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Reinforced Concrete Slab Under Point Load: Xample 2-004
Reinforced Concrete Slab Under Point Load: Xample 2-004
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EXAMPLE 2-004
B
91 '
A 5.91'
D 0.39 " @3.97 " D 0.39"@3.97 "
3.97 "
5.
D 0.39"@3.97 "
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Section B-B
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2. MATERIAL PROPERTIES
The compressive strength of concrete is 5.37 ksi (0.037 kN/mm2), while the yield stress of the reinforcement is 55.11 ksi (0.38 kN/mm2). The applied element method follows a discrete crack approach, in which, the material is represented by a group of springs located at the surfaces of the element. The springs represent the axial and shear behavior of the material. For more details about material constitutive models refer to the ELS technical manual.
3. RESULTS
Figure 2 illustrates the load-deflection analytical results compared to the experimental ones. As can be seen, the results are close to the experiments. The behavior is well predicted in the elastic stage, post cracking stage, and in the postyielding stage. The overall response could be successfully obtained by ELS. Figure 3 shows the calculated principal strain contours, while Fig. 4 shows the observed experimental cracking pattern of the top and bottom faces of thee slab. The experimental cracks are generally in a good agreement with the ELS results. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* DATA FILE NAME: 2-004.ELS EXAMPLE 2-004
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Bottom Face
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Top Face Fig. 2 Calculated principal strain contours (in 1-Dir) at applied load 43.592 kips (at output frame 208)
Bottom Face
Top Face
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4. CONCLUSIONS
Based on the analytical and experimental results, it can be concluded that the ELS can successfully analyze and predict a close-to-reality behavior of reinforced concrete structures in the elastic, post-cracking and post-yielding stages.
5. REFERENCES
1- IRAWAN P. "Three dimensional analysis of reinforced concrete structures" Ph. D. dissertation, The University of Tokyo, Japan, 1995.