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231	Influence of waxes on bitumen and asphalt concrete mixture performance Edwards, Ylva January 2005 (has links) This doctoral thesis consists of a literature review, presented in two papers, and another six papers describing experimental studies of the influence of different kinds of wax and polyphosporic acid on bitumen and asphalt concrete mixture properties. The literature review should give an extensive description of the field of knowledge concerning wax in bitumen. Effects of wax in crude oil, bitumen and asphalt concrete as well as test methods for studying these effects are described. Theories behind possible mechanisms are also discussed, and commercial wax as additive to bitumen for different purposes included. The experimental parts comprise laboratory studies involving totally five 160/220 penetration base bitumens from different sources, two isolated bitumen waxes, five commercial waxes and one polyphosphoric acid. Asphalt concrete slabs, containing base or modified bitumen were prepared and tested. Binder properties were evaluated using different types of laboratory equipment, such as dynamic shear rheometer (DSR), bending beam rheometer (BBR), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), force ductilometer, as well as equipment for determining conventional parameters like penetration, softening point, viscosity, and Fraass breaking point. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC-FID) were used for chemical characterization. The binders were aged by means of the rolling thin film oven test (RTFOT) and pressure ageing vessel (PAV) in combination. Asphalt concrete properties were evaluated at low temperatures using the tensile strain restrained specimen test (TSRST) and creep test at -25°C. Dynamic creep testing was performed at 40°C, as well as complex modulus tests between 0 and 20°C. Binder test results indicated that the magnitude and type of effect on bitumen rheology depend on the bitumen itself, type of crystallizing fraction in the bitumen and/or type and amount of additive used. Bitumen composition was found to be of decisive importance. Adding polyethylene wax or polyphosphoric acid, especially to a non-waxy 160/220 penetration grade bitumen, showed no or positive effects on the rheological behaviour at low temperatures (decrease in stiffness) as well as medium and high temperatures (increase in complex modulus and decrease in phase angle). However, the corresponding positive effects could not be shown in dynamic creep testing (at 40°C) of asphalt concrete mixtures containing these modified binders. Adding FT-paraffin decreased the physical hardening index for all bitumens. Also polyethylene wax and montan wax showed this effect for some bitumens. Slack wax showed a large increasing effect on physical hardening, and polyphosphoric acid none or a minor negative effect. No correlation between physical hardening index (PHI) and wax content by DSC was found in this study, involving both natural bitumen wax and commercial wax. Addition of the commercial waxes used showed no or marginally positive influence on bitumen ageing properties for the bitumens and test conditions used. Comparing asphalt mixture test results to the corresponding binder test results, the effects on asphalt mixtures from adding commercial wax or polyphosphoric acid were less evident. Significant binder physical hardening by BBR could not be confirmed by TSRST. / QC 20101006 bitumen asphalt additives wax in bitumen polyphosphoric acid in bitumen rheology IR-spectroscopy dynamic mechanic analysis (DMA) bending beam rheometer (BBR) literature study low temperature physical hardening highway materials morphology modified bitumens temperature susceptibility low temperature performance ageing microscopy chromatography Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy force ductility conventional binder tests asphalt performance Building engineering Byggnadsteknik
