Second-order inelastic analysis of shallow and non-shallow steel arches

Autor: Ígor José Mendes Lemes, Lidiane R. R. M. Deus, Ricardo Azoubel da Mota Silveira, Jéssica Lorrany e Silva
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures. 17
ISSN: 1679-7825
1679-7817
Popis: This work presents a second-order inelastic analysis of steel arches. The analysis of shallow and non-shallow arches with several cross sections and boundary and loads conditions are discussed. The computational platform used is the homemade CS-ASA, which performs advanced nonlinear static and dynamic analysis of structures. The nonlinear geometric effects are considered using a co-rotational finite element formulation; the material inelasticity is simulated by coupling the Refined Plastic Hinge Method (RPHM) with the Strain Compatibility Method (SCM), and the static nonlinear solution is based on an incremental-iterative strategy including continuation techniques. In the simulated nonlinear steel arch models, special attention is given to the equilibrium paths, the influence of rise-to-span ratio, support and loading conditions and full yield curves among other factors. The numerical results obtained show good agreement with those from literature and highlight that the arch rise-to-span ratio has great influence on the structure resistance and that the shallow arches can lose stability through the snap-through phenomenon.
Databáze: OpenAIRE