Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

The research summarized the experimental analysis and finite element modeling of the lateral and rotational response of unbraced wood composite I-joists to worker loads. All experimentation and modeling was conducted on simply supported I-joists varying from 11-7/8 inches to 14 inches in depth and 20 feet to 24 feet in length. I-joists were subjected to static and dynamic loads. The deflections of the top and bottom flanges, as well as the rotation, were measured or calculated at both one-half and one-quarter the span length. The overall goal of this project is to accurately model the lateral and rotational displacements caused by human load effects. I-joists were first tested statically by subjecting each joist to a three point bending test, free from all lateral restraints. This test was necessary to prove that the performance of the joists was repeatable. Lateral and rotational stiffness of the joist were calculated at one-half and one-quarter of the span length. The static experimental tests results were statistically analyzed using an analysis of variance (ANOVA) test. The results from this analysis indicated no difference between repetitions of the same joist; however, the test did indicate that there was a significant difference between joists of the same manufacture and size. Dynamic testing was then conducted. Dynamic loads were induced by having test subjects traverse each I-joist. The resulting loads induced at the top and bottom flanges were recorded for use in the finite element model. The lateral deflections and induced loads were compared to the static weight of the test subject and analyzed with an ANOVA test. The results indicated an increase in both the induced load and resulting deflection with an increase in weight. The analysis also indicated an increase in load and deflection with a decrease in lateral and rotational joist stiffness. The recorded load values from the dynamic test were used as inputs into a finite element model. The resulting lateral deflections of the midpoint and quarter point were generated. The rotation of the beam was calculated from the difference between the top and bottom flange. Experimental results and finite element model results were compared by calculating a running average of the error between the acquired data and the finite element model. The model was said to be valid until the average model error reached 10 percent of the maximum acquired test value. All six deflection readings were analyzed in this manner. The percent of beam at which the model no long represented the test data was determined for each data set. This point was averaged across all deflection readings of similar joists and across all data sets of the same joist type. The model predicted the 20 foot long 11-7/8 and 14 inch deep joists until 54.5 percent and 51.2 percent, respectively, of the beam completed by the test subject. However, the 24 foot long 11-7/8 inch deep joist was only accurate to 31.2 percent of the beam completed by the test subject. Differences in peak values, and the time at which the peak values occurred were also analyzed using an ANOVA test. There was a significant difference between the peak values of the acquired test data and the deflections generated with the finite element model. However, there was no significance within the time that the peak values occurred between the model and experimental results. A simplified pseudo dynamic analysis was conducted using a constant percentage of the test subject's static weight applied to the top and bottom flange. This approximation proved adequate for the lateral displacement and rotation of the 11-7/8 inch and 14 inch deep and 20 foot long I-joists. However, the model became un-conservative for the 11-7/8 inch deep and 24 foot I-joists. / Master of Science

Different means and methods exist in the construction industry to erect bridge superstructures. In planning and execution of the complex construction operations the effects of the chosen erection method need to be considered to achieve a safe and economical process. Failures of bridges under construction have underlined the importance of this issue. Hence, constructability issues need to be considered from the very beginning of projects. Structural analysis mathematically models geometry, boundary conditions, and other structural details, material properties, and so-called actions and incorporates factors of safety. Aforementioned actions, i.e. loads or restraints of deformations may act only temporarily during construction, depending on the method and sequence of erection. However, these construction loads can create considerable stresses in the unfinished structure prior to completion when it still lacks additional redundancy against failure. Furthermore, time-dependent material properties such as creep, shrinkage, and relaxation play a major role, especially in segmental construction. A case study is provided as an example of how constructability issues are dealt with in engineering practice. The Wilson Creek Bridge is a five-span cast-in-place concrete segmental bridge that was erected with Balanced Cantilever Construction. The bridge superstructure incorporated a camber to account for time-dependent deflections in final alignment. Form travelers were used in an alternating manner about the bridge piers to construct cantilever arms that were finally connected at midspan. These travelers remained in place until the box girder segments had reached sufficient strength to be post-tensioned to their predecessors. Casting cycle duration on this project was one week. / Master of Science

O presente trabalho consiste no estudo das ações construtivas e seus efeitos em edifícios de concreto armado. Para a avaliação desses efeitos é aplicado o método das estruturas primárias em pavimentos de edifícios, verificando-se os estados limites durante a sua construção. São considerados edifícios com diferentes subsistemas horizontais, alterando-se o sistema de escoramento e o ciclo de construção. As condições de construção são comparadas com aquelas usualmente empregadas no projeto estrutural que considera o edifício submetido às ações finais e com resistência do concreto aos 28 dias, buscando evidenciar as que são críticas. A partir dos resultados obtidos na pesquisa conclui-se que a situação usual de projeto está a favor da segurança para sistemas estruturais semelhantes aos apresentados e nas situações construtivas adotadas. / The present work deals with the structural effects of construction loads on reinforced concrete buildings. The evaluation of those effects is carried out on building floors with the method of the primary structures, including the verification of all limit states during the construction phase. Alternative structural systems are considered for buildings, varying the formwork and the construction cycle. The usual structural design, which considers the building subjected to the total loads and concrete with the age of 28 days, is compared with the design base on the construction conditions, searching for the critical ones. From the results it is apparent that the usual structural design is safe for structural systems and construction conditions similar to those considered in this work.

