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Cable-stayed bridges are popular these days in spite of their complexity in shape and design. Cable-stayed bridges are ideal for a navigational channel due to their high clearance and long central span. These types of bridges also possess advantages over suspension bridges, especially when local site conditions are not suitable for anchoring the towers. In most of the cases, cable-stayed bridges are self-supportive or require less anchorage. Although symmetrical cable-stayed bridges are dominant, asymmetrical bridges are also common as well due to ground layouts and other restrictions like economy, aesthetic purpose. Added counter weight and eccentricity of asymmetrical bridge may highly affect the response of the structure under earthquake loading. For the same length span bridge, the response of the asymmetric one may have an amplified response compared to the symmetric one with the same span length and also, may not follow any predictable trend. This study presents a multi-support analysis for four models, which are, 200 m symmetrical, 400 m symmetrical, 200 m asymmetrical and 400 m asymmetrical bridges. Ground motions has been recorded by using accelerometers. The recorded ground motion depends on the direction of the accelerometer. To remove this dependency, the principal components of each ground motion were found and used for the analysis and the models were excited in the transverse direction. The models were run under both multi-support excitation and identical-support excitation for displacement time-history analysis using SAP2000. Ratio of stresses and deflections were compared for the bridges with the same span length. According to this study, on 200 m asymmetrical bridge, multi-support excitation factored responses up to 4%, while on 400 m asymmetrical bridge, responses are factored up to 20% compared to the identical-support excitation. It is noted that responses of asymmetrical bridges are factored up making identical-support excitation non-conservative.

nÃo hà / Esta dissertaÃÃo, denominada Espectro da Ponte Estaiada e do Mirante em meio ao circuito do Turismo de NegÃcios & Eventos, objetiva compreender, no campo da avaliaÃÃo de polÃticas pÃblicas, a concepÃÃo da polÃtica de turismo para a cidade de Fortaleza atravÃs da construÃÃo de Ãcones urbanos, vinculados ao setor turÃstico, notadamente o segmento de NegÃcios & Eventos. Toma como objeto especÃfico de sua avaliaÃÃo, a proposta do Governo do Estado do Cearà em construir a Ponte Estaiada e o Mirante como Ãcones urbanos para atrair novos fluxos do capital financeiro e investimentos no setor turÃstico. A despeito da nÃo materialidade das obras, seus espectros mantÃm a atualidade polÃtica, uma vez que foram constituÃdos dentro de novas configuraÃÃes de turismo de NegÃcios & Eventos em consonÃncia com as linhas prevalecentes das polÃticas pÃblicas de turismo no Estado do Cearà das Ãltimas dÃcadas. O eixo central da anÃlise realiza a crÃtica da lÃgica intrÃnseca à concepÃÃo de desenvolvimento da cidade, a partir dos investimentos na Ãrea do turismo na construÃÃo de novos equipamentos, marcada ainda pela forte intervenÃÃo do Estado junto à esfera privada, remodelando o espaÃo da cidade sob a Ãgide da acumulaÃÃo do capital. Inspirada no modelo de âAvaliaÃÃo em Profundidadeâ, desenvolvida por Rodrigues (2008), que em seu construto estabelece procedimentos sistemÃticos de investigaÃÃo, baseados em eixos de anÃlise que orientam as prÃticas investigativas na Ãrea, empreendi esforÃos avaliativos a partir dos trÃs primeiros eixos analÃticos configurados pela autora (anÃlise de conteÃdo do programa, contexto da formulaÃÃo da polÃtica e trajetÃria institucional). Avaliei documentos oficiais e fiz uso de entrevistas nÃo estruturadas, sendo esta a principal tÃcnica investigativa, se configurando em uma pesquisa predominantemente qualitativa. Em decorrÃncia dessa opÃÃo, meu plano investigativo transcendeu a anÃlise de dados quantitativos coletados em formatos padronizados ou em abordagens lineares. Como resultado dessa avaliaÃÃo, pude compreender a metrÃpole como um lugar onde as transformaÃÃes urbanas e a produÃÃo do espaÃo sÃo realizadas em funÃÃo da reproduÃÃo do