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The Introduction of the Hennebique Reinforced Concrete System in the Russian Empire, 1898-1907
(2021)
As a part of the research field concerning the transfer of European knowledge to the Russian Empire, this paper concentrates on the transfer of technical knowledge. It describes the introduction and application of a reinforced concrete construction method developed around I886 by the French bricklayer and construction site supervisor François Hennebique. The Hennebique system was promoted by his worldwide professional network, including in the Russian Empire. Paul de Monicourt, a French engineer, was the main figure associated with the promotion of this method throughout the Russian Empire. He established his first office in southwestern Ekaterinoslav specialized in industrial buildings and bridges. After sharing his construction and calculation methods with the engineers of Russian Railways, he lost his monopoly hold on bridge construction in the Russian Empire. Moving his focus to the north, he established an additional office in Saint Petersburg, where he began to work in dome construction. In I905, de Monicourt began a partnership with a local construction company. His involvement in this partnership makes it difficult to trace his later activity and individual achievements since this company took over the spread of Hennebique system in the Russian Empire.
Vibration-based Model Updating and Identification of Multiple Axial Forces in Truss Structures
(2017)
Safety assessment of existing iron and steel truss structures requires the determination of the axial forces and corresponding stresses in truss structural members. The results of the axial force determination can be integrated as part of a structural health monitoring scheme for existing trusses. In this work, a methodology is proposed to identify multiple axial forces in members of a truss structure based on the modal parameters. Vibration test allows the identification of the natural frequencies and mode shapes, globally of the truss structure as well as locally of the individual bars. The method calibrates the numerical model of the truss structure using a genetic algorithm and strategic validation criteria. The validation criteria are based on the identified natural frequencies and global mode shapes of the truss structure as well as information of the axial forces in the individual bars of the truss, which are estimated from the natural frequencies and five amplitudes of the corresponding local mode shapes of the single bars based on an analytical-based algorithm. The calibration allows the identification of the axial forces in all bars of the truss structure. For mode pairing strategy, a technique makes use of the enhanced modal assurance criteria with the calculation of the modal strain energies. Moreover, the modal strain energies are also used to select the relevant local mode shape of the individual bars. The feasibility and accuracy of the proposed methodology is verified by laboratory experiments on several truss structures. In situ tests on existing trusses are intended. The results from one of the laboratory tested structures, i.e. a two-bar system, are included in this paper.
This paper is concerned with the inverse identification of the stress state in axially loaded slender members of iron and steel truss structures using measured dynamic data. A methodology is proposed based on the finite element model updating coupled with nature-inspired optimization techniques, in particular the particle swarm optimization. The numerical model of truss structures is calibrated using natural frequencies and mode shapes from vibration tests, as well as additional information of the axial forces in selected truss members based on the experimentally identified modal parameters. The results of the identification are the axial forces or corresponding stresses in truss structures and the joint rigidity in relation to pinned and rigid conditions. Attention is given to several examined aspects, including the effects of the axial tensile and compressive forces on the dynamic responses of trusses, mode pairing criteria, as well as modeling assumptions of joints and the use of a joint rigidity parameter. Considering the pairing of modes, it is performed by adapting an enhanced modal assurance criterion that allows the selection of desired clusters of degrees-of-freedom. Thus, information extracted from the measurements related to specific modes is utilized in a more beneficial way. For modeling of joints, the numerical model of a truss structure includes rotational springs of variable stiffness to represent semi-rigid connections. Moreover, a fixity factor is introduced for practical estimation of the joint flexibility. The effectiveness of the proposed methodology is demonstrated by case studies involving simulated and laboratory experimental data.
„Ruhelos und unsteten Sinnes“ – Zur Bedeutung des Stahlbetonpioniers Gustav Adolf Wayss (1851–1917)
(2017)
Gustav Adolf Wayss, Herausgeber der bekannten „Monierbroschüre“ von 1887 und Mitbegründer einiger der bedeutendsten Stahlbetonfirmen, gehört zu den umstrittensten Protagonisten des frühen Stahlbetonbaus in Deutschland. Teile der Literatur feiern ihn als erfolgreichen Ingenieur, der zentrale Grundlagen für die Einführung des Stahlbetonbaus gelegt hat. Andere Texte charakterisieren ihn als schlecht ausgebildeten Ingenieur, der wegen seines unsteten Charakters geschäftlich nicht langfristig erfolgreich war. Im Blick war bisher vor allem der Zeitraum um das Erscheinen der Monierbroschüre. Anlässlich des hundertsten Todestags beschäftigt sich der vorliegende Artikel mit Wayss’ gesamtem Leben und Wirken, um einen neuen Blick auf
diesen Ingenieur zu ermöglichen. Weiterhin zeigt die Auseinandersetzung mit Wayss auch, wie Bautechnikgeschichte
geschrieben wird.
Bridge bearings made of iron or steel, first used in early railroad bridges about 150 years ago, are relatively small
structural components that support the loads of bridge superstructures. Fixed bearings directly transfer forces from a bridges superstructure to its substructure. Movable bearings, such as sliding bearing plates, rollers and rockers, accommodate the thermal expansion of the superstructure without transferring it to the substructure. Rocker bearings tilt to accommodate thermal movement, theoretically without imposing stresses on the substructure. This paper concerns rocker bearings which are non-redundant components and have two states: stable and toppled over. When these bearings topple over, no alternate load paths exist, which results in a failed superstructure. As such, rocker bearings are critical bridge components. An overview is given of the history of use and failures of rocker bearings from nineteenth-century railroad bridges to US highway bridges with tall and slender rocker bearings that date from the late 1950s.