Nos últimos anos tem sido observada uma significativa redução do uso das telhas pesadas nas edificações industriais, como as telhas de fibrocimento, por exemplo, e a preferência por telhas mais leves e que permitem maior racionalização da construção, como as telhas metálicas (aço zincado e alumínio). Assim, a fixação por meio de ganchos foi naturalmente sendo substituída por parafusos auto-atarraxantes, permitindo uma elevada eficiência estrutural da interação terça-telha, portanto, as terças que eram tratadas como elementos estruturais independentes passaram a ser projetadas com base no comportamento conjunto com as telhas. Diante disso, este trabalho apresenta um estudo sobre o comportamento estrutural de terças de aço considerando a interação terça-telha, com ênfase na distorção lateral. Para tanto, são analisados os modelos teóricos encontrados na literatura e os procedimentos normativos, bem como são desenvolvidas análises numéricas de sistemas representativos de coberturas, via método dos elementos finitos (MEF), que incluem os efeitos da não-linearidade física e geométrica. Através destes modelos numéricos, validados por resultados experimentais de ensaios realizados na EESC-USP, é realizada uma avaliação da influência da rigidez à flexão da terça, da conexão telha-terça, do tipo de seção da terça e da presença e posicionamento de tirantes de travamento lateral das terças. Neste contexto, concluiu-se que as telhas, desde que fixadas adequadamente as terças, contribuem para a estabilidade lateral, impondo mecanismos de falha que diferem substancialmente dos mecanismos clássicos da teoria da estabilidade elástica. / Recent years have seen a significant reduction in the use of heavy sheeting such as fiber cement roof sheets in industrial buildings, and an increasing preference for lighter sheeting that allows for greater rationalization of the construction, such as metallic sheeting (zinc-coated and aluminum). Thus, fixing by means of hooks was naturally replaced by screws, allowing for high structural efficiency of the purlin-sheeting combination, and purlins, which heretofore had been treated as independent structural elements, began to be designed based on their combined behavior with sheeting. This paper discusses the findings of a comprehensive on the structural behaviour of steel purlins under wind uplift considering the purlin-sheeting combination, with emphasis on lateral distortional. To this end, an analysis is made of the theoretical models available in the literature and in standard procedures, and systems representative of roofs are analyzed numerically via the finite elements method (FEM), including the effects of physical and geometrical nonlinearity. Based on these numerical models, which are validated by the experimental results of tests conducted at School of Engineering of São Carlos - University of São Paulo, an evaluation is made of the influence of the purlin\'s flexural stiffness, the sheeting-purlin connection, the type of purlin section (channel and Z-sections), and the number of rows of bridging (bracing). In this context, it was concluded that sheeting, provided it is properly fixed to the purlins, contributes toward lateral stability, imposing failure modes that differ considerably from the classic mechanisms of the theory of elastic stability.