capital e a total preponderÃncia dessas obras e projetos urbanos diante da falta de instrumentos eficazes de controle social em torno do conjunto de aÃÃes segregacionistas de cunho espacial, que visam à obtenÃÃo de lucro e o consequente privilÃgio dos setores imobiliÃrios dominantes. Averiguei que a polÃtica de turismo està ancorada em um modelo de desenvolvimento urbanÃstico mercantil, inserido no cenÃrio de investimentos de capitais pÃblicos e privados, nacionais e internacionais, o que revela a intercessÃo entre o segmento de NegÃcios & Eventos e o setor imobiliÃrio, gerando novas configuraÃÃes espaciais, uma vez que esta modalidade de turismo tem por base as obras ligadas aos grandes eventos e a investimentos em infraestrutura viÃria e de lazer. / This dissertation, titled Specter of the Cable-stayed Bridge and the Observation Tower amid the Circuit of Business Tourism and Events, aims at understanding, with evaluation of public policies, a conception of touristic entrepreneurship for the city of Fortaleza through construction of urban icons, linked to the sectors that deal with it, notably the Business and Events Segment. The specific goal of this evaluation is the proposal by the Government of the State of Cearà to build the Cable-stayed Bridge and the Observation Tower as an urban icon to attract new flows of financial capital and investments directed to the sector of tourism. In spite of the non-materiality of the works, their specters support political relevance, since they were constituted within new configurations of Business Tourism & Events and agree with the prevailing lines of public policies of tourism in the State of Cearà of the last decades. The main effort of the analysis is to present a critique of the intrinsic logic applied to the conception of development of the city, starting from investments in tourism for construction of new equipment, still marked by strong State intervention that privileges the private sector, by remodeling city environs under the aegis of capital accumulation. Inspired by the "In Depth Assessment Modelâ developed by Rodrigues (2008), which in its construct establishes systematic rules of investigation, based on axes of analysis that guide investigative practices in the area, this dissertation reveals evaluation efforts attached to the first three analytical axes as designed by the author (content analysis of the program, context of policy formulation and institutional trajectory). This work resorted to official documents and unstructured interviews, the latter being the main investigative technique, and leading to predominantly a qualitative research. As an upshot of this option, the research plan transcended the analysis of quantitative data collected in standardized formats or in linear approaches. As a result of this evaluation, one tends to understand the metropolis as a place where urban transformations and opening of spaces march with capital reproduction and total preponderance of urban works and projects in the face of the lack of effective instruments of social controls around the set of spatial segregationist actions for obtaining profit and the consequent privilege of dominant real estate sectors. It was noticed that tourism-related policies anchor in a model of commercial urban development, inserted in the scenario of investments of public and private, national and international capital, which reveals intercession of the Business & Events Segment and the real estate sector, generating new spatial configurations, since this modality of tourism focus on works linked to major events and investments in road and leisure infrastructure.

The subject of this master thesis is a design of a bridge for pedestrians and cyclists across the river Morava in Olomouc. Within the scope of thesis there are 3 studies of bridges. Cable-stayed bridge with prestressed spine beam was found appropriate and further calculations were assessed. Static calculations of prestressed spine deck and reinforced concrete pylon were made. Eigen frequencies and modes of construction were obtained. Internal forces were provided by SCIA Engineer with effect of non-linear parameters. Calculations were made according to valid standards and regulations.

