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With the increase in water retention needs and planned river regulation, it might be important to investigate the dynamic resistance of vulnerable elements of hydroelectric power plants, including steel water locks. The most frequent dynamic loads affecting hydroengineering structures in Poland include vibrations caused by heavy road and railway traffic, piling works and mining tremors. More destructive dynamic loads, including earthquakes, may also occur in our country, although their incidence is relatively low. However, given the unpredictable nature of such events, as well as serious consequences they might cause, the study of the seismic resistance of the steel water gate, as one of the most vulnerable elements of a hydroelectric power plant, seems to be important. In this study, a steel radial gate has been analyzed. As far as water gates are concerned, it is among the most popular solutions because of its relatively small weight, compared to plain gates. A modal analysis of the steel radial gate was conducted with the use of the FEM in the ABAQUS software. All structural members were modelled using shell elements with detailed geometry representing a real structure. Water was modelled as an added mass affecting the structure. Different water levels were used to determine the most vulnerable state of the working steel water gate. The results of the modal analysis allowed us to compare the frequencies and their eigenmodes in response to different loads, which is one of the first steps in researching the dynamic properties of steel water gates and their behaviour during extreme dynamic loads, including earthquakes.
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- Articles
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- artykuły w czasopismach recenzowanych i innych wydawnictwach ciągłych
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Archives of Hydro-Engineering and Environmental Mechanics
no. 64,
pages 37 - 47,
ISSN: 1231-3726 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Bibliographic description:
- Brusewicz K., Sterpejkowicz-Wersocki W., Jankowski R.: Modal Analysis of a Steel Radial Gate Exposed to Different Water Levels// Archives of Hydro-Engineering and Environmental Mechanics. -Vol. 64., iss. 1 (2017), s.37-47
- DOI:
- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1515/heem-2017-0003
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- Gdańsk University of Technology
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