Há basicamente dois sistemas empregados para promover a continuidade das terças de múltiplos vãos: transpasse e luva. Do ponto de vista do transporte e da montagem, o sistema de luvas é vantajoso em relação ao sistema de transpasse, uma vez que conduz a barras de menor comprimento. Entretanto, o emprego de luvas tem sido pouco explorado, devido principalmente ao pouco conhecimento sobre o comportamento estrutural do sistema e, consequentemente, pela ausência de recomendações de projeto disponibilizadas pelas normas e manuais técnicos. Neste trabalho foram analisadas a rigidez e a resistência de terças de seção transversal Z contínuas por meio de luvas. Para tanto, uma série de quinze protótipos de terças de aço formadas a frio foi submetida a ensaios de flexão, variando-se a altura do perfil, espessura e comprimento da luva e o vão. Foi conduzida uma análise da viabilidade do método da resistência direta (MRD) ao dimensionamento de terças contínuas por meio de luvas. Em relação à rigidez, curvas momento-rotação calibradas experimentalmente foram implementadas em modelos numéricos por meio de molas rotacionais, buscando simular o comportamento não linear da ligação. Posteriormente, uma análise paramétrica foi realizada, resultando na expressão momento-rotação proposta com base nas variáveis investigadas. Essa expressão representa a rigidez da ligação, que aliada a um modelo simples barra-mola, permite a avaliação mais precisa dos esforços solicitantes e deslocamentos de terças com luvas. / There are basically two systems employed to promote the continuity of multi-span purlins: overlap and sleeve. From the point of view of transport and assemblage, the sleeve system is advantageous in relation to the overlap system since it leads to shorter length bars. However, the use of sleeves has not been hardly explored mainly due to lack of knowledge about the system structural behavior and, therefore, the absence of design recommendations provided by standards and technical manuals. This study analyzed the stiffness and strength of continuous Z-section purlins with sleeved bolted connection. In order to develop the study a series of fifteen prototype were tested in bending; their cross-section height, thickness, sleeve length and span were varied. A viability analysis of the Direct Strength Method (DSM) for design of continuous sleeve purlins was conducted. In relation to stiffness, moment-rotation curves were calibrated experimentally and implemented in numerical models through rotational springs to simulate the nonlinear behavior of the connection. Afterwards, a moment-rotation expression based on the studied variables and a parametric analysis was proposed. This expression represents the connection stiffness and, when implemented in a simple spring-beam model, allows a more accurate prediction of the internal efforts and displacements in the purlin-sleeve system.

Orientador: João Alberto Venegas Requena / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-25T11:48:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Vieira_RodrigoCuberos_D.pdf: 6229131 bytes, checksum: 7e5242e6a56caebc45c513aca2e6323e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: Este trabalho apresenta o estudo de um modelo de ligação inovador para emendas de perfis tubulares circulares, visando facilitar e baratear a montagem e fabricação das estruturas metálicas tubulares, além de proporcionar economia de tempo. A ligação estudada é composta por dois tubos externos submetidos à tração, conectados à um tubo interno, de diâmetro inferior aos tubos externos, por meio de parafusos alinhados que atravessam ambos os tubos externo e interno. Esta ligação pode ser utilizada como alternativa às ligações em flange, por ser mais simples e discreta. Foi realizada uma pesquisa bibliográfica sobre as prescrições de cálculo e publicações nacionais e internacionais referentes às ligações de perfis tubulares, não sendo encontrado nenhum processo de cálculo para as ligações tubulares em luva parafusada. Um modelo numérico da ligação foi desenvolvido com o programa de elementos finitos ANSYS v13.0, levando-se em consideração o contato entre os parafusos e os tubos. Esse modelo foi validado através da análise de resultados experimentais em escala real da ligação estudada. Os resultados numéricos e experimentais possibilitaram analisar o comportamento da ligação e seus modos de falha com as respectivas resistências. Com o modelo numérico validado, foi realizado um estudo paramétrico, permitindo compreender em detalhes quais os principais modos de falha da ligação, e quais os fatores que mais influenciam na sua resistência. Através desse estudo foi possível observar a necessidade de se levar em consideração no cálculo da resistência à ruptura da seção líquida, o coeficiente de redução da área líquida, Ct, para essa ligação, sendo proposto um processo para obtenção do mesmo, assim como da resistência da ligação à tração. Os resultados obtidos demonstraram o bom comportamento da ligação tubular em luva parafusada e a viabilidade de sua utilização submetida à tração, com parafusos