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Steel and Composite Structures
  Volume 52, Number 2, July 25 2024 , pages 135-143
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2024.52.2.135
 


Seismic response study of tower-line system considering bolt slippage under foundation displacement
Jia-Xiang Li, Jin-Peng Cheng, Zhuo-Qun Zhang and Chao Zhang

 
Abstract
    Once the foundation displacement of the transmission tower occurs, additional stress will be generated on the tower members, which will affect the seismic response of transmission tower-line systems (TTLSs). Furthermore, existing research has shown that the reciprocating slippage of joints needs to be considered in the seismic analysis. The hysteretic behavior of joints is obtained by model tests or numerical simulations, which leads to the low modeling efficiency of TTLSs. Therefore, this paper first utilized numerical simulation and model tests to construct a BP neural network for predicting the skeleton curve of joints, and then a numerical model for a TTLS considering the bolt slippage was established. Then, the seismic response of the TTLS under foundation displacement was studied, and the member stress changes and the failed member distribution of the tower were analyzed. The influence of foundation displacement on the seismic performance were discussed. The results showed that the trained BP neural network could accurately predict the hysteresis performance of joints. The slippage could offset part of the additional stress caused by foundation settlement and reduce the stress of some members when the TTLS with foundation settlement was under earthquakes. The failure members were mainly distributed at the diagonal members of the tower leg adjacent to the foundation settlement and that of the tower body. To accurately analyze the seismic performance of TTLSs, the influence of foundation displacement and the joint effect should be considered, and the BP neural network can be used to improve modeling efficiency.
 
Key Words
    bolt slippage; BP neural network; foundation displacement; seismic response; tower-line system
 
Address
Jia-Xiang Li:1)School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110819, China
2)State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China

Jin-Peng Cheng:School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110819, China

Zhuo-Qun Zhang:State Grid Economic and Technological Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 102209, China

Chao Zhang:School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110819, China
 

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