Steel-concrete Hybrid Structure Research Articles

Research on the Base-Isolation Efficiency of Large-Scale Terminal

Terminal No. A of Kunming International Airport (TA) is a complex steel-concrete hybrid structure. The airport is located in Kunming, China; the seismic fortification intensity is 8 degree. After multi-analysis, base-isolation technique is applied to the structure, and the terminal will be the biggest base-isolated monomer building in the world after its accomplishment. By using ANSYS, the structural FEM model, which is mainly composed of linear beams elements, linear shells elements and nonlinear isolator elements, was established. Demonstration of isolation schemes and influence of isolator’s layout to the isolation efficiency were firstly introduced. And the selection processes of earthquake waves were introduced. Finally, the elastic time history analysis was carried out to study the seismic performance and isolation efficiency of the structure under the frequently and rarely occurred earthquakes. The results showed that not only the expected shock-absorption goal of ‘reduce 1 degree’under frequently occurred earthquakes is achieved, but also the maximal shear displacement of isolation layer under rarely occurred earthquakes can meet the Chinese code requirements. It is concluded that the design of isolation layer is appropriate; the isolation efficiency of the structure after applying base-isolation technique can meet the challenge.

Effect of Viscous Damper on Seismic Performance of Steel-Concrete Hybrid Structure for High-Rise Building

In this paper, the effect of viscous damper on seismic performance of steel-concrete hybrid structure for high-rise building is analyzed. The result shows that viscous damper has little effect on dynamic properties of structure. The story lateral displacement, story drift rotation and damage of structure can be reduced effectively by viscous damper. The effect of the viscous damper on structure seismic performance is better with the increase of seismic intensity. Under the 7, 8 and 9 degree seismic seldom intensity, the story lateral displacement of the top floor decreases at 17.2%, 23.3%, 33.4% and the story drift rotation decreases at 20.8%, 27.2%, 44.7% respectively. The seismic analysis result may be referred by designer and researcher.

Analysis on a Steel-Concrete Hybrid Structure Temperature Effect and Supporting Block Design

The steel-concrete hybrid structure is a new special industrial structure in large thermal power plants. It is composed of a spatial steel truss and steel-concrete tubular columns. Its stiffness and mass is highly non-uniform at vertical direction. Its temperature effect is obvious because its steel truss is a high order statically indeterminate structure. Types and characteristics of temperature load prescribed in codes are introduced. Temperature effect of the steel-concrete hybrid structure is calculated by FEM analysis software SAP2000 in four different supporting blocks. The structural internal force and distortion under temperature effect is analyzed. The influence of supporting blocks on the structual temperature effect is analyzed. The structural supporting block form to advantageously release its temperature effect is presented. Some advice is presented based on the analysis results.

ON INTER-STOREY DRIFT LIMITATION OF STEEL–CONCRETE HYBRID STRUCTURES FOR TALL BUILDINGS

The inter-storey drift limitation is an important index for the structural design of tall buildings. The inter-storey drift limitation of steel-hybrid structures for tall buildings is studied in this paper. It is found that it is more reasonable to divide the inter-storey drift of steel–concrete hybrid structures into harmless part and harmful part. It is meaningful to limit the harmful drift for preventing the crack of concrete walls in hybrid structures. A formula to calculate the allowable harmful inter-storey drift with no cracks of concrete walls is deduced for hybrid structures for tall buildings. The effectiveness of the formula is verified through the FEM analysis of a typical tall building hybrid structure.

Recent Findings from Phase V of the United States–Japan Cooperative Earthquake Research Program

Recent Findings from Phase V of the United States–Japan Cooperative Earthquake Research Program