alinhados / Abstract: This paper presents a study of an innovative connection model to splice circular hollow sections, which can be used for an easier and cheaper assembly and manufacture of tubular steel structures, besides providing time-saving. The proposed connection consists of two external tubes under tension, connected to an internal tube with smaller diameter than the external ones, and bolts passing by both tubes. This connection can be used as an alternative to flange connections, because it is simple and discreet. A bibliographic research on national and international codes and papers of tubular connections was carried out, and no design process for tubular bolted sleeve connections was found. A numerical model of the connection was developed with the finite element program ANSYS v13.0, considering the tubes and bolts contact. The numerical model was evaluated against experimental analyses results of the connection. The numerical and experimental results allowed the behavior analysis of this connection and its possible failure modes with their respective resistances. With the evaluated numerical model, a parametric study was carried out, allowing to understand the connection main failure modes, and what factors most influence their strength. With this study it was clear the need of the reduction coefficient, Ct, calculation for this connection, being proposed a process to determine the reduction coefficient and the tension strength for this connection. The results demonstrated the good behavior and feasibility of the tubular sleeve connection under tension, with bolts in line / Doutorado / Estruturas / Doutor em Engenharia Civil

Cette thèse traite de l'analyse limite des structures de châssis en acier, qui s'utilise souvent comme la structure principale de support des bâtiments. La structure du cadre en acier est caractérisée par une réponse très ductile et un grand potentiel pour dissiper l'énergie, ce qui est crucial pour la résistance par rapport aux tremblements de terre. La ductilité dans la réponse de la structure est la cause du comportement du matériau lui-même et du comportement des connexions entre les éléments de la structure. Les connexions entre les poutres et les poteaux peuvent influencer de manière significative la réponse de la structure du cadre en acier, parfois jusqu'à 30%. L'idée est de intégrer le comportement des connexions par les éléments de poutres qui seront situés dans les coins du cadre et la modélisation du reste serra fait avec des éléments de poutres non-linéaires qui décrirons le comportement des poutres en acier. Cette recherche est composée de deux parties. La première partie est consacrée au comportement des connexions structurelles, la deuxième partie présente le développement de l'élément fini du faisceau non linéaire capable de représenter le comportement ductile d'un élément de la structure en acier. Dans la première partie de la thèse, nous définissons la procédure d'identification des paramètres constitutifs pour le modèle couplé de plasticité-dégâts avec dix-huit inconnus. Ce modèle constitutif est très robuste et capable de représenter une large gamme de problèmes. La procédure définie a été utilisée dans la préparation de tests expérimentaux pour trois types de connexions en acier structuré. Les tests expérimentaux ont été effectués pour deux cas de charge. Pour la première, la charge a été appliquée dans un sens avec les cycles de chargement et de déchargement. À partir des mesures expérimentales, nous avons conclu que le modèle de plasticité peut bien représentée le comportement de la connexion structurale. Paramètres constitutifs ont été déterminés à partir des résultats de l'expérimentation, on a utilisé une poutre géométriquement exacte avec la loi bilinéaires renforcement du matériel et la loi linéaire pour le ramollissement. Également, on a effectué des essais expérimentaux de deux types de raccords en acier en cas de chargement cyclique. Les données mesurées montrent que le modèle de la plasticité n'est pas assez bon pour décrire le comportement de connexion pour ce type de charge. A savoir, en raison de changements du sens de l'application du chargement, les connexions montrent moins de rigidité, qui peut être décrite avec un modèle constitutif de dommages. Pour cette raison, nous avons développé un nouveau modèle plasticité-dommages qui est capable d'inclure le phénomène mentionné ci-dessus. A la fin de cette section est faite l'identification des paramètres constitutifs. La deuxième partie de la thèse de doctorat est composé de formulations théoriques et la mise en œuvre numérique des faisceaux géométriquement exacte. La réponse de durcissement de la poutre comprend l'interaction entre les forces de la section résultant du stress (N, T et M), et la réponse de ramollissement est définit par la loi non linéaire. Ce type d'élément fini de poutre est capable de décrire le comportement ductile des structures en acier et inclure les effets du second ordre, qui sont très importantes pour l'analyse ultime des structures de cadre en acier. L'élément fini développé de poutre