La presente tesis consiste en proponer una alternativa de control antisísmico de alta tecnología para la construcción de hospitales en el Perú, que en su normativa exige el uso de aislamiento de base para edificaciones esenciales. Para ello, se opta por la evaluación estructural con el sistema de disipación de energía SLB (Shear Link Bozzo) de tecnología peruana en dos hospitales con tipo de suelos S1 y S2 ubicados en zonas de sismicidad 4 y 3 respectivamente, los cuales son proyectos ya construidos con sistema de aislamiento de base. El desarrollo del proyecto ha sido llevado a cabo empleando principalmente las normativas nacionales NTP E.030 y NTP E.031 siguiendo directrices y recomendaciones propuestas en códigos internacionales como el ASCE 7-14, FEMA P58, ASCE 41-17. En el estudio se comparan las respuestas sísmicas de ambas metodologías obtenidas de un análisis tiempo-historia no lineal empleando 7 pares de registros sísmicos para cada hospital según las condiciones de suelo que lo conforman, obteniendo derivas, aceleraciones de piso, curvas histeréticas, balance de energía y formación de rótulas plásticas; todo ello para evaluar la condición de funcionalidad continua, necesaria en estructuras hospitalarias. Adicionalmente, se determinan los costos iniciales aproximados de estos proyectos con ambas tecnologías de control antisísmico. En base a los resultados se concluye, que los disipadores SLB efectivamente constituyen una opción más para poder implementar en el diseño de hospitales logrando menores costos iniciales, aproximadamente del 50% al monto obtenido con los aisladores, tomando en cuenta partidas con gran incidencia en los costos totales. No obstante, su elección tiene que estar sujeto al correcto análisis estructural y evaluación de daños en el proyecto a realizar, haciendo un balance entre cada una de las ventajes y desventajas que se presentan en esta tesis para ambas técnicas, adecuándolo a los requerimiento y objetivos deseados. / The present thesis consists of proposing a high-tech anti-seismic control alternative for the construction of hospitals in Peru, which in its regulations requires the use of base insulation for essential buildings. For this, the structural evaluation is chosen with the SLB (Shear Link Bozzo) energy dissipation system of Peruvian technology in two hospitals with soil type S1 and S2 located in seismic zones 4 and 3 respectively, which are projects already built with base insulation system. The development of the project has been carried out mainly using the national regulations NTP E.030 and NTP E.031, following guidelines and recommendations proposed in international codes such as ASCE 7-14, FEMA P58, ASCE 41-17. The study compares the seismic responses of both methodologies obtained from a non-linear time-history analysis using 7 pairs of seismic records for each hospital according to the soil conditions that comprise it, obtaining drifts, floor accelerations, hysterical curves, balance of energy and formation of plastic hinges; all this to evaluate the condition of continuous functionality, necessary in hospital structures. Additionally, the approximate initial costs of these projects with both anti-seismic control technologies are determined. Based on the results, it is concluded that the SLB heatsinks effectively constitute one more option to be able to implement in the design of hospitals, achieving lower initial costs, approximately 50% of the amount obtained with the isolators. However, your choice must be subject to the correct structural analysis and damage evaluation in the project to be carried out, making a balance between each of the advantages and disadvantages that are presented in this thesis for both techniques, adapting it to the requirements and objectives. desired. / Tesis

The aim of this master thesis is to explore and describe behavior of slab in punching shear. In total four concrete slabs were experimentally tested; each being reinforced differently. Using real experiments, there was a possibility to observe different behavior of steel and FRP reinforcement, eventually even the effect of adding FRP stirrups on load-bearing capacity. For the purpose of experimental testing design, currently placed formulas used to determine punching shear capacity were adjusted for application on longitudinal and shear FRP reinforcement. Atena software was used to approximate behavior of specimens by performing a nonlinear analysis. After the results of loading tests were obtained, next step was the comparison of design approaches and comparison of behavior of nonlinear model to a real specimen. In practical part, design of locally supported slab with requirement of non-magnetic reinforcement took place.

