故宫灵沼轩的动力特性及抗震性能研究

故宫灵沼轩是我国最早建造的钢铁-砌体组合结构之一,具有重要的历史、艺术和科学价值。为了评估灵沼轩在地震作用下的结构安全状况,建立了灵沼轩结构的三维有限元模型,并对其进行了动力特性和地震时程分析,得出了其固有频率、模态振型、地震位移响应和地震应力响应。结果表明:灵沼轩整体结构布置对称性较高,扭转刚度较大,对抗震较为有利;在8度多遇地震、设防地震和罕遇地震作用下,灵沼轩的金属结构部分及砌体结构部分的顶点位移和层间位移角均符合现行规范要求,砌体结构部分的第三主应力响应均小于材料的抗压强度,不存在压溃风险。在8度多遇地震和设防地震作用下,砌体结构部分的第一主应力响应均小于材料的抗拉强度,结构不会发生拉裂。但在8度罕遇地震作用下,砌体结构的部分位置拉应力超过材料的抗拉强度,这些位置存在开裂危险。最后,综合动力特性和抗震性能分析的结果,提出了灵沼轩的抗震加固建议。     

宁波保国寺大殿风振性能研究

为了更科学地保护我国传统木构建筑,需要研究我国江南地区传统木构建筑的风振性能,为此,以江南地区最古老、保存最完整的佛教木构建筑——保国寺大殿的主殿为例进行风振性能研究。首先基于三维激光扫描获得的真实可靠的保国寺大殿的几何信息,采用SAP2000有限元软件建立主殿的有限元模型,并进行动力特性分析。再利用MATLAB软件编写脉动风速时程,并将风压作用于有限元模型上分析,得到主殿的风振响应。得到结构模态、位移时程曲线、位移谱曲线、加速度响应,并对时程位移风振系数和规范风振系数进行对比。结构的振动响应主要由前三阶振型控制,在强风荷载作用下,最容易出现的变形就是南北向振动、东西向振动和扭转振动;各个典型节点的最大位移均在侧向位移容许值内;迎风面阑额中心位移最大、屋面上半部次之、屋面下半部及檐柱柱头最小;主殿相连的两个部分的加速度相差较多,屋面和屋身的连接节点应成为日后保国寺大殿的保护重点;时程风振系数变化与规范风振系数的变化规律不同是因为结构横向刚度分布不均匀;时程风振系数是规范风振系数的1.2~1.4倍,这是由于按照规范计算风振系数的过程中只考虑了第一阶振型的影响而忽略其他所有振型的结果;规范风振系数的计算只适用于形状、质量沿高度不变的高耸结构,不适用于类似本研究中的低矮木构传统房屋结构。     

强风作用下木拱廊桥的风振响应分析——以文兴桥为例

中国传统木拱廊桥采用较短的木材构件,形成了较大的桥梁跨度,其整体造型优美,结构巧妙,构造特殊,具有重要的历史价值、艺术价值和科学价值。我国现存的传统木拱廊桥仅有百余座,集中分布于我国浙南和闽北地区,大多建于明清至民国时期,是我国木构桥梁建造技术和古代人民智慧的体现,而近些年来由于台风洪水等自然灾害导致的传统木拱廊桥破坏甚至损毁的事件时有发生。现有的对于传统木拱廊桥的研究大多着眼于其历史艺术价值和建造技术工艺等方面,鲜有对于其结构性能的研究,尤其缺乏强风作用下木拱廊桥的风振响应性能的深入研究。本工作为研究中国传统木拱廊桥在强风作用下的风振响应性能,以典型传统木拱廊桥——浙江泰顺的文兴桥为例,基于几何尺寸的精确测绘,采用SAP2000建立有限元模型进行了木拱廊桥的动力特性分析。研究内容包括以下几方面:首先,采用线性滤波法,基于自回归(AR)法模拟风场,利用MATLAB软件编写脉动风速时程。此后,由于我国现行的规范没有给出适用于木拱廊桥这一结构类型的风压体型系数,本工作通过CFD软件FLUENT风洞数值模拟得到适用于文兴桥的风压体型系数。最后,将模拟编译得到的时程风压作用于文兴桥的有限元模型得到其风振响应。计算结果表明:结构主振型为第一阶横向水平振动;风荷载对三节苗和五节苗两边最外侧的斜苗影响较大,对五节苗平苗的影响较大;下部剪刀撑的最大拉、压应力超过抗拉、抗压强度;剪刀撑脱榫将使下部斜撑的轴压力突增从而导致整体结构抗侧能力大幅降低;强风作用下传统木拱廊桥的时程计算风振系数为1.43～1.75,由此可见木拱廊桥风动力效应不容忽视。本研究成果反映了我国传统木拱廊桥在风荷载作用下结构构件的受力规律和整体结构的动力特性,并为我国传统木拱廊桥的风振性能评估和抗风保护提供理论依据,更科学地保护这一宝贵的建筑遗产类型。     

