The structural system failure probability(SFP) is a valuable tool for evaluating the global safety level of concrete gravity dams.Traditional methods for estimating the failure probabilities are based on defined mathe...The structural system failure probability(SFP) is a valuable tool for evaluating the global safety level of concrete gravity dams.Traditional methods for estimating the failure probabilities are based on defined mathematical descriptions,namely,limit state functions of failure modes.Several problems are to be solved in the use of traditional methods for gravity dams.One is how to define the limit state function really reflecting the mechanical mechanism of the failure mode;another is how to understand the relationship among failure modes and enable the probability of the whole structure to be determined.Performing SFP analysis for a gravity dam system is a challenging task.This work proposes a novel nonlinear finite-element-based SFP analysis method for gravity dams.Firstly,reasonable nonlinear constitutive modes for dam concrete,concrete/rock interface and rock foundation are respectively introduced according to corresponding mechanical mechanisms.Meanwhile the response surface(RS) method is used to model limit state functions of main failure modes through the Monte Carlo(MC) simulation results of the dam-interface-foundation interaction finite element(FE) analysis.Secondly,a numerical SFP method is studied to compute the probabilities of several failure modes efficiently by simple matrix integration operations.Then,the nonlinear FE-based SFP analysis methodology for gravity dams considering correlated failure modes with the additional sensitivity analysis is proposed.Finally,a comprehensive computational platform for interfacing the proposed method with the open source FE code Code Aster is developed via a freely available MATLAB software tool(FERUM).This methodology is demonstrated by a case study of an existing gravity dam analysis,in which the dominant failure modes are identified,and the corresponding performance functions are established.Then,the dam failure probability of the structural system is obtained by the proposed method considering the correlation relationship of main failure modes on the basis of the mechanical mechanism analysis with the MC-FE simulations.展开更多
Precisely quantifying the strength of the proximal femur and accurately assessing hip fracture risk would enable those at high risk to be identified so that preventive interventions could be taken.Development of bette...Precisely quantifying the strength of the proximal femur and accurately assessing hip fracture risk would enable those at high risk to be identified so that preventive interventions could be taken.Development of better measures of femoral strength using the clinically展开更多
传统有限元法对大坝-不规则地基-库水系统进行建模时存在一定的局限性。基于ABAQUS二次开发接口,实现了比例边界有限元方法(scaled boundary finite element method,SBFEM)与八叉树网格的结合,建立了一种考虑真实地形的高拱坝-不规则地...传统有限元法对大坝-不规则地基-库水系统进行建模时存在一定的局限性。基于ABAQUS二次开发接口,实现了比例边界有限元方法(scaled boundary finite element method,SBFEM)与八叉树网格的结合,建立了一种考虑真实地形的高拱坝-不规则地基-库水系统自动建模方法。利用构建的八叉树比例边界有限元法对某重力坝地震响应进行了数值验证。随后对NG5拱坝系统分别基于平整地基和不规则地基进行线弹性和非线性动力响应分析。结果表明:在地震作用下,相较于简化的平整地基拱坝系统,不规则地基拱坝系统坝顶与坝底横河向相对位移以及第一主应力峰值变化较大,分别增加了73.5%和103.6%;考虑拱坝横缝以及材料非线性的情况下,坝顶与坝底横河向相对位移以及顺河向相对位移和相对速度分别增加了43.9%、32.0%和56.6%,同时边缝的法向开度增加尤为显著,增加了388.9%和381.8%,开度峰值增加了105%,在应力和损伤方面,第一主应力峰值增加了81.6%,损伤较大的区域也沿着坝体底部进行了扩展。展开更多
基金Projects(51409167,51139001,51179066)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProjects(201401022,201501036)supported by the Ministry of Water Resources Public Welfare Industry Research Special Fund,ChinaProjects(GG201532,GG201546)supported by the Scientific and Technological Research for Water Conservancy,Henan Province,China
文摘The structural system failure probability(SFP) is a valuable tool for evaluating the global safety level of concrete gravity dams.Traditional methods for estimating the failure probabilities are based on defined mathematical descriptions,namely,limit state functions of failure modes.Several problems are to be solved in the use of traditional methods for gravity dams.One is how to define the limit state function really reflecting the mechanical mechanism of the failure mode;another is how to understand the relationship among failure modes and enable the probability of the whole structure to be determined.Performing SFP analysis for a gravity dam system is a challenging task.This work proposes a novel nonlinear finite-element-based SFP analysis method for gravity dams.Firstly,reasonable nonlinear constitutive modes for dam concrete,concrete/rock interface and rock foundation are respectively introduced according to corresponding mechanical mechanisms.Meanwhile the response surface(RS) method is used to model limit state functions of main failure modes through the Monte Carlo(MC) simulation results of the dam-interface-foundation interaction finite element(FE) analysis.Secondly,a numerical SFP method is studied to compute the probabilities of several failure modes efficiently by simple matrix integration operations.Then,the nonlinear FE-based SFP analysis methodology for gravity dams considering correlated failure modes with the additional sensitivity analysis is proposed.Finally,a comprehensive computational platform for interfacing the proposed method with the open source FE code Code Aster is developed via a freely available MATLAB software tool(FERUM).This methodology is demonstrated by a case study of an existing gravity dam analysis,in which the dominant failure modes are identified,and the corresponding performance functions are established.Then,the dam failure probability of the structural system is obtained by the proposed method considering the correlation relationship of main failure modes on the basis of the mechanical mechanism analysis with the MC-FE simulations.
基金supported by The HongKong Polytechnic University Research Grants(No.1-BB81)grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.10872078 and 10832012
文摘Precisely quantifying the strength of the proximal femur and accurately assessing hip fracture risk would enable those at high risk to be identified so that preventive interventions could be taken.Development of better measures of femoral strength using the clinically
文摘传统有限元法对大坝-不规则地基-库水系统进行建模时存在一定的局限性。基于ABAQUS二次开发接口,实现了比例边界有限元方法(scaled boundary finite element method,SBFEM)与八叉树网格的结合,建立了一种考虑真实地形的高拱坝-不规则地基-库水系统自动建模方法。利用构建的八叉树比例边界有限元法对某重力坝地震响应进行了数值验证。随后对NG5拱坝系统分别基于平整地基和不规则地基进行线弹性和非线性动力响应分析。结果表明:在地震作用下,相较于简化的平整地基拱坝系统,不规则地基拱坝系统坝顶与坝底横河向相对位移以及第一主应力峰值变化较大,分别增加了73.5%和103.6%;考虑拱坝横缝以及材料非线性的情况下,坝顶与坝底横河向相对位移以及顺河向相对位移和相对速度分别增加了43.9%、32.0%和56.6%,同时边缝的法向开度增加尤为显著,增加了388.9%和381.8%,开度峰值增加了105%,在应力和损伤方面,第一主应力峰值增加了81.6%,损伤较大的区域也沿着坝体底部进行了扩展。