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Este trabalho de doutorado versa sobre a simulação numérica das etapas construtivas de pontes estaiadas através do método dos elementos finitos, utilizando a plataforma ANSYS, versão 14.5. A justificativa da realização deste trabalho vem da crescente utilização deste tipo de estrutura de ponte no Brasil, devido, principalmente, ao seu bom comportamento estrutural e pela possibilidade de uso de uma estrutura mais leve, esbelta e econômica. Inicialmente, foi feita uma pesquisa abrangente sobre os componentes estruturais e concepções de projetos mais utilizados. Em seguida, estudaram-se as relações constitutivas de cada material constituinte, a fim de melhor representá-los na simulação numérica. Para a representação das equações constitutivas do concreto, implementou-se um novo modelo de material visco-elastoplástico com fissuração, com a ajuda da ferramenta de customização UPF (User Programmable Features), onde foram adicionadas novas sub-rotinas ao programa principal em linguagem FORTRAN. Como o objetivo final desta tese era trabalhar com análise estrutural das etapas construtivas de pontes estaiadas, envolvendo um número muito grande de elementos finitos, a implementação deste novo modelo possibilitou a utilização de elementos tridimensionais quadráticos de 20 nós (SOLID186) com armadura incorporada (REINF264), tornando a solução do problema mais rápida e eficaz. A fim de validar as sub-rotinas acrescentadas ao sistema, foram simuladas dezesseis vigas em concreto armado, ensaiadas por Leonhardt e Walther (1962) e por Bresler e Scordelis (1963), e uma viga segmentada com protensão externa, ensaiada por Aparicio et al (2002). A comparação de resultados das análises numéricas e experimentais mostraram boa aproximação. Após a validação das sub-rotinas, foi modelada numericamente a Ponte do Saber, localizada na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, seguindo fielmente as etapas construtivas adotadas na construção da ponte. A partir dos dados de monitoramento desta ponte, durante a fase executiva, foi possível comparar os valores obtidos no modelo numérico com as informações coletadas em campo, obtendo-se bons resultados. / This doctoral thesis presents the numerical simulation of the construction stages of cable-stayed bridges using the finite element method, through the ANSYS software, version 14.5. This work is justified by the increasing use of such structures in Brazil, mainly due to its good structural behavior and the possibility of using a lighter, slender and economic structure. Initially, it presents the results of a research about the structural components and the commonly used design concepts. Then, the constitutive relations of each constituent material were studied, in order to best represent them in the numerical simulation. For the representation of the constitutive equations of concrete, it was implemented a new model of visco-elastoplastic material with cracking. That was made with the help of the customization tool UPF (User Programmable Features), where new subroutines were added to the main program in FORTRAN language. The final goal of this thesis is to work with structural analysis of the construction stages of cable-stayed bridges, involving a very large number of finite elements. Therefore, the implementation of this new model enabled the use of three-dimensional quadratic elements of 20 nodes (SOLID186) with embedded reinforcement (REINF264), making the solution of the problem faster and more effective. In order to validate the subroutines added to the system, sixteen reinforced concrete beams tested by Leonhardt and Walther (1962) and by Bresler and Scordelis (1963), and a segmental beam with external prestressing, tested by Aparicio et al (2002) were simulated. The comparison of results of numerical and experimental analyzes showed good approximation. After validation of the subroutines, it was numerically modeled the Saber Bridge, located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, following exactly the constructive steps taken in the construction of the bridge. Based on the monitoring data of the bridge during the construction phase, it was possible to compare the values obtained from the numerical model with the information collected in the field, obtaining good results.