The aim of the master thesis was a design of arch highway bridge made of prestressed reinforced concrete. In the beginning two versions of construction were designed, with box-girder and double-girder cross section of bridge deck, from which the variant of double-girder cross section in combination with box-girder arch were chosen for further detail postprocessing. The basics of the solution laid in right choice of dimensions of elements creating load-bearing system and construction geometry. Subsequently global beam model was created, which was used to prestress design and structural assessment of ultimate and serviceability limit states of pillars, arches and bridge deck during the building phases, service lifetime and in the end of lifetime of construction. For detail assessment, linear and nonlinear analysis was created using Midas Civil. To check the cross-sectional direction of bridge deck, slab model was made using Scia Engineer software

The presented paper deals with a theoretical analysis of the ultimate limit state. The results of experimental research carried out at the Institute of Metal and Timber Structures headed by Assoc. Prof. Karmazinová and Professor Melcher were applied. The geometrically and materially nonlinear solution based on the Timošenko’s solution is verified by the FEM model in the computer programme system ANSYS. The random influence of initial imperfections is taken into consideration. The FEM model also includes the influence of residual stress. In the parametric study, the influence of residual stress on the cross-section plastification is researched into, its influence on the load carrying capacity limit is, together with the influence of other imperfections, the subject of the stochastic analysis, applying the Latin Hypercube Sampling (LHS). Further on, the study proves a direct effect of the concrete part of the cross-section (combination of materials steel-concrete) on the decrease of load carrying capacity limit of the beam caused by influence of the residual stress of steel. With regard to the importance of time dependent phenomena of the concrete creep for the load carrying capacity, the studies given in the Ph.D. thesis are oriented in this respect. The parametric studies of the influence of the concrete creep having applied the Standard Eurocode 2 provide both a comparison of load carrying capacity limits when using common and high-strength concrete types, and also the variability of load carrying capacities. It follows from the comparison of the statistical analysis outputs according to the design reliability conditions of the Standard EN1990 and of the approach of Eurocode 4 that the Eurocode 4 can be recommended for dimensioning of this member type. According to the studies which we carried out, the design in compliance with Eurocode 4 can be evaluated as the reliable one. A larger set of experimental data is necessary to determine the economy.

This doctoral thesis focuses on the research of the pedestrian bridges formed by the flat arch. To understand the basic static behaviour of the flat arch it was necessary to make a study of the development of the direct flat arch as footbridge with large span and the impact of stiffness on its camber. For the mathematical modeling FEM software ANSYS were used. The calculation has shown that a design of purely concrete flat arch would demand enormous bending stiffness, which can be achieved only through a massive cross-section. The findings gained in this chapter were further used to design a unique pedestrian bridge formed by the curved in plan flat arch, where to transfer of the large bending moments a steel pipe was designed. Several variants with different span and rise of the arch in plan were tested. From the tested variants was then selected footbridge with a span of 45 m and with the rise of the arch 10 m, which seemed to be the best solution according to the calculations and it was further analyzed in detail. The studied structure is formed by curved concrete slab that is stiffened through the steel brackets on the inner side of a steel tube with a graded thickness. The external cables that are situated in the handrail pipe balance the dead load torsional moment. Designed structure and the static analysis procedure were verified on a fully functional 1:6 scale model. The thesis describes the model analogy used for the design of the model, its structural design and its implementation. Load tests on the model confirmed correctness of the design of the proposed curved in plan pedestrian bridge, its high carrying capacity and the accuracy of the developed procedure of static analysis. Results and experiences acquired from the design and the realization of model are the basis for a practical realization of studied structures. The last part of the thesis deals with the possibility of replacement of the steel components with concrete in pedestrian bridges formed