故宫太和殿动力特性与常遇地震响应

为更好地保护故宫太和殿,采用有限元分析方法,研究了太和殿的动力特性及常遇地震作用下的响应。采用弹簧单元模拟榫卯节点及斗拱构造,并考虑柱础为铰接,建立了太和殿有限元模型。通过模态分析,获得了太和殿基频及主振型;通过对模型进行时程分析,获得了典型节点的位移、加速度响应曲线,以及典型单元的内力响应曲线,评价了太和殿的抗震性能。结果表明:太和殿基频为0.9Hz,主振型以平动为主;常遇地震作用下,太和殿能保持稳定振动状态,结构的内力和变形均在容许范围内,且斗拱及榫卯节点均能发挥一定的减震作用。     

故宫灵沼轩残损分析及结构性能研究

故宫灵沼轩是我国最早建造的钢铁-砌体组合结构之一,目前损坏较为严重。为更好地保护和修缮该建筑,残损分析和结构性能研究是其修缮保护的科学基础。首先通过现场调研,对该建筑的残损状况进行分析,找出其显见的病害;然后通过精确测绘、材料检测及有限元模拟分析其结构性能,找出其隐在的病害;最后综合残损分析及结构性能分析结果,提出相应的保护措施建议。     

地震与风作用下应县木塔结构响应及监测

应县木塔是世界建筑文化遗产的重要组成部分,具有极高的历史、文化与科学价值。为了探究在地震与风荷载作用下应县木塔的结构响应,采用梁单元建立的木塔有限元模型具有较高的准确性与可靠性;木塔在地震作用下层间位移角最大可达1/196,一定程度上会对木塔结构产生破坏;木塔在风振作用下会产生较大水平加速度,威胁木塔上的文物;基于木塔的地震与风振响应,提出了关注脆弱构件的残损监测、木塔构件变形监测、木塔振动监测与传递监测等四条建议。旨在为木塔进一步监测与有效保护奠定基础。     

故宫太和殿结构现状数值模拟研究

为保护故宫太和殿,采用数值模拟方法,研究了太和殿的结构现状特征。采用ANSYS有限元程序,考虑榫卯节点、斗拱连接等构造,建立了太和殿有限元模型。分别对模型进行自重作用、风荷载作用下的静力分析及8度常遇地震作用下的时程响应分析,获得了太和殿在不同荷载作用下的内力及变形分布特征,评价了太和殿的结构安全现状。结果表明:重力及风荷载作用下,太和殿结构的内力、变形均在容许范围内;地震作用下,结构保持稳定状态,且榫卯节点及斗拱构造有利于减震。因此,太和殿结构现状是安全的。     

太原永祚寺无梁殿的建筑形制及结构静力性能研究

本工作以太原永祚寺无梁殿为例,研究中国特有的建筑遗产类型——明代砖砌无梁殿的建筑形制和结构性能。首先采用三维激光扫描仪进行精确测绘,获得其准确的几何尺寸信息。然后结合历史文献资料,对该类型建筑遗产的建筑形制进行分析。另外,通过采用无损检测方法获得砖砌体的材料强度,结合精确测绘获得的几何尺寸信息,采用ANSYS有限元软件建模并对其受力性能进行了模拟分析,获得了该建筑在静力荷载作用下的结构性能。研究结论为该类型建筑遗产的加固修缮提供参考。     