Submitted by Maria Medeiros (maria.dilva1@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-10-09T14:06:57Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ARMANDO WILMANS NUNES DA FONSECA JÚNIOR - DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGEM) 2018.pdf: 5713433 bytes, checksum: aba957d62b27260ecd8141ce8547fa05 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-10-09T14:06:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ARMANDO WILMANS NUNES DA FONSECA JÚNIOR - DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGEM) 2018.pdf: 5713433 bytes, checksum: aba957d62b27260ecd8141ce8547fa05 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-08-31 / Capes / No decorrer dos anos, com a construção de pontes cada vez mais longas e leves, o comportamento dinâmico passa a ser um fator limitante no projeto dessas estruturas. Portanto, é de grande interesse que sistemas de controle de vibrações estruturais sejam desenvolvidos. Entre os vários materiais utilizados atualmente para supressão de vibrações, estão as ligas com memória de forma (LMF). Estas vêm ganhando popularidade graças a sua capacidade de sofrer grandes deformações reversíveis, aliadas às suas propriedades de dissipação de energia. Neste contexto, este trabalho tem como objetivo realizar o controle passivo de vibrações num protótipo de ponte estaiada, em escala reduzida, utilizando molas superelásticas de uma LMF Ni-Ti (Nitinol). Foram realizadas análises dinâmicas na estrutura utilizando ferramentas analíticas, numéricas e experimentais. Nos resultados experimentais, obteve-se uma redução de até 75% de transmissibilidade de força em vibração livre, em comparação com a estrutura com molas equivalentes, de aço. Em vibração forçada, o valor de redução de transmissibilidade de força chegou a um máximo de 85,5%. Os resultados numéricos mostraram boa coerência na determinação dos parâmetros modais da estrutura e na resposta em vibração livre, com maior erro associado aos resultados em vibração forçada, mais especificamente no segundo modo de vibrar do sistema. Concluiu-se que as molas de LMF têm capacidade de dissipação de energia vibracional para a aplicação em estruturas de pontes e os modelos numéricos permitem uma boa previsão da resposta da estrutura. / Over the years, with the construction of increasingly longer and lighter bridges, dynamic behavior becomes a limiting factor in the design of these structures. Therefore, it is important that structural vibration control systems are developed. Among the various materials currently used for vibration suppression are the shape memory alloys (SMA). These have been gaining popularity as a result of their ability to undergo large reversible deformations, coupled with their energy dissipating properties. In this context, the objective of this dissertation is to perform the passive vibration control of a cable-stayed bridge prototype, in small scale, using SMA Ni-Ti (Nitinol) superelastic springs. Dynamic analyses were performed using analytical, numerical and experimental tools. In the experimental results, a reduction of 75% of force transmissibility in free vibration was obtained, compared to the structure with equivalent steel springs. In forced vibration, the value of reduction of force transmissibility reached a maximum of 85.5%. The numerical results showed good coherence in the determination of the modal parameters of the structure and the response of the latter in free vibration, with the largest error associated to the second mode of vibration of the structure, in forced vibration. It was concluded that the SMA springs have the capacity to dissipate vibrational energy, for the application in bridges structures, and the numerical models allow a good prediction of the structure response.

Este trabalho de doutorado versa sobre a simulação numérica das etapas construtivas de pontes estaiadas através do método dos elementos finitos, utilizando a plataforma ANSYS, versão 14.5. A justificativa da realização deste trabalho vem da crescente utilização deste tipo de estrutura de ponte no Brasil, devido, principalmente, ao seu bom comportamento estrutural e pela possibilidade de uso de uma estrutura mais leve, esbelta e econômica. Inicialmente, foi feita uma pesquisa abrangente sobre os componentes estruturais e concepções de projetos mais utilizados. Em seguida, estudaram-se as relações constitutivas de cada material constituinte, a fim de melhor representá-los na simulação numérica. Para a representação das equações constitutivas do concreto, implementou-se um novo modelo de material visco-elastoplástico com fissuração, com a ajuda da ferramenta de customização UPF (User Programmable Features), onde foram adicionadas novas sub-rotinas ao programa principal em linguagem FORTRAN. Como o objetivo final desta tese era trabalhar com análise estrutural das etapas construtivas de pontes estaiadas, envolvendo um número muito grande de elementos finitos, a implementação deste novo modelo possibilitou a utilização de elementos tridimensionais quadráticos de 20 nós (SOLID186) com armadura incorporada (REINF264), tornando a solução do problema mais rápida e eficaz. A fim de validar