[pt] Neste trabalho apresentam-se três tipos de técnicas de análise do colapso estrutural através do método dos elementos finitos: análise linearizada da carga crítica, análise incremental da carga crítica e análise não linear completa. Na análise linearizada da carga crítica formulou-se um problema de autovalor empregando matrizes de rigidez baseadas na configuração indeformada da estrutura e materiais com comportamento linear elástico. No caso da análise incremental da carga crítica, o problema de autovalor foi formulado empregando matrizes de rigidez incrementais para levar em consideração os grandes deslocamentos e propriedades não lineares do material. Finalmente, na análise não linear completa a configuração deformada da estrutura e propriedades não lineares do material são atualizadas durante todo o processo incremental-iterativo até atingir a carga crítica. Desenvolveu-se uma implementação computacional para estudar as três técnicas de análise em estruturas planas como vigas, colunas, pórticos e arcos, empregando elementos isoparamétricos bidimensionais para estado plano de tensões. A configuração deformada da estrutura, devido aos grandes deslocamentos e rotações dos elementos, foi considerada através de uma formulação Lagrangeana Total, enquanto o comportamento inelástico do material foi modelado empregando um modelo elastoplástico de Von Mises (J2) com encruamento isotrópico. Nos exemplos apresentados mostrou-se a influência da não linearidade geométrica e física na estimativa de cargas críticas e no comportamento pós-crítico, podendo ocorrer bifurcações ao longo da trajetória de equilíbrio fundamental definida no espaço carga-deslocamentos. / [en] This work presents three kinds of techniques for collapse analysis using the finite element method: linear buckling analysis, nonlinear buckling analysis and full nonlinear analysis. The linear buckling analysis requires the definition of an eigenvalue problem using a stiffness matrix formulation based on the initial configuration of the structure and under the assumption of a linear elastic material behavior. In the case of nonlinear buckling analysis, the eigenvalue problem was formulated employing an incremental stiffness matrix in order to consider the effects of large displacements and nonlinear material properties in the critical load estimation. Finally, the full nonlinear analysis takes into account the deformed configuration and the nonlinear material properties of the structure, updating both of them through all the incremental-iterative process up to reaching the critical load. A Finite Element computational program, using plane stress isoperimetric bidimensional elements, was developed to study the three analysis techniques applied to plane structures such as beams, columns, frames and arches. The deformed configuration of the structure, due to large displacements and rotations, was considered through the Total Lagrangian formulation, whereas the inelastic material behavior was modeled using the Von Mises plasticity model with isotropic hardening. The examples presented in this article show the influence of geometric and material nonlinearity in the critical load estimation and the postcritical behavior, being this the reason for the potential occurrence of bifurcation points over the fundamental equilibrium path defined in the load-displacement space.

[pt] O presente trabalho tem como objetivo analisar a utilização de barras constituídas por material compósito para atuarem como reforço de vigas de concreto submetidas à flexão. As barras analisadas são constituídas por polímero reforçado com fibras de carbono (PRFC), material este que apresenta comportamento linear elástico até a ruptura. Este material possui algumas vantagens em relação ao aço, como por exemplo, resistência à tração consideravelmente superior além de não ser suscetível ao fenômeno da corrosão ocasionada por intempéries ambientais. Durante o desenvolvimento do trabalho foi obtido um artigo o qual demonstra resultados de ensaios de laboratório nos quais os autores utilizaram vigas de concreto submetidas a ensaio de flexão por quatro pontos e reforçadas com barras de PRFC. Neste trabalho, o mesmo ensaio foi simulado no software Atena, programa este que realiza análise não linear para estruturas de concreto, considerando a fissuração deste material. Os resultados obtidos pelo software apresentaram consistência com os resultados registrados em laboratório pelos autores. Foi ainda analisada uma viga contínua de concreto submetida a um carregamento uniformemente distribuído. Essa viga foi reforçada com barras de mesmo diâmetro alterando-se apenas o material dessas barras (aço e PRFC). Dessa maneira, foi analisado o valor de carregamento que ocasiona a ruptura da viga. Foram constatadas duas importantes desvantagens das barras de PRFC em relação ao aço. A primeira desvantagem está no custo superior ao aço e por apresentar comportamento elástico até o rompimento, o PRFC não confere à estrutura de concreto uma ruptura dúctil. Os objetivos deste trabalho foram cumpridos e ao final são propostos novos estudos a serem realizados sobre o tema. / [en] The aim of the present work is to analyze the use of bars made of composite material to act as reinforcement for concrete beams subjected to bending. The analyzed bars are constituted by polymer reinforced with carbon fibers (PRFC), a material that presents linear elastic behavior until rupture. This material has some advantages in relation to steel, such as considerably higher tensile strength in addition to not being susceptible to the phenomenon of corrosion caused by environmental conditions. During the development of the work, an article was obtained which demonstrates results of laboratory tests in which the authors used concrete beams subjected to flexion testing by four points and reinforced with PRFC bars. In this work, the same test was simulated in the Atena software, a program that performs non-linear analysis for concrete structures, considering the cracking of this material. The results obtained by the software were consistent with the results recorded in the laboratory by the authors. It was also analyzed a continuous concrete beam subjected to a uniformly distributed load. This beam was reinforced with bars of the same diameter, changing only the material of these bars (steel and PRFC. In this way, the loading value that causes the beam to break when it is reinforced with steel bars and when it is reinforced with PRFC bars of the same diameter was analyzed. Two important disadvantages of PRFC bars in relation to steel have been noted. Due to its elastic behavior until breaking, this composite material does not give the concrete structure a ductile rupture. In addition, its cost is considerably higher than steel bars, since no suppliers of this type of reinforcement have been identified in Brazil, thus increasing the cost to purchase this product. The objectives of this work were accomplished and, in the end, new studies are proposed to be carried out on the theme.