O presente trabalho consiste no estudo das ações construtivas e seus efeitos em edifícios de concreto armado. Para a avaliação desses efeitos é aplicado o método das estruturas primárias em pavimentos de edifícios, verificando-se os estados limites durante a sua construção. São considerados edifícios com diferentes subsistemas horizontais, alterando-se o sistema de escoramento e o ciclo de construção. As condições de construção são comparadas com aquelas usualmente empregadas no projeto estrutural que considera o edifício submetido às ações finais e com resistência do concreto aos 28 dias, buscando evidenciar as que são críticas. A partir dos resultados obtidos na pesquisa conclui-se que a situação usual de projeto está a favor da segurança para sistemas estruturais semelhantes aos apresentados e nas situações construtivas adotadas. / The present work deals with the structural effects of construction loads on reinforced concrete buildings. The evaluation of those effects is carried out on building floors with the method of the primary structures, including the verification of all limit states during the construction phase. Alternative structural systems are considered for buildings, varying the formwork and the construction cycle. The usual structural design, which considers the building subjected to the total loads and concrete with the age of 28 days, is compared with the design base on the construction conditions, searching for the critical ones. From the results it is apparent that the usual structural design is safe for structural systems and construction conditions similar to those considered in this work.

Neste trabalho são realizadas análises estruturais de edifícios de paredes de concreto moldadas no local e de alvenaria estrutural considerando a interação solo-estrutura e a sequência construtiva. Com solução de fundação em estacas pré-moldadas, cada edifício piloto com 45 metros de altura, formado por 15 pavimentos de parede com pé-direito de 2,80m, apoiado sobre um pilotis de concreto armado de 3 metros de altura é modelado com base em 4 metodologias de análise: (i) O AI_AF, modelo clássico de referência, que admite apoios indeslocáveis e ações instantâneas; (ii) O AE_AF, modelo que inclui as ações evolutivas, incorporando o aumento gradativo de carregamento e rigidez; (iii) O AI_ISE, modelo que incorpora a interação com o solo a partir da aplicação instantânea de ações e (iv) o AE_ISE, modelo mais refinado, que considera a interação com o solo no tempo de construção. As paredes são modeladas em elementos finitos de casca, os pilares de concreto, vigas de transição, estacas e blocos em elementos finitos de barra e o maciço de solo em elementos finitos sólidos isoparamétricos, com o auxílio do software comercial DIANA®. O trabalho evidencia que o modelo clássico de referência, que desconsidera a interação com o solo, não alerta para a necessidade de aumentar a ductilidade das paredes dos pavimentos iniciais em ambos os sistemas construtivos. / This study consist of a structural analyses of concrete walls and masonry building including the soil-structure interaction and the construction process. Each pilot building is 45 meters high, consisting of 15 floors with 2.80 m high. Each floors are seated on pillars of reinforced concrete with 3 meters of height, which were modeled using 4 methodologies: (i) The AI_AF, classic reference model, which adopts fixed foundations and instantaneous action; (ii) The AE_AF is a model, that includes construction loads and incorporates a gradual increasing in load and stiffness; (iii) The AI_ISE model incorporates interaction with the soil and the instantaneous application of actions; and, (iv) AE_ISE, which consists of a more refined model with soil interaction and the time of construction. The concrete walls are modeled based on shell finite elements, the concrete pillars, transition beams, stakes and blocks are modeled based on bar finite element and the soil mass is modelled as an isoparametric solid finite elements. The numerical modelling is conducted using commercial software DIANA®. Results show that the classic reference model, in which the soil-structure interaction is not considered, does not attent to the need of increasing the ductility of the walls in initials floor.

As ações presentes durante a construção de estruturas de edifícios em concreto armado são significantemente influenciadas pelo processo construtivo e podem ultrapassar a capacidade resistente definida no projeto estrutural. Os pavimentos recém concretados são suportados por pavimentos previamente concretados, através de um sistema de fôrmas, escoras e reescoras. Se houver fissuração prematura os pavimentos terão maiores deformações ao longo do tempo. Assim sendo, o trabalho apresenta um procedimento de análise estrutural que leva em conta a seqüência natural de construção. A definição das ações nos pavimentos durante a construção estabelece a história de carregamentos dos elementos estruturais do início ao fim da obra. Os modelos tridimensionais (utilizando o método dos elementos finitos) aqui apresentados consideram que o tempo altera as propriedades de resistência e deformabilidade do concreto antes dos 28 dias. Com isso, é definido um novo método para a determinação da distribuição das ações de construção entre o sistema de escoramento e os pavimentos interligados (Método Aproximado). Além disso, propõe-se uma nova metodologia para verificação dos estados limites considerando a existência das etapas de construção. / The loads during construction of multistory reinforced concrete structures are significantly influenced by the construction schedule and can exceed the supporting structure\'s design capacity. The fresh floors are supported by previously cast floors, through a system of forms, shores and reshores. If cracked prematurely, the floors will have larger time-dependent deflections. Then, the text presents a procedure for structural analysis that takes into account the natural sequence of construction. Definition of the loads on floors during construction provides a view of the history of structural element loads from the beginning to the end of construction work. The tridimensional models (using the finite element method) presented herein considers that the time affects the strenght and deformability properties of concrete before 28 days. Then, a new method for determining how the construction loads are distributed among the shoring system and the interconnected floors is defined (Approximated Method). Further, a new methodology for the limit states verification taking into account the construction phases is proposed.

