Recommendations on Building and Evaluating Three-Dimensional Finite-Element Models for Tainter Gates
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 22, Issue 1
Abstract
This paper presents a design methodology for constructing Tainter gate models using finite-element software. Each step of the model’s construction is given a detailed description and is supplemented with multiple illustrations that show good modeling techniques and pitfalls to avoid. Recommendations on how to attach various structural elements to each other, what boundary conditions to use, and verifying the accuracy of the model through hand methods have been provided.
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Acknowledgments
The author thanks Kevin Gerst of HDR, Inc., along with Megan Craig and Marneshia Richards, P.E., for their encouragement and review of this paper. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
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Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 22 • Issue 1 • February 2017
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© 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Feb 29, 2016
Accepted: Jul 14, 2016
Published online: Aug 29, 2016
Discussion open until: Jan 29, 2017
Published in print: Feb 1, 2017
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