Progress in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation (Book of Abstracts + CDROM full papers)

493 Pages·2003·3.45 MB·English

by  Alphose Zingoni

PROGRESS IN STRUCTURAL
ENGINEERING, MECHANICS AND
COMPUTATION
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICS AND COMPUTATION, 5–7 JULY
2004, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Progress in Structural Engineering,
Mechanics and Computation
Edited by
Alphose Zingoni
Department of Civil Engineering, University of
Cape Town
Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa

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Preface
The Second International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and
Computation (SEMC 2004) was held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 5 to 7 July 2004.
Like its predecessor SEMC 2001 held 3 years earlier, SEMC 2004 aimed at “bringing
together from around the world academics, researchers and practitioners in the broad
fields of structural mechanics, associated computation and structural engineering, to
review recent achievements in the advancement of knowledge and understanding in these
areas, share the latest developments, and address the challenges that the present and the
future pose”. The large number of high-quality papers presented and the wide spectrum
of relevant topics covered, as well as the great diversity of nationalities represented by
the participants, confirms that this aim was indeed fulfilled.
These Proceedings contain the 290 papers that were presented at the Conference.
These have been classified into a total of 36 categories. The first two categories contain
the keynote and invited papers; these deal with a variety of important issues cutting
across theory and practice. The 34 categories that follow contain the contributed papers
under specific topics, which cover (i) all aspects of structural mechanics such as
vibration, dynamics, impact response, buckling, seismic response, soil-structure
interaction and damage mechanics; (ii) numerical modelling and computational methods;
(iii) practical aspects of the analysis, design and construction of structures; (iv) specific
classes of structures such as shells, plates, frames, bridges, buildings, lightweight
structures, space structures and foundation structures; (v) a variety of construction
materials ranging from the traditional timber, masonry, concrete, steel and glass, to recent
innovations encompassing high-performance composites, ceramics, high-strength
concrete, fibre-reinforced concrete, stainless steel and smart alloys.
The last 10 to 20 years have seen an upsurge in research on the long-term performance
of structures, including condition monitoring, damage detection, and the development of
more effective repair and rehabilitation strategies. This is hardly surprising, given the
need to prolong the life of existing infrastructure for as long as possible (in view of the
often prohibitive costs of new infrastructure), and where new structures have to be
constructed, the need to ensure that these will last for many years. This trend in research
activity is reflected in the 35 or so papers that deal with various aspects of long-term
structural performance. In mechanics, the study of vibration in particular (and dynamics
in general) continues to enjoy considerable attention, not only as a means for better
understanding the response of structures to earthquake, wind, blast and live-load
excitations, but also as a tool for assessing structural damage or deterioration. The need to
protect life and property against extreme and sudden events must, of course, remain of
paramount importance, and in this regard, a greater number of contributions on designing
structures for blast, storm and fire resistance would have been desirable, especially given
recent world events.
All papers that were submitted for the SEMC 2004 International Conference were
subjected to the full process of peer review, and the Proceedings contain only those
papers that were accepted following this process. The review of manuscripts was
undertaken by members of the International Scientific/Technical Advisory Board, and
other identified leading experts, each acting independently on one or more assigned
manuscripts. This invaluable assistance, which has greatly enhanced the quality of the
Proceedings, is gratefully acknowledged.
Special acknowledgements are due to the following organizations, who were the
principal sponsors of the SEMC 2004 International Conference:
● The Joint Structural Division of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering
(SAICE) and the UK Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)
● The Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC)
● The Cement and Concrete Institute (CCI) of South Africa
● The National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa
The final thanks must go the Authors themselves, who worked hard to deliver papers of
high standard. I trust readers will find this wealth of information useful.
A.Zingoni
Editor
Table of contents

Committees of the SEMC 2004 International Conference xxvii

1. Keynote papers

Structural damage and lifetime estimates by nonlinear FE simulation 2

W.B.Krätzig & Y.S.Petryna
Structural use of aluminium alloys in civil engineering 4

F.M.Mazzolani
Structural health monitoring of large-scale bridges: Research & experience 5

J.M.Ko

2. Invited papers

Analysis of stiffened rectangular plates using the element-free Galerkin 8
method
S.Kitipornchai, K.M.Liew & L.X.Peng
Railway bridges: Some historical failures and current problems 9

R.A.Smith
Near fault earthquake effects on the response of concrete structures 10