géométriquement exacte et les lois définies de liaison de comportement dans la construction en acier, offrant la possibilité d'une analyse de haute qualité des structures en acier. En utilisant les modèles de poutre proposé et la méthodologie de modélisation des structures de châssis en acier, il est possible de déterminer une distribution réaliste des forces de section transversale , y compris la redistribution due à la formation de rotules plastiques. / This thesis deals with the ultimate load limit analysis of steel frame structures. The steel frame structure has a very ductile response and a large potential to dissipate energy, which is crucial in the case of earthquakes. The ductility in the response of the structure comes from the behavior of the material itself and the behavior of the semi-rigid structural connections. The semi-rigid connections between beams and columns can significantly influence the response of the structure, sometimes up to 30%. In this thesis, we propose a methodology for modeling steel frame structures with included connection behavior. The idea is to model the behavior of the structural connections by the beam elements positioned in the corners of the steel frame structure. Other members of the steel frame structure, steel beams, and columns, will be modeled with nonlinear beam elements. This research consists of two parts. The first part deals with the behavior of the structural steel connections. In the second part, we present the development of the nonlinear beam element capable of representing the ductile behavior of steel structural elements, beams and columns. In the first part of the thesis, we define constitutive parameters identification procedure for the coupled plasticity-damage model with eighteen unknowns. This constitutive model is very robust and capable of representing a wide range of problems. The identification procedure was used in the preparation of experimental tests for three different types of structural steel connections. The experimental tests have been performed for two load cases. In the first, the load was applied in one direction with both the loading and unloading cycles. From the experimental measurements, we have concluded that the response of the experimental structure can be represented by the plasticity model only because no significant change in the elastic response throughout the loading program was observed. Therefore, we have chosen an elastoplastic geometrically exact beam to describe connection behavior. The hardening response of the beam is governed by bilinear law, and the softening response is governed by nonlinear exponential law. The identification of the parameters has been successfully done with fifteen unknown parameters identified. The two types of the experimental structures were also exposed to the cyclic loading. Measured experimental data shows complex connection behavior that cannot be described by the plasticity model alone. Namely, after changing load direction stiffness of the connection decreases. This suggests that the damage model should be incorporated in the constitutive law for the connections behavior as well. Therefore, we propose a new coupled plasticity-damage model capable of representing the loss in the stiffness of the connection with the changing of the load direction. At the end of this part, we also give the constitutive parameters identification for the proposed model. The second part of the thesis deals with the theoretical formulation and numerical implementation of the elastoplastic geometrically exact beam. The hardening response of the beam includes interaction between stress resultant section forces (N, T and M), and the softening response of the beam, which is governed by the nonlinear law. This type of the beam element is capable of representing the ductile behavior of a steel frame structure, and it takes into account second order theory effects. Performed numerical simulations show that the proposed geometrically nonlinear beam element is very robust and is able to provide a more precise limit load analysis of steel frame structures. By using proposed methodology for modeling steel structures, we are able to obtain the real distribution of section forces, including their redistribution caused by forming of the hinges and the connections behavior.

The aim of the work is to design steel structure exhibition pavilion. The building is situated in Brno. The construction is processed in two options. The option A is designed in variant of arched space frame. The internal ground plan dimensions of the building are 42 x 72 meters. Space frame is hinged to the structure of columns. Height in the top of the ship is 16,834 metres. The option B is designed in variant arched truss. The internal ground plan dimensions of the building are 42 x 70 meters. Arched truss is hinged to the structure of columns. Height in the top of the ship is 18,334 metres. The spatial rigidity of the structure is ensured by cross braces. Roof cladding and walls will be made using sandwich panels of KINGSPAN. The main material will be used steel S235.