232	Αντισεισμικός σχεδιασμός γεφυρών σκυροδέματος με βάση τις μετακινήσεις / Dispacement-based seismic design of concrete bridges Μπαρδάκης, Βασίλειος 25 June 2008 (has links) Η πλειονότητα των ερευνητών/ειδικών του αντισεισμικού σχεδιασμού συμφωνεί πως μια υπολογιστική διαδικασία που θα έχει ως βασική παράμετρο της απόκρισης τις σεισμικές μετακινήσεις θα είναι πιο ορθολογική και πιθανότατα πιο οικονομική απ’ τη συμβατική μεθοδολογία σχεδιασμού βάσει δυνάμεων. Η έλλειψη μιας μεθοδολογίας αντισεισμικού σχεδιασμού γεφυρών βάσει μετακινήσεων που να είναι απλή, εφικτή και συμβατή με την εφαρμοζόμενη πρακτική και η απουσία πρότασης σχεδιασμού των περιοχών του φορέα βάσει μετακινήσεων, αποδεικνύει το γνωστικό κενό που υπάρχει σ’ αυτή την περιοχή του αντισεισμικού σχεδιασμού. Η παρούσα εργασία επιχειρεί να συμβάλλει στην πλήρωση αυτού του κενού και προς τούτο προτείνει μια νέα μεθοδολογία. Αναφέρεται σε (μή-μονωμένες) γέφυρες σκυροδέματος και περιλαμβάνει μια απλή διαδικασία για την εκτίμηση των απαιτούμενων ανελαστικών παραμορφώσεων, τόσο των βάθρων, όσο και των περιοχών του φορέα - κάνοντας χρήση ελαστικής φασματικής ανάλυσης και επεκτείνοντας τον κανόνα των "Ίσων Μετακινήσεων" στο τοπικό επίπεδο. Η διαδικασία αναπτύσσεται και βαθμονομείται βάσει (σχεδόν δύο χιλιάδων) μή-γραμμικών δυναμικών αναλύσεων (με εν χρόνω ολοκλήρωση) αντιπροσωπευτικών γεφυρών, τριών έως πέντε ανοιγμάτων. Όμως για την εφαρμογή της απαιτούνται μόνο ελαστικά εργαλεία. Σε αντίθεση με τις έως τώρα ερευνητικές προσπάθειες, όπου γίνεται η απλουστευτική παραδοχή γραμμικής συμπεριφοράς του φορέα, στην παρούσα έρευνα δίνεται έμφαση στην προσομοίωση των περιοχών του φορέα και λαμβάνονται υπ’ όψιν οι μή-γραμμικότητές του. Από την εφαρμογή του διαπιστώνεται ότι ο προτεινόμενος σχεδιασμός βάσει μετακινήσεων προσφέρει πολύ οικονομικότερα ποσοστά όπλισης (από 1/2 έως 1/7 στο διαμήκη οπλισμό και από 1/1 έως 1/3 στον εγκάρσιο οπλισμό), χωρίς να επιβαρύνει ουσιαστικά την επιτελεστικότητα της γέφυρας - η υπεραντοχή των γεφυρών που σχεδιάζονται με την προτεινόμενη μεθοδολογία είναι πρακτικά ισοδύναμη με την υπεραντοχή των συμβατικά σχεδιασμένων γεφυρών. Η παρουσίαση της μεθοδολογίας περιλαμβάνει την περιγραφή της διαδικασίας σχεδιασμού υπό μορφή αλγόριθμου (Κεφ. 2), του τρόπου εφαρμογής της στην πράξη (διαδικασία προσομοίωσης, παραδείγματα σχεδιασμού: Κεφ. 3), του θεωρητικού υποβάθρου βάσει του οποίου αναπτύχθηκε (Κεφ. 4), των προβλημάτων της συμβατικής μεθοδολογίας (παραδείγματα σχεδιασμού βάσει δυνάμεων: Κεφ. 3) και των κενών που διαπιστώνονται στην τεκμηρίωση της συμβατικής μεθοδολογίας (Κεφ. 4). Η αποτίμηση του σχεδιασμού (Κεφ. 3) δεκαέξι αντιπροσωπευτικών γεφυρών (οκτώ σχεδιασμένων βάσει μετακινήσεων και οκτώ συμβατικά σχεδιασμένων), παρουσιάζεται υπό μορφή παράλληλης σύγκρισης της επιτελεστικότητας και συνηγορεί υπέρ των πλεονεκτημάτων της νέας μεθοδολογίας. Στα Παραρτήματα δίνονται πληροφορίες για τα υπολογιστικά εργαλεία που αναπτύχθηκαν για την προσομοίωση και την ανάλυση των γεφυρών (επέκταση προγράμματος ANSRuop). / The majority of seismic design researchers/specialists concludes that displacement-based design methodologies reduce the uncertainty of the design process and probably lead to less expensive structures. The absence of a simple displacement-based seismic design procedure for bridges that will be feasible and compatible with the current design practice and the nonexistence of a proposal for the displacement-based design of the deck indicate the gap of knowledge in this field of earthquake engineering. This thesis attempts to contribute to the reduction of this gap and for this scope proposes a new methodology. The procedure focuses on bridges with concrete piers monolithically connected to a prestressed concrete continuous deck and comprises simple steps for the estimation of the inelastic/nonlinear deformations of both the piers and the deck - through elastic modal response spectrum analysis, extending the applicability of the "equal displacement" rule to the level of member deformations. About two thousands nonlinear dynamic (time-history) analyses of several representative bridges (with deck of three or five spans) are used for the development and the calibration of the procedure. However, for the application of the methodology only elastic modal response spectrum analysis is needed. Contrary to other current researches, which adopt the hypothesis of deck elastic response, the nonlinearities of the deck are modeled. The proposed displacement-based procedure offers lower reinforcement ratios (from 1/2 to 1/7 for the longitudinal reinforcement and from 1/1 to 1/3 for the transverse reinforcement) at no detriment to the expected seismic performance - the global overstrength of the bridges which are designed with the proposed procedure is practically equivalent to the global overstrength of the conventionally designed bridges (current force-based design). The step by step description of the design algorithm (Chap. 2) is followed by the practical application of the methodology (modeling aspects, design examples: Chap. 3), the conceptual justification (Chap. 4), the deficiencies of the conventional design procedure (force-based design examples: Chap. 3) and the fallacies in the justification of the conventional design methodology (Chap. 4). Comparative performance-based design evaluation (Chap. 3) of sixteen representative bridges (eight bridges subjected to alternative seismic design) indicates the benefits of the proposed procedure. The computational capabilities which were developed for the modeling and the analysis of the bridges are described in the appendices (upgrade of program ANSRuop). Γέφυρες σκυροδέματος Επιτελεστικότητα Πλαστιμότητα Βάθρα Προένταση Μή-γραμμική απόκριση Πρόγραμμα ANSRuop 624.257 Seismic design Displacement-based design Concrete bridges Seismic performance Ductility Earthquake engineering Piers Prestressed tendons Non-linear response Non-linear dynamic analysis Program ANSRuop
