Three-dimensional finite-element modelling of normal- and high-strength reinforced concrete members, with special reference to T-beams

Seraj, SM; Kotsovos, MD; Pavlovic, MN

dc.contributor.author	Seraj, SM	en
dc.contributor.author	Kotsovos, MD	en
dc.contributor.author	Pavlovic, MN	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:09:06Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:09:06Z
dc.date.issued	1992	en
dc.identifier.issn	00457949	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/10842
dc.subject	Finite Element Modelling	en
dc.subject	Reinforced Concrete	en
dc.subject	Three Dimensional	en
dc.subject.other	Beams and Girders - Concrete	en
dc.subject.other	Beams and Girders - Structural Analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Mathematical Techniques - Finite Element Method	en
dc.subject.other	High-Strength Reinforced Concrete	en
dc.subject.other	Mesh Discretization	en
dc.subject.other	T-Beam	en
dc.subject.other	Triaxiality	en
dc.subject.other	Beams and Girders	en
dc.title	Three-dimensional finite-element modelling of normal- and high-strength reinforced concrete members, with special reference to T-beams	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/0045-7949(92)90454-8	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0045-7949(92)90454-8	en
heal.publicationDate	1992	en
heal.abstract	A three-dimensional finite-element model for structural concrete, based on brittle constitutive relationships at the material level, is applied to the analysis of reinforced-concrete members. The generality of the 'constant-parameter' finite-element model, previously established for normal-strength concretes, is now extended to high-strength mixes. Emphasis is placed on the modelling of T-beams (encompassing both ranges of concrete strength), for which results from laboratory tests by the authors are available; and, in addition, a high-strength rectangular member is also considered, its testing having been carried out by other workers. Not only is there a general scarcity of reported experimental data for high-strength concrete components but, to the authors' knowledge, no attempt to apply finite-element modelling to this higher range of concrete strengths seems to exist in the literature. The analysis of the various structural components is preceded by the modelling of a particular, normal-strength T-beam, which is studied by adopting a number of mesh discretizations in order to accomplish an economical solution without impairing the accuracy of the numerical predictions. What emerges from the present investigation is that the existing finite-element model, applied in the past to normal-strength concretes, is just as applicable to high-strength mixes. In fact, it appears that the latter type of concrete is even more amenable to simple modelling of complex reinforcement detailing, and a likely explanation for this trend is put forward on the basis of the differing degree of 'triaxiality' between normal- and high-strength concretes. © 1992.	en
heal.journalName	Computers and Structures	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/0045-7949(92)90454-8	en
dc.identifier.volume	44	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	699	en
dc.identifier.epage	716	en