Title :
Analysis of Overall Stability of a Suspended Dome Structure
Author :
Jiang Zheng-Rong ; Chen Qing-Jun ; Shi Kai-Rong ; Kong Peng
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Civil Eng. & Transp., South China Univ. of Technol., Guangzhou, China
Abstract :
The overall stability analysis of an elliptic paraboloid suspended dome structure of span 110m×80m and the corresponding single layer latticed shell conducted by ANSYS is investigated respectively by taking into account geometric nonlinearity, initial geometric imperfection and half-span distribution of live loads. The results show that the coefficient of stable bearing capacity of suspended dome increases by 100% compared with that of the corresponding single layer latticed shell under three kinds of load combinations, which fully reveals the advantages of suspended dome due to introducing the cable-strut system. The single layer latticed shell is more sensitive to the imperfection, and the unsymmetrical distribution of loads has little effect on the coefficient of these two structures.
Keywords :
cables (mechanical); mechanical stability; structural engineering; ANSYS; bearing capacity stability coefficient; cable-strut system; elliptic paraboloid suspended dome structure; geometric imperfection; geometric nonlinearity; live-load half-span distribution; load combinations; overall stability analysis; single-layer latticed shell; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Layout; Periodic structures; Power cables; Stability analysis; Steel; Structural rings; elliptic paraboloid; nonlinear buckling; single layer latticed shell; suspended dome;
Conference_Titel :
Measuring Technology and Mechatronics Automation (ICMTMA), 2013 Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5652-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICMTMA.2013.64
