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Effect of modeling range on structural analysis for powerhouse of hydroelectric power plant by FEM

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In this paper, three different modeling ranges were selected in the structural analysis for a hydropower house. The analysis was carried out using ABAQUS 6.6. The modeling range has a remarkable effect on finite element method (FEM) calculation result at the middle position of typical cross-sections where the concrete is relatively thin, and at the region close to turbine floor. If the ventilation barrel, floor slabs and columns above turbine floor are excluded from FEM model, the maximum rise difference of pedestal structure increases by about 24% compared with that of the whole model. It is indicated that different modeling ranges indeed affect FEM calculation result, and the structure above turbine floor in the FEM model should be included.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China

    Qiling Zhang  (张启灵) & Hegao Wu  (伍鹤皋)

  2. Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute, Changjiang Water Resources Commission, Wuhan, 430010, China

    Huaquan Yang  (杨华全)

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Correspondence to Hegao Wu  (伍鹤皋).

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Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50539010).

ZHANG Qiling, born in 1982, male, doctorate student

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Zhang, Q., Wu, H. & Yang, H. Effect of modeling range on structural analysis for powerhouse of hydroelectric power plant by FEM. Trans. Tianjin Univ. 15, 388–392 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12209-009-0068-4

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