233	Etude expérimentale de la corrosion en béton armé / Experimental study of corrosion in reinforced concrete structures Khan, Inamullah 03 December 2012 (has links) Les objectifs de la thèse sont d’étudier l’influence de la pré-fissuration sur le développement de la corrosion des armatures du béton armé, les corrélations entre les pertes de section d’armatures dues à la corrosion et la fissuration du béton d’enrobage en résultant et l'effet de la corrosion sur les propriétés mécaniques des structures en béton armé soumis à un environnement salin. Les essais ont été réalisées pour étudier les différentes propriétés mécaniques comme la résistance à la flexion, la résistance au cisaillement, etc. Le travail expérimental est constitué de deux parties: dans la première partie des petits échantillons annulaires en mortier ont été testés afin d'observer l'effet des fissures sur la corrosion. Les résultats montrent que quelque soit l’ouverture des fissures, la corrosion démarre en fond de fissure et se propage le long de l’interface acier-béton endommagée en fond de fissure par la création de la fissure. Dans la deuxième partie, une étude approfondie a été réalisée sur une poutre en béton armé qui a été corrodée dans un environnement salin pendant 26 ans et une poutre non corrodée de même âge pour mieux comprendre l'effet de la corrosion sur les propriétés mécaniques (flexion, cisaillement , propriétés mécaniques de l’acier corrodé) d’éléments en béton armé. Un nouveau modèle a été proposé pour la relation entre la largeur des fissures de corrosion et la perte de section d'acier / The thesis aims to study the effect of corrosion on the mechanical properties of reinforced concrete reinforced concrete structures in chloride environment. Experiments were carried out in order to investigate the different mechanical properties such as bending strength, shear strength etc. The experimental work consists of two parts; in the first part small annular cement sand mortar samples were tested in order to observe the effect of cracks on corrosion. Results show that cracks whatever their width allows the corrosion onset at bottom of cracks and along the steel-concrete interface damaged zone caused by the creation of cracks. In the second part an extensive study was carried out on a 26-year-old corroded reinforced concrete beam and a non-corroded of same age in order to better understand the effect of corrosion on reinforced concrete members in flexion and shear. Impact of corrosion on the mechanical properties of steel in reinforced concrete was studied. A new model was proposed for the relationship between corrosion cracks width and loss of steel cross-section Corrosion Fissures Chlorures Armature Perte de section d’acier Cisaillement Capacité résiduelle de charge Rigidité Contrainte-déformation Allongement à rupture Ductilité Limite d'élasticité Corrosion Cracks Chloride Reinforced steel Steel cross-section loss Shear Deep beams Load bearing capacity Stiffness Stress-strain Ultimate elongation Ductility Yield stress 620.137
234	Dynamická analýza konstrukce zatížené seismickým zatížením / Dynamic analysis of structure loaded seismic loads Janošková, Lenka January 2013 (has links) In this diploma thesis the seismic load on two different models is solved – the first model is a beam hall and the second model is a multistory building. The calculation of seismic load was performed according to standard ČSN EN 1998-1 (Eurocode 8) using the response spectrum analysis and the method of equivalent static forces (substi-tute load). For the combination of seismic responses in different directions are used SRSS and CQC rules. Models and calculations were solved in a student’s version of program RFEM 4.10 (Ing. Software Dlubal, s.r.o.). The comparison of mentioned methods in each models, also the comparison of combinative rules in calculation and the final evaluation of seismic responses on both of models are the subject of this thesis.