as sub-rotinas acrescentadas ao sistema, foram simuladas dezesseis vigas em concreto armado, ensaiadas por Leonhardt e Walther (1962) e por Bresler e Scordelis (1963), e uma viga segmentada com protensão externa, ensaiada por Aparicio et al (2002). A comparação de resultados das análises numéricas e experimentais mostraram boa aproximação. Após a validação das sub-rotinas, foi modelada numericamente a Ponte do Saber, localizada na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, seguindo fielmente as etapas construtivas adotadas na construção da ponte. A partir dos dados de monitoramento desta ponte, durante a fase executiva, foi possível comparar os valores obtidos no modelo numérico com as informações coletadas em campo, obtendo-se bons resultados. / This doctoral thesis presents the numerical simulation of the construction stages of cable-stayed bridges using the finite element method, through the ANSYS software, version 14.5. This work is justified by the increasing use of such structures in Brazil, mainly due to its good structural behavior and the possibility of using a lighter, slender and economic structure. Initially, it presents the results of a research about the structural components and the commonly used design concepts. Then, the constitutive relations of each constituent material were studied, in order to best represent them in the numerical simulation. For the representation of the constitutive equations of concrete, it was implemented a new model of visco-elastoplastic material with cracking. That was made with the help of the customization tool UPF (User Programmable Features), where new subroutines were added to the main program in FORTRAN language. The final goal of this thesis is to work with structural analysis of the construction stages of cable-stayed bridges, involving a very large number of finite elements. Therefore, the implementation of this new model enabled the use of three-dimensional quadratic elements of 20 nodes (SOLID186) with embedded reinforcement (REINF264), making the solution of the problem faster and more effective. In order to validate the subroutines added to the system, sixteen reinforced concrete beams tested by Leonhardt and Walther (1962) and by Bresler and Scordelis (1963), and a segmental beam with external prestressing, tested by Aparicio et al (2002) were simulated. The comparison of results of numerical and experimental analyzes showed good approximation. After validation of the subroutines, it was numerically modeled the Saber Bridge, located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, following exactly the constructive steps taken in the construction of the bridge. Based on the monitoring data of the bridge during the construction phase, it was possible to compare the values obtained from the numerical model with the information collected in the field, obtaining good results.

Este trabalho de doutorado versa sobre a simulação numérica das etapas construtivas de pontes estaiadas através do método dos elementos finitos, utilizando a plataforma ANSYS, versão 14.5. A justificativa da realização deste trabalho vem da crescente utilização deste tipo de estrutura de ponte no Brasil, devido, principalmente, ao seu bom comportamento estrutural e pela possibilidade de uso de uma estrutura mais leve, esbelta e econômica. Inicialmente, foi feita uma pesquisa abrangente sobre os componentes estruturais e concepções de projetos mais utilizados. Em seguida, estudaram-se as relações constitutivas de cada material constituinte, a fim de melhor representá-los na simulação numérica. Para a representação das equações constitutivas do concreto, implementou-se um novo modelo de material visco-elastoplástico com fissuração, com a ajuda da ferramenta de customização UPF (User Programmable Features), onde foram adicionadas novas sub-rotinas ao programa principal em linguagem FORTRAN. Como o objetivo final desta tese era trabalhar com análise estrutural das etapas construtivas de pontes estaiadas, envolvendo um número muito grande de elementos finitos, a implementação deste novo modelo possibilitou a utilização de elementos tridimensionais quadráticos de 20 nós (SOLID186) com armadura incorporada (REINF264), tornando a solução do problema mais rápida e eficaz. A fim de validar as sub-rotinas acrescentadas ao sistema, foram simuladas dezesseis vigas em concreto armado, ensaiadas por Leonhardt e Walther (1962) e por Bresler e Scordelis (1963), e uma viga segmentada com protensão externa, ensaiada por Aparicio et al (2002). A comparação de resultados das análises numéricas e experimentais mostraram boa aproximação. Após a validação das sub-rotinas, foi modelada numericamente a Ponte do Saber, localizada na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, seguindo fielmente as etapas construtivas adotadas na construção da ponte. A partir dos dados de monitoramento desta ponte, durante a fase executiva, foi possível comparar os valores obtidos no modelo numérico com as informações coletadas em campo, obtendo-se bons resultados. / This doctoral thesis presents the numerical simulation of the construction stages of cable-stayed bridges using the finite