故宫灵沼轩金属构件的病害分析及其成因研究

本文使用X射线衍射(XRD)、离子色谱(IC)、光学显微(OM)及显微红外光谱(Micro-FTIR)等分析手段,对故宫灵沼轩建筑金属构件的锈蚀产物样品进行了分析,并结合相关研究成果探讨了构件的病害成因及影响因素。研究表明,钢铁质构件的主要锈蚀机理为大气环境下的电化学腐蚀,其所处的外部环境及自身的材质、加工特点,均可对锈蚀程度产生影响;而金属构件的断裂、变形,除了构件自身的材料特性外,还与其承受的构造应力、环境高低温交变以及不恰当的填充材料有关。     

馆藏浮放陶瓷文物地震摇晃响应振动台试验

为保护可移动文物,采取试验方法研究了地震作用下馆藏浮放文物的摇晃响应.以故宫某展柜为原型,制作了1∶1比例的模型,并在展柜内放置了一陶瓷文物,进行了振动台试验.通过白噪声激励,获得了展柜的基频;通过输入不同类型、不同强度的地震波,研究了展柜和文物的地震响应;通过数值模拟,从理论上对模型地震响应进行了进一步论证.结果表明:对展柜而言,其基频在29～35 Hz之间,与地震波卓越频率相差较大,因而在地震作用下摇晃不明显;对文物而言,在地震波强度较小时能保持稳定振动状态,而在地震波强度较大时,文物容易产生明显摇晃并导致倾覆.此外,数值模拟结果与振动台试验结果吻合,证明了试验方法的有效性.在实际工程中,对高宽比较大的文物,应采取适当的加固措施,以减轻其摇晃震害.     

中国古代砖砌体力学性能研究综述

古代砖砌体建筑由于材料劣化、环境影响,材料特性及力学性能均受到不同程度的影响和损伤,为了保护历史文化的载体,结合古建筑材料获取原始且必要的数据,系统总结了古砖、传统灰浆的制备工艺和材料性能,简要归纳了古砖、传统灰浆和古砖砌体基本力学性能及其测试方法,对比分析了单砖和砌体抗压强度的差异以及古建筑砌体材料力学性能研究现状。并对今后古砌体如弹性模量等力学性能、古砌体材料及结构的损伤机理等的研究提出了展望或建议,可为砖石古建筑的修缮保护提供参考依据。     

Cathedral of Milan: Structural History of the Load-Bearing System

The structure of the Cathedral of Milan is studied. The features of the building and the original aspects of its load-bearing system are discussed. The progressive development of the structural system is described following its historical phases through four centuries. The final configuration is then analyzed with its main load paths. Detailed information, collected during the 20th century restoration work, was used to determine the geometry and loads. Preliminary analyses are based on equilibrium principles, within the framework of limit analysis for masonry constructions. The main structural restoration works taking place during the life of the Cathedral of Milan are outlined. The results provide a basis for the verification of more detailed numerical analyses and a reference for restoration interventions. Furthermore, the introductory analyses presented here develop the knowledge for future studies devoted to the Cathedral of Milan, encompassing structural, construction, and architectural issues.     

The Effect of Stiffened Floor and Roof Diaphragms on the Experimental Seismic Response of a Full-Scale Unreinforced Stone Masonry Building

An extensive experimental program was carried out at EUCENTRE, within a research project on the evaluation and reduction of the seismic vulnerability of stone masonry structures. The main part of the experimental program has been devoted to the shaking table tests on three full-scale, two-story, single-room prototype buildings made of undressed double-leaf stone masonry. The first building tested was representative of existing unreinforced stone masonry structures with flexible wooden diaphragms, without any specific anti-seismic design nor detailing. In the second and third buildings, strengthening interventions were simulated on structures theoretically identical to the first one, improving wall-to-floor and wall-to-roof connections and increasing diaphragm stiffness. In particular, in the third specimen, steel and r.c. ring beams were used to improve the diaphragm connection to the walls and collaborating r.c. slab and multi-layer plywood panels were used to stiffen floor and roof diaphragms, respectively. This article describes the strengthening interventions applied to the third building prototype and presents the experimental results obtained during the shaking table tests. The results obtained permitted the calibration of a macroelement model representative of the nonlinear behavior of the structure.     

