RESPONSE OF ARCHES UNDER DYNAMIC LOADS
Abstract
A study was made of the response of arches subjected to the influence of transient forces. A numerical procedure is presented for the computation of the dynamic response of arches for both the elastic and the inelastic ranges of deformation. The procedure is applicable to arches having any shape and any distribution of mass and stiffness. The distribution of the pressure along the arch and its timewise variation may be arbitrary. Computer programs are described for the analysis of two general classes of problems: (a) circular elastic arches subjected to a uniform normal pressure of arbitrary timewise variation; and (b) arches of arbitrary shape subjected to a triangular moving pressure pulse. For the latter case it is possible to evaluate the response in the inelastic range of behavior. Numerical solutions are presented for a wide range of the parameters involved, and the effects of the various parameters are discussed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1960
- Accession Number
- AD0257572
Entities
People
- A.s. Veletsos
- R.t. Eppink
Organizations
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign