Seismic Performance Comparison of Three-Type 800 m Spherical Mega-Latticed Structure City Domes

Zibin Zhao and Yu Zhang ()
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Zibin Zhao: Key Lab of Structures Dynamic Behavior and Control of the Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
Yu Zhang: Key Lab of Structures Dynamic Behavior and Control of the Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 9, 1-23

Abstract: With changes in the city environment and advances in engineering technologies, there is an increasing demand for the construction of super-large span city domes that can cover a large area to create a small internal environment within a specific region. However, the structural design must overcome various challenges in order to break the current structural span limitations. Moreover, there is little research on structures achieving such large spans. The seismic performance of the selected Kiewitt-type, Geodesic-type, and Three-dimensional grid-type mega-latticed structures is further investigated upon previous studies of the model selection, static and stability analysis results of the 800 m span mega-latticed structures. Finite element models were established with ANSYS to analyze the modal properties and earthquake response of the structures. The study evaluated the impact of earthquake directionality on the structural response as well as the response pattern of the structure under frequent and rare earthquake actions. It was found that the overall integrity of the structures is good, with strong coupling effects in three directions. The multi-dimensional seismic input method should be applied to solve the structural response. Combining the plastic development of the structure under rare earthquakes, the top and the circumferential trusses of the third and fourth rings are relatively weak parts of the structures. According to this study, given the known static analysis results, the maximum displacement and maximum stress of the structures under frequent and rare earthquake actions can be estimated. Furthermore, the study highlights that Three-dimensional grid-type mega-latticed structures should be prioritized designing structures with spans of 800 m, providing helpful guidance for the practical application of this type of structure.

Keywords: super-large span; mega-latticed structure; dynamic characteristics; seismic performance; plastic development; model selection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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