51. Energy Method for the Calculation of High-Pier's Effective Length Factor at the Finished Stage
- Author
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Jie Rui, Fei Zheng, Peng Liu, and Bo Lei
- Subjects
Pier ,Engineering ,Critical load ,business.industry ,Effective length factor ,Mathematical analysis ,General Medicine ,Finite element method ,symbols.namesake ,Energy method ,Euler's formula ,symbols ,Calculus ,Boundary value problem ,Stage (hydrology) ,business - Abstract
This paper establishes the shape function of high-pier with non-ideal boundary conditions in the top and uses the energy method to calculate its critical load. Then its effective length factor is achieved by using Euler's formula. Further, the FEM and energy method are respect used to calculate the effective length factor of the engineering example and comparative analysis is carried on. Results show that: The non-ideal boundary conditions have great influence on the effective length factor and should be considered in the calculation. The result from the formula of energy method is nearly the same as the one from the FEM which demonstrates this method is of good accuracy to calculate the effective length factor of high-pier. In addition, it is also of great convenience in the design of high-piers.
- Published
- 2013