As ações presentes durante a construção de estruturas de edifícios em concreto armado são significantemente influenciadas pelo processo construtivo e podem ultrapassar a capacidade resistente definida no projeto estrutural. Os pavimentos recém concretados são suportados por pavimentos previamente concretados, através de um sistema de fôrmas, escoras e reescoras. Se houver fissuração prematura os pavimentos terão maiores deformações ao longo do tempo. Assim sendo, o trabalho apresenta um procedimento de análise estrutural que leva em conta a seqüência natural de construção. A definição das ações nos pavimentos durante a construção estabelece a história de carregamentos dos elementos estruturais do início ao fim da obra. Os modelos tridimensionais (utilizando o método dos elementos finitos) aqui apresentados consideram que o tempo altera as propriedades de resistência e deformabilidade do concreto antes dos 28 dias. Com isso, é definido um novo método para a determinação da distribuição das ações de construção entre o sistema de escoramento e os pavimentos interligados (Método Aproximado). Além disso, propõe-se uma nova metodologia para verificação dos estados limites considerando a existência das etapas de construção. / The loads during construction of multistory reinforced concrete structures are significantly influenced by the construction schedule and can exceed the supporting structure\'s design capacity. The fresh floors are supported by previously cast floors, through a system of forms, shores and reshores. If cracked prematurely, the floors will have larger time-dependent deflections. Then, the text presents a procedure for structural analysis that takes into account the natural sequence of construction. Definition of the loads on floors during construction provides a view of the history of structural element loads from the beginning to the end of construction work. The tridimensional models (using the finite element method) presented herein considers that the time affects the strenght and deformability properties of concrete before 28 days. Then, a new method for determining how the construction loads are distributed among the shoring system and the interconnected floors is defined (Approximated Method). Further, a new methodology for the limit states verification taking into account the construction phases is proposed.

Neste trabalho são realizadas análises estruturais de edifícios de paredes de concreto moldadas no local e de alvenaria estrutural considerando a interação solo-estrutura e a sequência construtiva. Com solução de fundação em estacas pré-moldadas, cada edifício piloto com 45 metros de altura, formado por 15 pavimentos de parede com pé-direito de 2,80m, apoiado sobre um pilotis de concreto armado de 3 metros de altura é modelado com base em 4 metodologias de análise: (i) O AI_AF, modelo clássico de referência, que admite apoios indeslocáveis e ações instantâneas; (ii) O AE_AF, modelo que inclui as ações evolutivas, incorporando o aumento gradativo de carregamento e rigidez; (iii) O AI_ISE, modelo que incorpora a interação com o solo a partir da aplicação instantânea de ações e (iv) o AE_ISE, modelo mais refinado, que considera a interação com o solo no tempo de construção. As paredes são modeladas em elementos finitos de casca, os pilares de concreto, vigas de transição, estacas e blocos em elementos finitos de barra e o maciço de solo em elementos finitos sólidos isoparamétricos, com o auxílio do software comercial DIANA®. O trabalho evidencia que o modelo clássico de referência, que desconsidera a interação com o solo, não alerta para a necessidade de aumentar a ductilidade das paredes dos pavimentos iniciais em ambos os sistemas construtivos. / This study consist of a structural analyses of concrete walls and masonry building including the soil-structure interaction and the construction process. Each pilot building is 45 meters high, consisting of 15 floors with 2.80 m high. Each floors are seated on pillars of reinforced concrete with 3 meters of height, which were modeled using 4 methodologies: (i) The AI_AF, classic reference model, which adopts fixed foundations and instantaneous action; (ii) The AE_AF is a model, that includes construction loads and incorporates a gradual increasing in load and stiffness; (iii) The AI_ISE model incorporates interaction with the soil and the instantaneous application of actions; and, (iv) AE_ISE, which consists of a more refined model with soil interaction and the time of construction. The concrete walls are modeled based on shell finite elements, the concrete pillars, transition beams, stakes and blocks are modeled based on bar finite element and the soil mass is modelled as an isoparametric solid finite elements. The numerical modelling is conducted using commercial software DIANA®. Results show that the classic reference model, in which the soil-structure interaction is not considered, does not attent to the need of increasing the ductility of the walls in initials floor.