235	Energy Release Management Through Manipulated Geometries of Surgical Devices King, Jason 13 August 2012 (has links) No description available. Anatomy and Physiology Biomechanics Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Research Biophysics Materials Science Mechanical Engineering Medicine spine spinal implan spine implant spinal implant set screw break off setscrew break off Telkesis shockless ductile fracture torsion geometry geometric ductility plastic deformation torque surgery pedicle screw Medtronic
236	Eurokodens dimensioneringsmetoder för robusta bärverk under exceptionella förhållanden / Design methods of the Eurocode for robust structural systems under exceptional conditions Kridih, Gabriel, Safi, Rohullah January 2020 (has links) Denna rapport inleds med övergripande genomgång av dagens gällande regelverk, Eurokod, medförklaring av olika begrepp som är relaterade till ämnet robusthet. Det görs en genomgång av huren byggnadskonstruktör bör beakta robustheten med förslag vid olika dimensioneringssituationerenligt norm. Eftersom normen inte alltid är tydlig, så redovisas en tolkning av normen (inkl. EKS11) i enlighet med fib (2012). Vidare så förtydligas även innebörden av konsekvensklasser, riskanalyser,utformning och dimensionering av förband och dragband enligt norm. I dettaexamensarbete redogörs också för de egenskaper som är viktiga för att bärverk ska kunna motståexceptionella förhållanden. Beräkningsexempel ges, med förslag på utformning och placering avförband för att uppnå en viss robusthet enligt norm. Dagens regelverk är många gångerbristfälliga och oklara. Exempelvis finns ingen dimensioneringsprocedur för hur en tillräckligrobusthet uppnås, vilket nödvändigtvis inte alltid är den minimala robustheten som normen ger.Det framgår heller inte hur bärverken bör utformas för att uppnå robusthet och redundans,speciellt för prefabricerade element-, där tillräcklig robusthet många gånger kan vara svårt elleromöjligt att uppnå. Normens dimensioneringssituationer grundar sig på statiska lastmodeller ochhuruvida dessa ger tillräcklig robusthet eller inte, läggs det ingen fokus på. Robusthetens storlekbaserar sig mer eller mindre på vedertagna schablonmässiga värden. En nackdel med detta äratt förutsättningar i byggnader kan förändras med tiden vilket kan leda till att dagensdimensionering blir otillräcklig. Detta belyser faran med att vara nöjd med dagens förenkladedimensioneringsverktyg, eftersom den bakomliggande fysiken då lätt kommer i skymundan, elleri värsta fall, faller i glömska. Ett exempel på detta är dimensionering av väsentliga bärverk (keyelement)som är avgörande för byggnadens stabilitet eller för att motverka fortskridande rasenligt SS-EN 1991-1-7. Väsentliga bärverk dimensioneras för en statiskt jämnt utbredd last på34 kN/m² som är ett uppskattat värde utifrån en olyckshändelse med en gasexplosion i RonanPoint (Storbritannien). Värdet härstammar ifrån värdet 5 psi (gasol/hushållsgas kan ge ensprängkraft på 2,5 psi) och man kan fundera på om detta värde är lämpligt att använda i Sverige,då nästan inga gasspisar används i bostäder idag. I detta examensarbete beskrivs övergripandebärverkets dynamiska respons. Det är vanligt att byggnadskonstruktörer många gånger intebesitter kunskaper om dynamiska laster, bärverkens dynamiska respons och ibland icke-linjäraanalyser. Exceptionell last som är ett samlingsnamn för flera olyckslaster så som explosion,påkörning (från fordon, tåg, fartyg etc.), brand, häftiga helikopterlandningar etc. I dettaexamensarbete har valts att lägga fokus på okända olyckslaster och en känd, vanligtförekommande olyckslast (påkörningslast). / This report begins with an overall review of the current regulations, Eurocode, and explanations ofvarious concepts related to the topic of robustness. A review of how a building designer shouldconsider the robustness with proposals for different design situations according to the guidelines isalso presented. Since the guidelines are not always clear, an interpretation of its application (incl.EKS 11) in accordance with fib (2012) is given. Furthermore, the meaning of consequence classes,risk analyzes, design of tension ties is clarified. In this thesis it is discussed what properties areimportant for the structures to withstand exceptional loads. Calculation examples and placement oftension ties to achieve a certain robustness are presented. Current regulations are often insufficientand unclear. For example, there is no procedure for how to achieve enough robustness, which isnot always the minimum robustness that the code prescribes. It is also not clear how the structuresshould be designed to achieve