Experimental Investigations into Failures and Nonlinear Behaviors of Structural Membranes with Open Cuttings

Reportedly, structural failures in membrane structures have occurred frequently, mostly originating from localized damage caused by intense loads on the membrane surface. It is thus necessary to investigate the nonlinear behaviors and load-carrying capacity of membranes with local damage. This study...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied sciences 2024-07, Vol.14 (14), p.6241
Hauptverfasser: Li, Wenrui, Liu, Ping, Tang, Baijian, Kaewunruen, Sakdirat
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Zusammenfassung:Reportedly, structural failures in membrane structures have occurred frequently, mostly originating from localized damage caused by intense loads on the membrane surface. It is thus necessary to investigate the nonlinear behaviors and load-carrying capacity of membranes with local damage. This study has conducted uniaxial tensile tests for membranes with a variety of original defects by using a specialized experimental setup and photogrammetry technique. The nonlinear relationship between the mechanical properties and the deforming angle of membranes, which portrays the principal axis, tensor, tensile stress, and position of the original defects, is investigated. The entire process of membrane failure has been recorded, and the strain and stress during each test specimen are compared. The new results indicate that the membranes exhibit predominantly elastic deformation before failure but surprisingly impart brittle fracture upon failure. Finally, a novel approach for estimating the load-bearing capacity of initially damaged membranes was proposed through the analysis of the load-bearing capacity of the damaged membranes under various conditions, positions, angles, and other influential factors.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app14146241