Author:
WEN Yang,XU Guangmao,LI Zhaojian
Abstract
In order to investigate the failure modes and damage mechanism of the concrete filled steel tubular latticed planar wind turbine tower with split spherical joints under earthquakes, the low cyclic loading tests were carried out on the two plane towers with web wall thickness as parameters, and their hysteresis curves and skeleton curves were analyzed. At the same time, it is verified via ABAQUS finite element simulation, and based on this analysis, the parameter expansion analysis of the web diameter ratio was carried out. The results indicate that the failure characteristics of the tower include three types: weld tear failure, web member buckling failure and web member high-strength bolt pull-out failure; to increase the thickness of the web member can make the hysteresis curve of the tower fuller and the energy dissipation capacity stronger effectively. The ultimate bearing capacity and ductility coefficient of the tower are positively correlated with the diameter ratio of web members. When the diameter ratio of web members was greater than 0.13, the increase in ultimate bearing capacity and ductility coefficient reduced obviously. In order to maximize the overall mechanical performance of the tower and improve the economy, in practical engineering applications, the diameter ratio of the web member of such towers should be taken as the range of 0.11~0.13.