Experimental study of structural behavior of curved bars. / Estudo experimental do comportamento estrutural de barras curvas.

AUTOR(ES)

Marcos Alves Rabelo

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

This dissertation deals with an experimental study on the structural behavior of bars supported on a helical cylindrical surface and subject to compressive loads. A special experimental apparatus was designed and built for this purpose. The design, as well as the adjustment of such an apparatus is described in details. The device allows one adjusting the bars by using a system consisting of a series of bearings that can be positioned to give freedom to the structure in two different directions: radial (normal to the cylindrical surface) and lateral (tangential or bi-normal). The compressive load is applied in the tangential direction of the helix. Bars with circular and rectangular cross sections, with various buckling lengths and different helix angles, were tested. Preliminary studies with straight bars, have allowed to evaluate the boundary conditions offered by the apparatus. In these cases, it was possible to induce the phenomenon of buckling, obtaining, consistently, the values of critical loads provided by the theory of Euler and to evaluate the boundary conditions provided by the apparatus. The use of a high-speed camera allowed to observe the phenomenon of instability. The structural behavior of curved bars of circular and rectangular sections was also studied. Both, the test free length as the helix angle were varied. The study enabled us to get a huge amount of experimental data about the behavior of helical bars, subjected such loading and boundary conditions. However, the phenomenon of instability could not be induced, for any condition tested. This fact could collaborate for further inferences about the study of the birdcaging instability at flexible pipes.

ASSUNTO(S)

bending helix flambagem estruturas (comportamento estrutural) torsion barras structures stability estabilidade instability buckling structural behaviour

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