A.Ghobarah
Finite element and experimental studies of tension field action in 11
composite plate girders
N.E.Shanmugam
Elastic out-of-plane buckling of laterally-fixed arches subjected to uniform 12
bending
M.A.Bradford & Y.-L.Pi
Some trends and advantages of wood application in contemporary civil 13
engineering
J.B.Obrębski
Strain hardening, local buckling and lateral torsional buckling in plastic 15
hinges
J.M.Davies
Debonding in FRP-strengthened RC beams due to intermediate flexural 16
cracks
J.G.Teng, X.Z.Lu, L.P.Ye & J.J.Jiang
First hinge design of thin-walled steel members 17

P.Osterrieder & J.Kretzschmar
Forces in bridging and bracing systems for roof purlins with concealed 18
fixed sheeting
G.J.Hancock, J.Kiang, M.Bambach, L.Teh & P.K.Ong
Thermal buckling of laminated composite and sandwich plates 19

H.Matsunaga
Structural aspects of wind energy turbines 20

R.Harte
Root hair tip growth 21

C.R.Steele
Numerical analyses of fracture in structural materials 22

V.Tvergaard

3. Industrial shell structures and buckling of shells

New developments in hyperbolic cooling tower design 24

W.B.Krätzig, R.Harte & U.Montag
Nonlinear analysis of a collapsed heater stack during the Ismit (Kocaeli) 26
Turkey earthquake of August 17, 1999
P.L.Gould, W.Huang & G.S.Johnson
Stability of spherical shells under external pressure 28

W.Wunderlich
FEM study of steel liquid storage tanks 29

M.Penmetsa & D.Redekop
Numerical approach for the identification of critical load factors for high- 30
strength concrete shells
M.Andres
Long-term structural performance of cooling-tower shells: A review of 32
thirty years of research
P.C.Bamu & A.Zingoni
Post-buckling of cylindrical shells in terms of different shell theories 33

I.Sheinman & Y.Goldfeld
Buckling behaviour of model steel base shells of the Comshell roof system 34

H.T.Wong & J.G.Teng
Buckling of a stiffened cylindrical shell structure 35

H.Desai & D.Redekop
Verification of a new analytical solution for the buckling of long embedded 36
cylindrical shells using finite elements
H.Dai, M.Kuesters & S.L.Fok
Numerical and experimental studies on the role of plastic hinge in the 37
buckling behaviour of spherical shells under axial impact
N.K.Gupta, N.M.Sheriff, R.Velmurugan & A.A.Selvam

4. Laminated composite plates and shells

A semi analytic approach for analysis of laminated piezoelectric cylinders 40

C.W.Liu, S.B.Dong & E.Taciroglu
Buckling analysis of composite panels 42

E.Gal, R.Levy, H.Abramovich & P.Pevsner
Numerical analysis of strength of a composite structure on an example of 44
chosen construction with damage caused by external conditions
T.Niezgoda, W.Szymczyk & A.Piętak
Performance characteristics of compound curved sandwich shell structures 45

G.Gaston, D.Thambiratnam, C.Button & A.Nasir
On the stiffening effect of fibre-reinforced composite panels 46

B.G.Prusty
Higher order refined theory for the stress analysis of angle ply composite 48
and sandwich plates
K.Swaminathan & M.Nagapraveen
Thermal residual stress analysis of functionally graded Ni-Al2O3 plates 49

M.K.Apalak & R.Güneş
Researches on load-bearing capacity of point-support laminated glasses 50

Y.Yin & Q.Zhang
Residual stresses in thermoset polymer composites 51

M.M.Shokrieh & S.S.M.Kamali
Vibration analysis and shape control of laminated composites with 53
piezoelectric elements. Antifouling process
M.Rahmoune, M.A.H.Alaoui & A.Bouachrine

5. Other plate and shell problems

Analogy model for the axisymmetric elastic edge bending problem in 55
shells of revolution based on Geckelers approximation
W.Guggenberger & C.Under
Effective and efficient analytical study of full circular cylindrical shells 57

J.H.Hoefakker & J.Blaauwendraad
Fracture analysis of plate structures by spline finite strip method 59

M.S.Cheung & Z.Song
Finite element analysis of large openings in cylindrical shells 61

T.Mahdi
Stress concentration around circular holes in a finite plate using finite 62

element method