Abstract
Manholes are vertical shafts connecting underground sewers with street-level terminals. They are covered by heavy lids. During periods of heavy rainfall, the air column in the upper part of the manhole may be compressed to such high level that the lid moves up. Of course, this is a dangerous situation for pedestrians and road traffic. Bolting the lid may provide a solution to the problem, but it is known that air pressurization underneath can result in structural damage. A simple model is proposed to describe the lifting of the lid (manhole cover). When the lid moves up, air is allowed to escape so that the lifting pressure decreases and the lid moves down, whereupon the air pressure increases again. This repetition might lead to the realistic phenomenon of the dancing manhole cover. Since the model is strongly nonlinear, interesting dynamic behavior is expected.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Fluid-Structure Interaction |
Publisher | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780791883846 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Event | ASME 2020 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP 2020 - Virtual, Online Duration: 3 Aug 2020 → … |
Publication series
Name | American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP |
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Volume | 4 |
ISSN (Print) | 0277-027X |
Conference
Conference | ASME 2020 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP 2020 |
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City | Virtual, Online |
Period | 3/08/20 → … |
Funding
The third author is grateful for the support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51478305, U1765202), China Special Fund for Hydraulic Research in the Public Interest (No. 2014010133) and Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry.
Keywords
- Fluidstructure interaction (fsi)
- Gas pocket
- Liquid slug
- Manhole cover
- Mass oscillation
- Nonlinear spring
- Orifice
- Vent