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Seismic Analysis and Design of Industrial Chimneys by Using Staad Pro
Seismic Analysis and Design of Industrial Chimneys by Using Staad Pro
ABSTRACT
Our project describes a simplified method that allow upper end, considering the behaviour of the lineal elastic
obtaining the fundamental period of vibration, lateral material, capable of deforming only by the effects of
displacement, shear force and bending moment through a flexion and shear, and that it also has geometric properties
set of equations, obtaining for all cases studied an error (area, inertia, etc.) which vary with height, differential
below 10%.The results obtained in this study were applied equations will be obtained of the movement that apply
to a total of 9 real chimneys (4 of steel and 5 of reinforced both to free and forced vibrations that cannot be resolved
concrete) built in Chile, with the objective of calibrating exactly. Only for certain laws of geometrical properties
founded expressions. During the stage of the analysis, it of variation, it is possible to express the solution of the
was verified that the criterion of consistent masses differential equation of the movement based upon known
provide better results than the criterion of lumped masses, functions, as it has been extensively demonstrated in
and as a very important conclusion a discrete analysis of literature on the subject. [Carrióny Dünner, 1999].
the model in twenty segments of the beam is satisfactory. The mathematical type of difficulties that the
The most representative variables that define the model current study presents has made it necessary to simplify the
with which it is possible to carry out a parametric analysis problem, by discretization the continuous structure for its
of the chimney. As important parameters we could refer solution, but not worrying to verify the merit of the
to: slenderness ratio H/Dinf, radius ratio Rsup/Rinf, assumptions involved in the results
thickness ratio Esup/Einf and thickness diameter ratio
Dinf/Einf. Later, by varying each one of the chosen 2. ABOUT CHIMNEYS
parameters several analyses of representative chimneys of Chimneys are used to vent the products of
this great family, could be carried out. As seismic loads, the combustion produced by heating appliances. Chimneys are
spectrums of accelerations recommended by the code of used for most fuel types (wood, oil, natural & propane gas,
seismic design for structures and industrial installations in and coal). They are not used, for example, on electric
Chile, have been considered. Modal responses were appliances.
combined using the combination rule CQC.In all the cases
studied in this investigation, the influence of the P effect, 2.1 CHIMNEY SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS
the soil structure interaction, and the influence on Factory-built chimneys are required, by code, to be
responses that provoke the inclusion of lining, have Listed (safety certified) in accordance with a safety
been disregarded. certification standard.
Blanket
Blanket Insulated Chimneys are similar to Solid
Pack designs, except they use Insulation Blankets that are
cut to size and applied inside the Chimney‟s walls. Blanket
Insulated Chimneys typically contain less insulating material
than Solid Pack designs, yielding a lighter weight product.
Common Brand Names are: ICC/Excel, Dura-Vent (Dura-
Tech), Metal Fab.
Double-Wall, insulated Class-A Chimney (both
Solid pack and Blanket types) keep your house protected by
insulating - keeping your flue gasses hot. This method of
chimney design does not hamper a strong draft the way
Triple-Wall system does.
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risk to socio-economically acceptable levels.[1]
Traditionally, it has been narrowly defined as the study of
the behavior of structures and geo-structures subject to
seismic loading, thus considered as a subset of both
structural and geotechnical engineering. However, the
tremendous costs experienced in recent earthquakes have led
to an expansion of its scope to encompass disciplines from
the wider field of civil engineering and from the social
sciences, especially sociology, political sciences, economics
and finance.
7. CHARACTERISTICS PARAMETERS
Geometric Parameters
The purpose of establishing parameters is to identify the most
important characteristics which define chimneys in order to
allow representing a vast universe of such structures. The
geometric parameters (see Figure 1) used in this study were
as follows:
HD = H / Dinf = Ratio of slenderness
Rinf : Radius of section at the base of chimney
Rsup : Radius on top section of chimney
RE = Esup / Einf = Ratio of thickness
Esup: Thickness of mantle at the top section of chimney
DE = Dinf / Einf = Ratio of diameter thickness
Einf : Thickness of mantle at the base of chimney
Seismic Parameters
In order to carry out a spectral modal analysis of
adimensional form, the spectrum was set in parameters
according to Chilean standard NCh 2369.c97 [INN, 1997].
Since the design spectrum is applied to real structures and
not to adimensional structures, a parameter called seismic
parameter will be introduced:
TT = T* / T’ = Ratio of Periods Where Zone and are parameters which depend on the
T* : Fundamental period of structure, expressed in seismic zone and material of chimney that have been
seconds. tabulated in Chilean seismic code NCh 2369.c97 [INN,
T’ : Parameter depending on the type of soil, expressed 1997].
in seconds, per Table 6 [INN, 1996]. Transformation Factors
Parameter TT or Ratio of Periods, is reflected in the The necessity arising to find factors that may
seismic coefficient of the design spectrum per Chilean transform dimensional responses of chimneys with
Standard NCh 2369.c97 [INN, 1997] as follows established parameters to real responses of the structure
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including their geometric properties, four factors were
obtained which modify the a dimensional response to
real one in function of three variables: two dependant
on the structure material, elasticity module E and the
density of the material mass and the last and most
important, the height of chimney H, since all parameters
are in function of height.
A table follows containing transformation factors of the
dimensional response to the real one, for each of the
responses (periods, displacements, shear forces and
bending moment), the percentage of error obtained when
using transformation factors is also shown in Table.4.
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FIGURE.5. 3D RENDERED VIEW
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every 0.05 Y/H and the period for the first 20 modes of
vibration. HD = H / Dinf = Ratio of slenderness
6) Through our problem we conclude that the seismic effect Rinf : Radius of section at the base of chimney
will cause more damages to the structure which will Rsup : Radius on top section of chimney
stabilise when it will analysis and constructed based on
RE = Esup / Einf = Ratio of thickness
the stress condition which is highlighted in the diagram
Esup: Thickness of mantle at the top section of chimney
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