[pt] A previsão do comportamento de materiais quase-frágeis desde o início de sua degradação até o aparecimento de fraturas pode ser apoiada pelo o uso da mecânica do dano contínuo. Efeitos térmicos, além de mecânicos, podem apresentar contribuição significativa na resposta do material e da estrutura. Nesse sentido, o acoplamento entre os distintos ramos da física descrevem a livre conversão da energia em suas diversas formas. O presente trabalho trata do acoplamento térmico em problemas de dano em materiais quase frágeis, em que são abordados o modelo de dano isótropico e os critério de danificação, bem como leis de evolução do dano térmico e mecânico. Além disso, aspectos inerentes à termodinâmica e transferência de calor são explicitados. O efeito térmico na análise estrutural inicia-se com uma investigação sobre os requisitos para que variações de temperatura produzam tensões térmicas e prossegue com um estudo do efeito no material, que reduz as propriedades de módulo de elasticidade, resistência à tração e à compressão além da energia de fratura. No entanto, a modelagem em elementos finitos da degradação da rigidez da estrutura devido ao processo de dano apresenta problemas de dependência da malha, que requerem o uso de técnicas de regularização da solução. Esse tópico é também abordado no trabalho. Exemplos numéricos demonstram os efeitos do acoplamento termomecânico na previsão da integridade de estruturas de materias quase-frágeis. / [en] Predicting the behavior of almost brittle materials in face of material degradation up to fracture is a topic that can be addressed with the use of continuous damage mechanics. Thermal effects, in addition to mechanical ones, may contribute significantly to the structural and material response. In this sense, the coupling between the different branches of physics takes into account the free conversion of energy in its various forms. The present work is about the thermal-mechanical coupling in in quasi-brittle materials, in which the isotropic damage model and the damage criteria are addressed, as well as the laws of evolution of thermal and mechanical damage. In addition, aspects inherent to thermodynamics and heat transfer are explained. The thermal effect in the structural analysis begins with an investigation of the requirements for temperature variations to produce thermal stresses and follows with a study of the effect of temperature on the material, which affects the elasticity module, the tensile and compression strength, in addition to the fracture energy. However, finite element modeling of stiffness degradation due to the damage process leads to problems of dependence on the mesh, which requires the use of regularization techniques, as addressed in this work. Numerical examples demonstrate the effects of thermo-mechanical coupling in the assessment of structure integrity.