robustness and redundancy, especially for prefabricated elements,where enough robustness often can be difficult or impossible to achieve. The current code is basedon static load models, and whether they provide enough robustness are not considered. The robustnessis based on accepted code values. One disadvantage is that conditions in buildings can changeover time, which can cause current design methods to be insufficient. This highlights the danger ofbeing satisfied with current simplified codes and guidelines, since the underlying physics can easilyfall into oblivion. An example of this is the design of key elements that are crucial for the stabilityof buildings or to withstand progressive collapse according to SS-EN 1991-1-7. Key elementsare designed for a statically uniformly distributed load of 34 kN/m², which is an estimatedvalue from an accident, where the value reflects the explosion load from a gas explosion inRonan Point (United Kingdom). The value stands for 5 psi and one can wonder if this value issuitable to use in Sweden, since almost no gas stoves are used anymore in housing today. Thisthesis describes overall the dynamic response of a structure. It is common that building designersoften do not have knowledge of dynamic loads, the dynamic response and sometimes non-linearanalyzes. Exceptional load is a collective name for several accident loads such as explosion,collision (from vehicles, trains, ships etc.), fire, violent helicopter landings etc. In this thesisit is chosen to focus on unknown accident loads and one com-mon, known accident load (impactload. Accident load unknown accident load exceptional load impact load robustness ductility risk analysis tension tie key element alternative load paths progressive collapse Olyckslast okänd olyckslast exceptionell last påkörningslast robusthet duktilitet riskanalys förband dragband väsentliga bärverk alternativa lastvägar fortskridande ras Architectural Engineering Arkitekturteknik
237	Rehabilitation of Exterior RC Beam-Column Joints using Web-Bonded FRP Sheets Mahini, Seyed Saeid Unknown Date (has links) In a Reinforced Concrete (RC) building subjected to lateral loads such as earthquake and wind pressure, the beam to column joints constitute one of the critical regions, especially the exterior ones, and they must be designed and detailed to dissipate large amounts of energy without a significant loss of, strength, stiffness and ductility. This would be achieved when the beam-column joints are designed in such a way that the plastic hinges form at a distance away from the column face and the joint region remain elastic. In existing frames, an easy and practical way to implement this behaviour following the accepted design philosophy of the strong-column weak-beam concept is the use a Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) retrofitting system. In the case of damaged buildings, this can be achieved through a FRP repairing system. In the experimental part of this study, seven scaled down exterior subassemblies were tested under monotonic or cyclic loads. All specimens were designed following the strong-column weak-beam principal. The three categories selected for this investigation included the FRP-repaired and FRP-retrofitted specimens under monotonic loads and FRP-retrofitted specimen under cyclic loads. All repairing/retrofitting was performed using a new technique called a web-bonded FRP system, which was developed for the first time in the current study. On the basis of test results, it was concluded that the FRP repairing/retrofitting system can restore/upgrade the integrity of the joint, keeping/upgrading its strength, stiffness and ductility, and shifting the plastic hinges from the column face toward the beam in such a way that the joint remains elastic. In the analytical part of this study, a closed-form solution was developed in order to predict the physical behaviour of the repaired/retrofitted specimens. Firstly, an analytical model was developed to calculate the ultimate moment capacity of the web-bonded FRP sections considering two failure modes, FRP rupture and tension failure, followed by an extended formulation for estimating the beam-tip displacement. Based on the analytical model and the extended formulation, failure mechanisms of the test specimens were implemented into a computer program to facilitate the calculations. All seven subassemblies were analysed using this program, and the results were found to be in good agreement with those obtained from experimental study. Design curves were also developed to be used by practicing engineers. In the numerical part of this study, all specimens were