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Practical Calculation Models for Column Footing and Comparison with Experimental Data
2017
In this paper, a simplified calculation model for the prediction of the load-carrying capacity of an RC column footing with a square cross section is presented. A detailed background of available experimental data and existing models for the prediction of the load-carrying capacity of slender and deep footings is presented. Cases of flexural failure and punching shear failures for slender footing and concrete strut crushing and tie yielding in deep members are analyzed. The aim of the paper is to propose a simple design formula for slender and deep footing verified by available experimental data and in agreement with other existing expressions. Expressions of the maximum mechanical ratio of…
MECCANISMI DEL CREEP DI SABBIE CARBONATICHE BIOCLASTICHE SOTTO COMPRESSIONE 1-D
2012
Nella nota si illustrano i risultati di uno studio sperimentale, tuttora in corso, sui meccanismi di creep di sabbie carbonatiche bioclastiche sottoposte a compressione monodimensionale. La sperimentazione è stata eseguita su materiale “asciutto” ricostituito in laboratorio ottenuto per stacciatura della sabbia naturale. Per confronto una serie di prove è stata eseguita anche su sabbie di quarzo. Il coefficiente di compressione secondaria aumenta con la tensione verticale applicata, se quest’ultima viene applicata interamente fin dall’inizio, anziché per incrementi successivi. In tutto il campo tensionale esplorato si osservano, tuttavia, oscillazioni che sono legate al fenomeno del crushin…
Assessment of the pedicel detaching and crashing forces of grape berries to determine the right mechanical harvesting period
2007
During the mechanical harvesting the shakers cause the detachment of the grape berries from the grape stalk but also the breaking of the grape berries peel with the consequent production of must that influences the quality of the harvested grapes. This one is higher in the varieties having grape berries more resistant to the crushing and, at the same time, an easier detachment of the pedicel. The aim of this work is to evaluate, for three different varieties of grape (Chardonnay, Catarratto comune and Nero d’Avola), the crushing strength of the berry, that represents the cause of the production of must during the mechanical harvesting, and the resistance of the berry-pedicel system that inf…
Evolution of grain-size distribution of pumice sands in 1-D compression
2016
Abstract Crushing is one of the micromechanisms that govern the mechanical behaviour of sands at medium-high stresses. It depends on mineralogy, form and strength of single particle, mean stress level, coordination number, time, etc.. It causes changes of grain-size distribution, porosity, number and type of grain contacts, fabric, structure of the material, etc.. Results of an experimental research on the crushing of pumice sands compressed under 1-D conditions to vertical effective stresses σ′v up to 100MPa are reported here. They show marked crushing already at σ′v of about 200kPa. The evolution of the grain-size distribution can be represented by ΔDi= h/(K(1+C exp(–hlgσ′v))) in which ΔD…
Practical Model for Load-Carrying Capacity of Eccentrically Loaded Square Column Footings
2018
In this paper, a practical calculus model based on the strut-and-tie approach for prediction of the load-carrying capacity of eccentrically loaded RC column footings with square cross sections is presented. Existing models based on beam or slab models with flexural and two-way slab punching shear failure are presented and discussed. Several subgrade contact pressure distributions for column footings are considered. A parametric analysis of the effects of footing and column dimensions (depth, width), longitudinal ratio of longitudinal steel, and strength of concrete and steel is made for all models examined. Available experimental data are utilized to verify the model in comparison with exis…
EVOLUZIONE DELLA COMPOSIZIONE GRANULOMETRICA DI SABBIE POMICEE SOTTOPOSTE A COMPRESSIONE 1-D FINO AD ALTE PRESSIONI
2012
Nell’articolo si riportano i risultati di uno studio sperimentale sull’evoluzione della composizione granulometrica di sabbie pomicee sottoposte a compressione 1-D fino a pressioni di 100 MPa. La sperimentazione è stata eseguita su sabbie asciutte con coefficiente di uniformità compreso tra 1.18 e 1.66 e con diametro iniziale dei grani compreso tra 0.18 e 2mm. Il crushing dei grani è significativo per tutte le granulometrie indagate a partire da pressioni efficaci basse (dell’ordine di appena 150 kPa). I risultati della ricerca dimostrano che, anche per queste sabbie dotate di un doppio ordine di pori – intergranulari e intragranulari - esiste una composizione granulometrica limite superior…
Il coefficiente di pressione laterale a riposo di sabbie pomicee.
2014
Si riportano i risultati di una ricerca sperimentale sul coefficiente di spinta a riposo K0 di sabbie pomicee ottenute artificialmente per frantumazione dal materiale naturale. Lo studio è stato condotto fino ad alte pressioni efficaci verticali (100 MPa). Per questo studio è stato utilizzato un edometro speciale strumentato con estensimetri elettrici circonferenziali e verticali per la determinazione delle tensioni orizzontali e per la valutazione delle forze d’attrito all’interfaccia sabbia-parete interna dell’edometro. La sperimentazione è stata eseguita su sabbie “asciutte” ossia con contenuto d’acqua minore dell’1% (contenuto d’acqua in ambiente controllato). Il coefficiente K0 è varia…
The evolution of grain-size distribution of sands under 1-D compression
2009
Crushing of particles is a fundamental mechanisms leading to deformation of particulate materials at medium and high stresses. As crushing progresses, the grain-size distribution undergoes modifications, causing changes of the porosity, grain-to-grain contacts and of their density (”packing density” and “grain contact”). The main aim of the research is the identification of trends in the modifications of characteristic diameters (D10, D15, D25, etc.) in function of the applied stress s´v. Results of a laboratory research programme on the crushing of dry sands compressed under one-dimensional conditions, at vertical effective stresses ′v up to 120 MPa, are reported in the paper. Tests have …