Numerical simulation of hysteretic live load effect in a soil-steel bridge

• Autorzy: Sobótka M.

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DOI

10.2478/sgem-2014-0012

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper presents numerical simulation of hysteretic live load effect in a soil-steel bridge. The effect was originally identified experimentally by Machelski [1], [2]. The truck was crossing the bridge one way and the other in the full-scale test performed. At the same time, displacements and stress in the shell were measured. The major conclusion from the research was that the measured quantities formed hysteretic loops. A numerical simulation of that effect is addressed in the present work. The analysis was performed using Flac finite difference code. The methodology of solving the mechanical problems implemented in Flac enables us to solve the problem concerning a sequence of load and non-linear mechanical behaviour of the structure. The numerical model incorporates linear elastic constitutive relations for the soil backfill, for the steel shell and the sheet piles, being a flexible substructure for the shell. Contact zone between the shell and the soil backfill is assumed to reflect elastic-plastic constitutive model. Maximum shear stress in contact zone is limited by the Coulomb condition. The plastic flow rule is described by dilation angle ψ = 0. The obtained results of numerical analysis are in fair agreement with the experimental evidence. The primary finding from the performed simulation is that the slip in the interface can be considered an explanation of the hysteresis occurrence in the charts of displacement and stress in the shell.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

soil-steel structure; flexible steel culverts; live load effect; hysteresis

PL

obciążenie o zmiennym położeniu; histereza; podatny przepust stalowy

• Wydawca: De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: Vol. 36, nr 1
• Strony: 103--109
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 19 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Sobótka M.

• Institute of Geotechnics and Hydrotechnics, Wrocław University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

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