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[pt] Esta dissertação descreve a extensão de uma ferramenta educacional (LESM – Linear Elements Structure Model), desenvolvida na PUC-Rio e implementada no ambiente do MATLAB, para dimensionamento de pórticos metálicos bidimensionais seguindo os preceitos da norma brasileira NBR8800:2008. Todas as etapas de desenvolvimento são descritas detalhadamente, trazendo também referências à norma utilizada, visto que a funcionalidade deve atender rigorosamente a seus preceitos. As etapas adotadas são: levantamento de requisitos da funcionalidade, levantamento de requisitos do software, análise, projeto do programa, codificação, teste e operação. Vale ressaltar que todos os desdobramentos das etapas são baseados na linguagem orientada a objetos MATLAB, na qual o software LESM foi desenvolvido. As etapas de desenvolvimento são elucidadas através de esquemas UML (Linguagem de Modelagem Unificada) para que haja maior entendimento dos relacionamentos organizacionais e processuais utilizados. Dessa maneira podem ser traçados comparativos das novas estruturas de dados implementadas com as anteriormente disponíveis na documentação do LESM. Além disso, apesar da linguagem predominante utilizada no desenvolvimento ser a linguagem do MATLAB, há menções relacionais à JavaScript, utilizado para elaborar alguns recursos da nova funcionalidade. Por fim, após esclarecer todas as nuances do processo de desenvolvimento, são modelados exemplos práticos utilizando o LESM com o intuito de demonstrar a nova funcionalidade adicionada e a acurácia de seus resultados. / [en] This document describes the extension of an educational tool (LESM – Linear Elements Structure Model), developed on PUC-Rio and implemented in the MATLAB environment for metallic dimensioning of 2D frames, following the precepts of the Brazilian dimensioning standard, NBR8800:2008. The entire development steps are described in details, along with references of the standard used, since the new feature must strictly attend its precepts. The order of the adopted steps is: feature requirements gathering, software requirements gathering, analysis, program project, coding, test and operation. It is worth mentioning that all of the steps are based on the objects oriented language MATLAB, which the software LESM was developed. The previously mentioned phases are elucidated through UMLs schemes for a better understanding of the organizational relationships and processes used. Thus, comparatives of the implemented new data structure with the previously available in LESM documentation, disposed in UML diagrams, can be traced. Furthermore, despite the predominant language used in the development is MATLAB, will be also mentions to JavaScript, used to elaborate some resources of the new feature. Finally, after clarifying all aspects of the development process, practical examples using LESM are modeled to demonstrate the new feature along with the results accuracy.

Concentrically braced frames with replaceable brace modules (RBMs) have the potential of improving the constructability of braced frames, mitigating the structural damage during earthquakes, and minimizing the time of post-earthquake repairs. To fill the gaps between the component-level performance of RBMs and system-level behaviour of SCBFs with RBMs, this thesis focused on the overall system-level seismic performance of SCBFs with RBMs in three steps. Firstly, the effects of beam-column connection fixity on the behaviour of three SCBFs were investigated to determine what level of fixity, if any, is required to ensure adequate collapse capacity of an SCBF. Secondly, the effects of column design parameters on braced frame seismic performance were investigated, where two different brace-to-frame connections were considered: 1) conventional gusset plate connection and 2) the newly proposed connection detail with RBMs. Detailed numerical modelling was undertaken to develop improved provisions for designing columns in SCBFs. Finally, a large-scale experimental program was conducted to evaluate the seismic performance of braced frames with initial and replaced RBMs where realistic boundary conditions were provided. Three different beam-column connections that can be used in SCBFs with RBMs were designed and tested. Based on the current work, the recently proposed concept of replaceable brace modules, accompanied by the recommended methods for designing columns and detailing beam-column connections, appears to be a promising approach. The fabrication and installation are simpler, the seismic performance is similar to that of SCBFs with currently accepted connection detailing, and the approach can increase the post-earthquake reparability of steel concentrically braced frames. / Dissertation / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

No / In composite beam design, headed stud shear connectors are commonly used to transfer longitudinal shear forces across the steel¿concrete interface. Present knowledge of the load¿slip behavior and the shear capacity of the shear stud in composite beam are limited to data obtained from the experimental push-off tests. For this purpose, an effective numerical model using the finite element method to simulate the push-off test was proposed. The model has been validated against test results and compared with data given in the current Code of Practices, i.e., BS5950, EC4, and AISC. Parametric studies using this model were preformed to investigate variations in concrete strength and shear stud diameter. The finite element model provided a better understanding to the different modes of failure observed during experimental testing and hence shear capacity of headed shear studs in solid concrete slabs