{"title":"Multipurpose algorithm to simulate RC structural members: A finite element macro modeling","authors":"K. Sadeghi, Fatemeh Nouban","doi":"10.1680/jstbu.22.00220","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A nonlinear finite element-macro-element-based multipurpose algorithm to simulate the reinforced concrete (RC) structural members (SMs) “RC-SMs” such as columns, beams, beam-columns, and shear walls under cyclic combined loading is proposed which can be applied for several different types of loading. In the proposed algorithm, the SMs are divided into an appropriate number of macro-elements (MEs) and the surfaces of the critical sections are discretized into a large number of fixed rectangular finite fibers. The proposed algorithm has been validated by comparing the simulated results to the results of the experimental test on full-scale RC-SMs. To illustrate the influence of mechanical properties of materials, the influences of reinforcement percentage, the lateral force orientation angle, and the axial force on the behavior of the SM, a parametric study has been performed. The parametric study allows one to optimize the choices in compliance with the safety and economic criteria in building construction projects. Furthermore, the application of the proposed algorithm illustrates how a heavy axial force makes the SMs brittle, reduces the ductility, imposes a large amount of material loss, and causes the quick failure of the SM.","PeriodicalId":54570,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Structures and Buildings","volume":"88 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Structures and Buildings","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jstbu.22.00220","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A nonlinear finite element-macro-element-based multipurpose algorithm to simulate the reinforced concrete (RC) structural members (SMs) “RC-SMs” such as columns, beams, beam-columns, and shear walls under cyclic combined loading is proposed which can be applied for several different types of loading. In the proposed algorithm, the SMs are divided into an appropriate number of macro-elements (MEs) and the surfaces of the critical sections are discretized into a large number of fixed rectangular finite fibers. The proposed algorithm has been validated by comparing the simulated results to the results of the experimental test on full-scale RC-SMs. To illustrate the influence of mechanical properties of materials, the influences of reinforcement percentage, the lateral force orientation angle, and the axial force on the behavior of the SM, a parametric study has been performed. The parametric study allows one to optimize the choices in compliance with the safety and economic criteria in building construction projects. Furthermore, the application of the proposed algorithm illustrates how a heavy axial force makes the SMs brittle, reduces the ductility, imposes a large amount of material loss, and causes the quick failure of the SM.
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Structures and Buildings publishes peer-reviewed papers on the design and construction of civil engineering structures and the applied research associated with such activities. Topics include the design, strength, durability and behaviour of structural components and systems.
Topics covered: energy conservation, people movement within and around buildings, strength and durability of steel and concrete structural components, and the behaviour of building and bridge components and systems