Análise de sistemas de aterramento com hastes concretadas submetidos a correntes impulsivas.

Abstract

In this research, was performed an impulsive response evaluation of concrete encased groundings, considering de soil ionization effect. In order to achive this, the grouding was represented and simulated in three dimensions using a finite element method software. The computational representation and validation were performed using experimental data presented in the literature. The soil ionization effect was implemented in a point form, allowing evaluate groudings with different geometric formats. It was studied the transient impedance of a standard concrete encased rod placed in soils with different resistivity values. Furthermore, was performed a transient response analysis for different geometric parameters of the concrete encased rod, namely: the concrete radius, the vertical length of the concrete encased rod, the vertical length of the concrete encased rod, the surrounding concrete and the depth of the concrete encased rod in relation to the soil surface. Finally, practical limits and suggested dimensions for the concrete encased rod are proposed, in order to optimize the impulse response.