element method, through the ANSYS software, version 14.5. This work is justified by the increasing use of such structures in Brazil, mainly due to its good structural behavior and the possibility of using a lighter, slender and economic structure. Initially, it presents the results of a research about the structural components and the commonly used design concepts. Then, the constitutive relations of each constituent material were studied, in order to best represent them in the numerical simulation. For the representation of the constitutive equations of concrete, it was implemented a new model of visco-elastoplastic material with cracking. That was made with the help of the customization tool UPF (User Programmable Features), where new subroutines were added to the main program in FORTRAN language. The final goal of this thesis is to work with structural analysis of the construction stages of cable-stayed bridges, involving a very large number of finite elements. Therefore, the implementation of this new model enabled the use of three-dimensional quadratic elements of 20 nodes (SOLID186) with embedded reinforcement (REINF264), making the solution of the problem faster and more effective. In order to validate the subroutines added to the system, sixteen reinforced concrete beams tested by Leonhardt and Walther (1962) and by Bresler and Scordelis (1963), and a segmental beam with external prestressing, tested by Aparicio et al (2002) were simulated. The comparison of results of numerical and experimental analyzes showed good approximation. After validation of the subroutines, it was numerically modeled the Saber Bridge, located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, following exactly the constructive steps taken in the construction of the bridge. Based on the monitoring data of the bridge during the construction phase, it was possible to compare the values obtained from the numerical model with the information collected in the field, obtaining good results.

To meet the economic, social and infrastructure needs of the community for safe and efficient transportation systems, long span bridges have been built throughout the world. Long span bridges are one of the most challenging kinds of structures in civil engineering. The cable-stayed bridges are of great interest mainly as an alternative and a more economic solution than the one of suspension bridges. In addition, the fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are, nowadays, successfully used for constructing modern bridges, where the significant weight saving provides additional benefits. Because of the great flexibility, modern long-span cable-stayed bridges are usually very susceptible to dynamic loads especially to the earthquake and strong winds. Therefore, the earthquake-resistant and wind-resistant designs become one of key issues for successful construction of bridges. The objective of the present research is to develop a very efficient spline finite strip technique, for modelling and analysis of both conventional and hybrid FRP cable-stayed bridges. The study falls into the categories of bending, free vibration, seismic, and aerodynamic flutter analysis. The spline finite strip method (SFSM) is one of the most efficient numerical methods for structural analysis of bridges, reducing the time required for estimating the structural response without affecting the degree of accuracy. In the finite strip method, the degrees of freedom could be significantly reduced due to the semi-analytical nature of this method. However, the previous versions of SFSM are not able to model the entire bridge system. For that reason, the structural interactions between different structural components of the bridge could not be handled. In addition, the vibrations and displacements of the towers and cables could not be investigated. In the present formulation, all these obstacles have been eliminated. Moreover, the proposed finite strip technique is very efficient and accurate due to the drastic reduction in the formulation time, simplicity of data preparation, rapid rate convergence of the results, and the semi-analytical nature. Last but not least, and for the first time, a fully finite strip solution is extended to the area of wind engineering. Using the spline finite strip discretization, the aerodynamic stiffness and mass properties of the long-span cable-stayed bridge are derived. The aerodynamic properties along with the structural properties of long-span plates and bridges are formulated in the aerodynamic equation of motion and are used to analyze the flutter problem. The accuracy and efficiency of the proposed advanced finite strip method is verified against the finite element and field measurement results. The results demonstrate that this methodology and the associated computer code can accurately predict the dynamic and aerodynamic responses of the conventional and FRP long-span cable-stayed bridge systems. The outcome of the present research will lead to a comprehensive structural analysis of bridges in the framework of the proposed discretization which is more efficient and straightforward than the finite element analysis.