In-Plane Seismic Response Analyses of a Historical Brick Masonry Building Using Equivalent Frame and 3D FEM Modeling Approaches

ABSTRACT

This article aims at contributing to the seismic performance assessment of a historic brick masonry building by finding a strength reduction coefficient through the use of linear and nonlinear modeling approaches, using Finite Element Method and Equivalent Frame modeling. To reduce the uncertainties, ambient vibration tests (AVT) were implemented. Series of simulations was performed using nonlinear dynamic analyses and incremental dynamic analysis curves were compared with the pushover curves. Results indicate that the mass-proportional pushover curve meets the mean of results obtained from IDA and the strength reduction coefficient falls into the range given in EN 1998–1 for unreinforced masonry.     

A DAMAGE MODEL FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE SEISMIC RESPONSE OF MONUMENTAL BUILDINGS

In this paper the Author proposes a damage model for the analysis of masonry plates and shells, which is based on an improvement of a previous constitutive model. The modifications introduced, connected to the head joint damage, allow us to study the influence of masonry texture on the damage modes once the mechanical characteristics of the elements constituting the masonry and the results of tests on simple assemblages are known. Having a nonlinear constitutive model is certainly one of the basic elements for understanding the damage mechanisms in masonry buildings. If, in fact, an elastic-linear constitutive model may be used under normal loading conditions, in critical situations it is necessary to model the damage and the dissipation mechanisms that occur between the elements, stone (brick) and mortar, in correlation with their characteristics and kind of masonry. To validate the model a comparison is made between the numerical and experimental results, in the case of tests available in the literature in masonry panels subjected to out-of plane loading and in a real structure through the observation of the damage in Umbria (Italy) surveyed after the 1997 earthquake.     

Investigation of the Seismic Behavior of a Historical Masonry Minaret Considering the Interaction with Surrounding Structures

This study examines the seismic behavior of the minaret of the well-known historical structure “Sultan Ahmed Mosque” under strong earthquake motion. Despite their slenderness and height, minarets are towers with well-established earthquake resistance. In general, these structures were constructed adjacent to the main structure and/or its components. Hence, it is expected that the dynamic behavior of the minarets is influenced by the dynamic characteristics of the adjacent structures as well as the contact conditions. In the presented study, the dynamic behavior of the M6 minaret of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, which is in contact with the portico that surrounds the courtyard of the mosque, is considered. Ambient vibration tests were conducted on site in order to identify the individual and coupled vibration modes of the minaret and the portico. A finite/discrete model was developed and seismic analysis was carried out. The comparative study reveals considerable differences in responses of different models under strong and very strong earthquake motion.     

Simulation of Shake Table Tests on Out-of-Plane Masonry Buildings. Part (VI): Discrete Element Approach

ABSTRACT

Although many experimental tests and numerical models are available in the literature, the numerical simulation of the seismic response of existing masonry buildings is still a challenging problem. While the nonlinear behavior of masonry structures is reasonably predictable when the out-of-plane behavior can be considered inhibited, when the in-plane and out-of-plane responses coexist and interact, simplified models seem unable to provide reliable numerical predictions. In this article, taking advantage of the experimental tests carried out in a shaking table on two masonry prototypes at LNEC, a macro-element approach is applied for the numerical simulations of their nonlinear response. The adopted approach allows simulating the nonlinear behavior of masonry structures considering the in-plane and out-of-plane responses. Since it is based on a simple mechanical scheme, explicitly oriented to representing the main failure mechanisms of masonry, its computational cost is greatly reduced with respect to rigorous solutions, namely nonlinear FEM approaches. Two modeling strategies are adopted, namely a regular mesh independent from the real texture of the prototypes and a detailed one coherent with the units disposal. The numerical results are discussed and the correlation between the nonlinear static analyses and the dynamic response is provided.