analysed by a nonlinear finite element method using ANSYS software. Numerical analysis was performed for three purposes: to calculate the first yield load of the specimens in order to manage the tests; to investigate the ability of the web-bonded FRP system to relocate the plastic hinge from the column face toward the beam; and to calibrate and confirm the results obtained from the experiments. It was concluded that numerical analysis using ANSYS could be considered as a practical tool in the design of the web-bonded FRP beam-column joints. Reinforced concrete Reinforcement Bar strong-column weak-beam principal Exterior Beam-Column Joints Core Small scale modelling Experimental Test set-up Control Plain specimen Rehabilitation Retrofitting retrofitted Repair Repaired Repairing Strengthening Controlling Relocating Plastic hinge Pre-cracking Cracking Crushing Post-cracking Crack Cracked Penetration Damaged Pre-cracked Web-Bonded Wrapping De-bonding Fibre Reinforced Plastic FRP Sheets Composite Confinement Monotonic loads Cyclic loading Loads Displacement control Load control Regime Phase Loading sequence Procedure Available ductility factor Curvature ductility factor Ultimate First yield Flexural yielding Strength Moment Stiffness Failure mechanism Modes Sudden Brittle failure Measured beam-tip displacement Deflection Numerical analysis ANSYS Solid65 Solid45 Link8 Non-linear Finite Element (FE) Convergence criteria Analytical Closed from FRP rupture tension failure Compression failure Minimum thickness Maximum thickness Compressive Tensile Steel Ratio Design charts Effective Moment of Inertia Compatibility Strain Stress
238	Mechanische Eigenschaften kristallin-amorpher Schichtpakete / Mechanical properties of crystalline-amorphous multilayers Knorr, Inga 13 December 2012 (has links) No description available. 530 Physik Physik (PPN621336750) Metalle {Physik} (PPN621341347) Physics Mechanische Eigenschaften dünne Schichten Schichtpakete Nanokomposit Festigkeit Duktilität Verformungsmechanismen Nanoindentierung Mikrodruckversuche mechanical properties thin films multilayers nanocomposite strength ductility deformation mechanisms nanoindentation microcompression 33.00 Physik: Allgemeines 33.68 Oberflächen Dünne Schichten Grenzflächen 33.62 Mechanische Eigenschaften akustische Eigenschaften thermische Eigenschaften 33.66 Amorpher Zustand Gläser
239	Seismic analysis of concrete structures within nuclear industry / Dimensionering av nukleära betongkonstruktioner med avseende på seismisk påverkan Tabatabaei Araghi, Pedram January 2014 (has links) Earthquake has always been a hazard for civil structures and keeping the structures integrity during and after an earthquake is of vital importance. This phenomenon’s impact is sudden and there is little or no warning to make the preparations for this natural disaster. Much damage has been done on structures which have led to major collapses and loss of many lives. Civil structures such as nuclear power plants are designed to withstand earthquakes and in the event of a major seismic event, to shut down safely. The aim of this thesis is to present the seismic design procedures for concrete structures, in basic and detailed design, according to Eurocode 8. Also to describe and understand the difference between Eurocode 8 and the DNB in seismic analysis of nuclear power plants. To evaluate the use of DNB instead of Eurocode 8 with Swedish seismic conditions is also another aim in this thesis. Loads and actions which apply on a structure in a seismic design and corresponding load combinations are presented for Eurocode 8 and the DNB. An example is also given to clarify the design of primary seismic beams and columns with high ductility class (DCH). A case study of a nuclear structure from a test project named SMART2013 has been made by analyzing and comparing the results from Eurocode 8 and the DNB with a finite element model in FEM-Design software. Natural frequencies of the model are compared with the tested model in SMART2013-project to evaluate the finite element modeling. The model is seismically analyzed with load combinations from Eurocode 8 and the DNB with Swedish elastic ground response spectrum with the probability of 10-5. Results obtained from the primary seismic beams and columns are compared and analyzed. Being on the safe and conservative side of the design values is always preferred in seismic analysis of a vital and sensitive structure such as nuclear power plants. The results from this thesis shows that, purely structural, combination of Swedish elastic ground response spectrum with the Eurocode 8 load combination will give more conservative values