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A computational study about the effect of surface shape on strength & stiffness of tensioned fabric structures under wind loading

A computational study about the effect of surface shape on strength & stiffness of tensioned fabric structures under wind loading / Kuan Hui Myen
Tesis ini dijalankan untuk mengkaji kekuatan (dalam nilai tegasan maksima) dan kekukuhan (dalam nilai anjakan permukaan) pelbagai jenis bentuk permukaan struktur fabrik apabila ia dikenakan beban angin. Dalam tesis ini, beberapa bentuk ‘anticlastic’ untuk struktur fabrik tegangan seperti pelana, kon dan kubah Izumo telah dianalisis. Perisian elemen terhingga – ADINA telah digunakan untuk menjana bentuk geometri setiap model. Kemudian, langkah menganalisis dijalankan dengan menggunakan satu program komputer analisis kekukuhan yang dapat mengkaji keseimbangan bentuk dan kesan angin untuk setiap model dengan magnitud pra-tegangan yang berlainan. Tempat berlakunya tegasan maksima dan anjakan maksima akan dikenali bagi setiap jenis model yang ditindak oleh beban angin yang sama. Bentuk yang paling baik untuk merintangi angin dapat dipilih setelah output program komputer tersebut dianalisis. Graf tegangan maksimum/pra-tegasan melawan lendut/rentang diguna untuk memaparkan perhubungan antara kekuatan struktur dan kesan beban angin. Manakala, graf peratusan anjakan lawan pra-tegasan diguna untuk memaparkan perhubungan antara bentuk dan kekukuhan struktur. Kajian ini telah merangkumi pelana segiempat tepat, pelana segiempat sama dan kon untuk kedua-dua analisis kekuatan dan kekukuhan. Didapati pelana segiempat sama dapat merintangi beban angin dengan paling efektif. Kesimpulan ini dibuat dengan berdasarkan kadaran yang kecil untuk graf kekuatan struktur dan peratusan terkecil untuk graf kekukuhan sepertimana yang terpapar dalam keputusan pelana segiempat sama. Keputusan daripada analisis ini dapat memberi panduan teknikal tentang keberkesanan pelbagai bentuk permukaan struktur fabrik tegangan dalam merintangi kesan beban angin. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ This thesis is carried out to investigate the effect of surface shape on strength (in terms of maximum stress) and stiffness (in terms of surface displacement) of tensioned fabric structures under wind loading. In this paper, anticlastic forms like saddle, cone and membrane dome of tensioned fabric structures were analyzed. Finite element software – ADINA is used to create the models of tensioned fabric structure. It is followed by analyzing step by using a stress analysis computer program to investigate the form as well as the effect of wind loading for each model with different pre-stress level conditions under the same wind loading condition. From the study, the location of maximum stress and displacement of different shape is recognized in order to check the efficiency of different shapes in resisting wind loading. The graph of maximum tension/pre-tension versus sag/span is used to show the relationship between structure strength and effect of wind loading. While the graph for percentage of maximum displacement versus pre-tension is used to show the relation between the shape and the stiffness of the structure. This study has covered rectangular saddle surface, square saddle surface and conical surface for both strength and stiffness of the surface shape mentioned above. It has been found that the square saddle surface exhibits the best result to resist wind loading. This conclusion is based on the lowest ratio for maximum tension/pre-tension and sag/span as well as the lowest percentage for displacement result exhibited in the result for square saddle surface. The outcome of the study will provide technical guidance on efficiency of different shapes of tensioned fabric structures in resisting wind loading.
Contributor(s):
Kuan Hui Myen - Author
Primary Item Type:
Final Year Project
Identifiers:
Accession Number : 875002755
Language:
English
Subject Keywords:
surface; shape; strength
First presented to the public:
3/1/2006
Original Publication Date:
9/11/2020
Previously Published By:
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Place Of Publication:
School of Civil Engineering
Citation:
Extents:
Number of Pages - 154
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Date Deposited
2020-09-11 16:07:31.783
Submitter:
Mohd Jasnizam Mohd Salleh

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