysis is considered. In addition to the plastic limit analysis to control the plastic behaviour of the structure, uncertain bound on the complementary strain energy of the residual forces is also applied. This bound has significant effect for the load parameter. The solution to reliability-based problems is based on a direct integration technique and the uncertainties are assumed to follow Gaussian distribution. The optimization procedure is governed by the reliability index calculation.

Rigid–plastic limit analysis of discontinuous media by a finite element method

1989 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Tamura ◽  
R. Y. S. Pak
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Limit Analysis ◽  
Constitutive Law ◽  
Rigid Plastic ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Plastic Limit Analysis ◽  
Surface Foundation ◽  
Element Method

This paper describes the formulation of a finite element method by which a limit analysis of a rigid–plastic medium with discontinuities can be performed. The Drucker–Prager criterion is adopted to describe the yielding of the medium, while the Mohr–Coulomb law is used to model the interface of the discontinuous velocity fields. Both associated and nonassociated flow rules are considered in the constitutive characterization. Results are presented to illustrate the influence of discontinuities on the bearing capacity of a surface foundation. Key words: bearing capacity, constitutive law, dilatancy, discontinuity, limit, plasticity, finite element analysis.

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