In Sweden, the railway sector currently faces the challenge of developing its first high-speed railway line, in response to the need to provide faster domestic and international transport alternatives. High-speed train passages on railway bridges can cause resonance in the bridge superstructure, which induce high accelerations that should not exceed the limits stipulated in the current design code. The most common bridge type adopted in Sweden is the portal frame bridge, an integral abutment bridge confined by surrounding soil. The soil possesses inherent material damping and radiation damping that allows energy dissipation of train-induced vibrations. Both the damping and the natural frequency of the soil-structure system influence the acceleration response of the bridge superstructure. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the effect of soil-structure interaction on portal frame bridges. Within this thesis, a numerical parametric study was performed to gain knowledge of the dynamic effect of the relative deck-abutment stiffness on the soil-structure interaction of portal frame bridges. For four span lengths, three different boundary conditions were analyzed in the form of i) no soil, ii) backfill, and iii) half-space. The analysis was performed on two- and three-dimensional finite element models. The backfill and subsoil were modeled with both direct finite element approach, and with a simplified approach using Kelvin-Voigt models and frequency-dependent impedance functions. Furthermore, time was devoted to investigating the nonlinear compression-only behavior of the interaction between the backfill and the abutments to allow separation. The results presented in the thesis illuminate the essence of including soil-structure interaction in the dynamic analysis as both the modal damping ratio and the natural frequency increased drastically. The effect of backfill on short span bridges has shown to be more prominent on the reduction of the train-induced vibrations. For longer spans, the subsoil proved to be more significant. For the simplified models the modal damping ratios of the different span lengths have been quantified as a logarithmic trend of the first vertical bending mode. Two-dimensional models have been problematic when using plane stress elements due to the sensitivity of the element thickness on the response. Thus, such models are only recommended if validation with corresponding three-dimensional models and/or field measurements are possible. By allowing separation of the soil-structure interface, the effect of contact nonlinearity on the acceleration response has been more suitable with direct finite element approach - in which static effects of the soil are accounted for - contrary to the simplified nonlinear models with compression springs. / Järnvägssektorn i Sverige står inför utmaningen att utveckla den första höghastighetsbanan med syftet att erbjuda snabbare inhemska och internationella transportalternativ. Passager av höghastighetståg på järnvägsbroar kan orsaka resonans i brons överbyggnad vilket resulterar i höga accelerationer som inte får överskrida begränsningarna i dimensioneringsnormen. I plattrambroar, vilka är främst förekommande i Sverige, utförs broplattan inspänt i rambenen omslutna av jord. Jorden bidrar utöver styvhet, även med material- och strålningsdämpning där vibrationer i jorden inducerade av tågpassager tillåts dissipera. Accelerationerna i brons överbyggnad påverkas av dämpningen och egenfrekvensen av jord-struktur systemet. Med anledning av detta är det väsentligt att undersöka effeken av jord-struktur interaktionen på plattrambroar. I detta examensarbete har en numerisk parametrisk studie utförts för att erhålla kunskap om effekten av den relativa styvheten av broplattan och rambenen på jord-struktur interaktionen av plattrambroar. Fyra spännvidder har undersökts för tre olika randvillkor där i) ingen jord, ii) motfyllning samt iii) halvrymd har beaktats. Analysen utfördes på två- och tredimensionella finita element modeller. Motfyllningen respektive underliggande jord modellerades med finita element på ett direkt- samt förenklat tillvägagångssätt där Kelvin-Voigt modeller och frekvensberoende impedansfunktioner användes. Mellan motfyllningen och rambenen har separation tillåtits där det icke-linjära förhållandet av interaktionen undersöktes med tryckbeteenden för fjädrarna. Resultaten belyser vikten av att inkludera jord-struktur interaktionen i dynamiska analyser p.g.a. ökningen den medför för den modala dämpningen och egenfrekvensen. För korta spännvidder, påvisades det att effekten av motfyllningen var mer framstående för reduktionen av vibrationerna orsakade av tåg. För längre spännvidder framgick det däremot att underjorden hade en större påverkan. Effekten av jord-struktur interaktionen på spännvidderna kvantifierades som ett logaritmiskt samband för den modala dämpningen av första vertikala böjmoden. Tvådimensionella modeller har varit problematiska när plana spänningselement användes p.g.a. känsligheten i responsen orsakad av variationer i elementtjockleken. Därav rekommenderas tvådimensionella modeller endast om validering mot tredimensionella eller fältmätningar är möjliga. När separation tilläts i gränsytan av jord-struktur interaktionen, visade det sig att direkt tillvägagångssätt med finita element var mer lämplig med hänsyn till det icke-linjära kontaktbeteendet. Detta eftersom de statiska effekterna av jorden påverkade accelerationsresponsen markant. De statiska effekterna har inte varit möjliga att simulera i dem förenklade icke-linjära modeller med tryckfjädrar.

For the stability assessment of members and structures according to EN 1993-1-1 the equivalent member method, the geometrical nonlinear calculation with equivalent geometrical imperfections or the GMNIA analysis with geometrical imperfections and residual stresses can be used alternatively. The second possibility requires a corresponding model for the cross-section resistance. For the verification of lateral torsional buckling, bow imperfections e0 out of plane are defined, which lead in combination with the given loading in plane and the geometrical non-linear analysis to bending Mz and torsion of the members. The amplitudes of the imperfections are highly dependent on the nature of the approach (e.g., scaling of the buckling shape, assumption of bow imperfections) and the resistance model for the members. Within the framework of the scientific work supervised by the TU Dresden and the TU Darmstadt [1], extensive parameter studies were carried out to calibrate imperfections for lateral torsional buckling based on the GMNIA. After determining the nature of imperfections and the design models for section resistance, this paper presents results of these parameter studies and shows the calibration of imperfections for a standardisation proposal based on EN1993-1-1. The evaluation of the data in combination with the necessary simplifications for the design practice leads to appropriate definitions of imperfection values e0,LT and the necessary differentiations.