Changes in the stiffness of load-bearing elements of a high-rise building and inclinometer data based on finite element analysis

Chuvash State University named after I.N. Ulyanov (ChSU named after I.N. Ulyanov), Moskovsky pr., 15, Cheboksary, Russia

^* Corresponding author: plotnikovan2010@yandex.ru

Abstract

The use of monitoring techniques during the operation of a building contributes to the study of the stress-strain state of both known and newly developed structural systems. The article discusses the effect of reducing the bending stiffness of reinforced concrete crossbars of high-rise buildings on the overall deformability, which can be monitored by changing the angles of rotation at characteristic points. For the introduction into the model of the calculation based on finite elements of the physical parameters of the stiffness of reinforced concrete bending elements, the function of the change in the shoulder of a pair of forces in the section during the opening of normal cracks is given. Empirical data on changes in the stress unevenness coefficient along the length of the reinforcing bar are used. The calculation is based on the diagrammatic method. The data on the accumulated experience of measuring the angles of rotation of a building with automatic monitoring of buildings are presented. Using the finite element method, the systems were simulated with a decrease in stiffness to 0.4 from the initial one. It is shown that it is possible to select a range of sensors - angle meters - inclinometers. It has been determined that the angle of rotation can be changed up to 1.6 times. The corresponding ranges are defined for two types of frameworks: frame and frame-braced. The nature of the change in the overall stiffness of the building frame as a result of reducing the stiffness of the crossbars is shown. Calculation models based on the finite element method determined the deformation limits of the entire frame as a whole.