than the DNB. / I stora delar av världen har jordbävningar alltid varit ett hot för byggnaders integritet. Karaktären av en jordbävning är plötslig och föranleds av små eller inga varningar. Om jordbävningen medför att byggnader kollapsar sker ofta stora förluster av människoliv direkt eller indirekt. Kärnkraftsverk är anläggningar som dimensioneras för att klara jordbävningar och ska kunna gå till säker avställning vid en sådan händelse. Syftet med föreliggande rapport är att presentera hur betongkonstruktioner dimensioneras för jordbävning enligt Eurokod 8. Rapporten redogör även för skillnader mellan att dimensionera enligt Eurokod 8 och DNB (Dimensionering av nukleära byggnadskonstruktioner) samt hur det slår att använda Eurokod med svenska seismiska förhållanden. Laster och lastkombinationer som används vid jordbävningsdimensionering av betongbyggnader är presenterad enligt både Eurokod och DNB. Ett exempel presenteras för att visa hur primära balkar och pelare med hög duktilitetsklass (DCH) dimensioneras för seismisk påverkan. En fallstudie av en nukleär byggnad från ett internationellt projekt, SMART2013, har använts för att analysera och utvärdera resultaten från Eurokod och DNB. Byggnaden har analyserats med finita element med programvaran FEM Design. Modellens riktighet har verifierats genom att jämföra bland annat egenfrekvenser med de från officiella rapporter från SMART2013. Byggnaden är analyserad för seismisk last enligt svenska förhållanden med markresponsspektra 10-5, och primära balkar och pelare har analyserats och utvärderats enligt både Eurokod och DNB. Earthquake nuclear power plants seismic design Eurocode 8 DNB load combination primary seismic beam primary seismic column high ductility class (DCH) SMART2013 finite element analysis natural frequency seismic analysis elastic response spectrum ground response spectrum Jordbävning kärnkraftverk jordbävningsdimensionering Eurokod 8 DNB lastkombination primära seismiska balkar primära seismiska pelare hög duktilitetsklass (DCH) SMART2013 finita element analys egenfrekvens seismisk analys elastiskresponsspektra markresponsspektra Infrastructure Engineering Infrastrukturteknik Building Technologies Husbyggnad
240	An Analysis of Microstructure and Corrosion Resistance in Underwater Friction Stir Welded 304L Stainless Steel Clark, Tad Dee 30 June 2005 (has links) (PDF) An effective procedure and parameter window was developed for underwater friction stir welding (UWFSW) 304L stainless steel with a PCBN tool. UWFSW produced statistically significant: increases in yield strengths, decreases in percent elongation. The ultimate tensile strength was found to be significantly higher at certain parameters. Although sigma was identified in the UWFSWs, a significant reduction of sigma was found in UWFSWs compared to ambient FSWs. The degree of sensitization in UWFSWs was evaluated using double loop EPR testing and oxalic acid electro-etched metallography. Results were compared to base metal, ambient FSW, and arc welds. Upper and lower sensitization localization bands were identified in the UWFSWs. Although higher sensitization levels were present in UWFSWs compared to the arc weld, ambient FSW, and heat treated base metals, the UWFSWs were found less susceptible to corrosion than arc welds due to the subsurface location of the sensitization bands. A SCC analysis of UWFSWs relative to base metal and arc weldments was performed. U-bends were exposed to two 3.5% NaCl cyclic immersion experiments at 21 °C and 63 °C for 1000 hours each. A tertiary test was conducted in a 25% NaCl boiling solution. The UWFSW u-bends were no more susceptible to SCC than base metal in the cyclic immersion tests. In the boiling NaCl test, the SCC of the UWFSWs showed significant improvement over the SCC of arc welds. Arc u-bends cracked entirely within the weld bead and HAZ, while SCC in the UWFSWs showed no cracking localization. friction stir weld FSW underwater friction stir weld UWFSW stainless steel stir zone 304L austenite austenitic procedure process window welding parameters corrosion intergranular stress corrosion cracking SCC u-bend sensitization PCBN double loop EPR current ratio potentiostat electrochemical reactivation sampling area quantification tensile strength ductility elongation statistical significance microstructure optical microscopy oxidation surface finish base metal sigma Murakami oxalic acid electro-etch arc weld comparison cyclic immersion test boiling NaCl test subsurface location residual stress improvement superiority ASTM standard HAZ heat affected zone Mechanical Engineering

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