Postprint of Stability Analysis of Space Steel Structures Based on the Energy Method
Wang Jian, Li Hongmin, Hongmin Li
Submitted 2025-08-24 | ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202508.00330

Abstract

The energy method is favored by researchers because it avoids the complex intermediate stress analysis of instability failure in spatial steel structures. Large-span spatial steel structures represent a critical structural form in engineering. Due to their numerous degrees of freedom and the complex stress and strain distributions during the instability failure process, this study evaluates and investigates the local and global stability of spatial steel structure roofs from an energy perspective.

By analyzing the failure modes of the mechanical performance of local trusses in spatial steel structures, a simplified mechanical model of the structure is established. Based on the principle of conservation of energy, a total energy equation considering external load work and strain energy is derived. Using catastrophe theory, the critical load and critical stress for local structural instability are deduced. Through inverse analysis of monitoring data from a structural health monitoring system, a dynamic model of structural global strain energy entropy is established. Catastrophe theory is then applied to construct the limit state equation for the strain energy entropy value, and the global stability of the structure is analyzed according to the stability criterion of the potential function.

Finally, the proposed method is applied to a practical engineering case, concluding that the existing spatial structural roof exhibits good stability and can meet the requirements for safe structural operation and maintenance. The research results indicate that: in addition to structural material parameters, local structural stability is related to the ratio of local length to pipe diameter; during the instability process of spatial structures, stress concentration leads to a decrease in the strain energy entropy value; the analysis results, combined with on-site structural operation and maintenance data, demonstrate that both the local and global aspects of the structure are stable. Therefore, the established analysis method provides a theoretical foundation for the stability analysis of spatial steel structures.

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Postprint of Stability Analysis of Space Steel Structures Based on the Energy Method