Skip to main content
Log in

Effect of Impact Load on Dynamic Buckling of Steel Lattice Arch

  • Published:
Strength of Materials Aims and scope

In this study, test results and numerical simulation data are jointly analyzed to investigate the dynamic buckling of the steel arch under impact load. A series of impact tests of the triangular lattice steel arch are conducted to study the effect of the impact velocity and rise-to-span ratio on the structure buckling. The experimental results are compared with the numerical simulation ones, including arch buckling and strain data, which show the efficiency of the numerical simulation in performing the arch dynamic response calculation. It is also revealed that the impact velocity has a drastic effect on the steel arch buckling, and the arch impact resistance can be improved by increasing the rise-to-span ratio.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 3.
Fig. 4.
Fig. 5.
Fig. 6.
Fig. 7.
Fig. 8.
Fig. 9.
Fig. 10.
Fig. 11.
Fig. 12.
Fig. 13.
Fig. 14.
Fig. 15.
Fig. 16.

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. B. Lin and Y. Guo, “In-plane stability behavior and application of parabolic arches under pure compression,” J. Build. Struct., 30, No. 3, 103–111 (2009).

    Google Scholar 

  2. B. Lin and Y. Guo, “In-plane inelastic stability and ultimate strength of uniform i-section three-hinged circular steel arch in uniform compression,” Build. Struct., 39, No. 2, 48–51 (2009).

    Google Scholar 

  3. B. Lin, Y. L. Guo, and L. J. Huang, “In-plane stability design curves of two-hinged steel circular arches in uniform compression,” Eng. Mech., 25, No. 9, 100–105 (2008).

    Google Scholar 

  4. J. S. Ju and Y. L. Guo, “In-plane stability behavior study on cable-arch structure,” J. Build. Struct., 22, No. 2, 84–87 (2001).

    Google Scholar 

  5. Y. L. Pi and N. S. Trahair, “In-plane inelastic buckling and strengths of steel arches,” J. Struct. Eng., 122, No. 7, 734–747 (1996).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Y. L. Pi and M. A. Bradford, “In-plane strength and design of fixed steel i-section arches,” Eng. Struct., 26, No. 3, 291–301 (2004).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. B. Budiansky and R. S. Roth, “Axisymmetric dynamic buckling of clamped shallow spherical shells,” in: Collected Papers on Instability of Shell Structures: NASA TN D-1510 (1962).

  8. V. V. Bolotin and H. L. Armstrong, “The dynamic stability of elastic systems,” Am. J. Phys., 33, No. 9, 752–753 (1965).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. J. S. Humphreys, “On dynamic snap buckling of shallow arches,” AIAA J., 4, No. 5, 878–886 (1966).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. J. Yao and B. Song, “Dynamic stability analysis of elastic circular arch under consideration of geometric nonlinearity and initial imperfection,” Comput. Struct. Mech. Appl., 99, No. 3, 253–262 (1992).

    Google Scholar 

  11. W. E. Gregory, Jr., and R. H. Plaut, “Dynamic stability boundaries for shallow arches,” J. Eng. Mech. Div.-ASCE, 108, No. 6, 1036–1050 (1982).

    Google Scholar 

  12. M. H. Lock, “Snapping of a shallow sinusoidal arch under a step pressure load,” AIAA J., 4, No. 7, 1249–1256 (1966).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. G. T. Yang, “An experimental study of dynamic behavior of structures under impact loads,” Acta Mech. Sinica, 6, No. 3, 374–379 (1990).

    Google Scholar 

  14. GB/T 228-2002. Metallic Materials – Tensile Testing at Ambient Temperature, Chinese Standard, Implemented on July 1, 2002.

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Additional information

Translated from Problemy Prochnosti, No. 1, pp. 54 – 65, January – February, 2017.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Liu, M.S., Li, J.Y., Tian, Z.X. et al. Effect of Impact Load on Dynamic Buckling of Steel Lattice Arch. Strength Mater 49, 45–54 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11223-017-9840-1

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11223-017-9840-1

Keywords

Navigation