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Models for Reinforcement in Final Finite Element Analysis of Structures

Oldrich Sucharda, Jiri Brozovsky
Transactions of the VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Civil Engineering Series
2011, Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages 125-135
Doi: 10.2478/v10160-011-0032-9
Reinforced concrete belongs to one of the most important structural materials. The paper discusses modeling of steel reinforcement within non-linear finite element analysis. Selected models of reinforcement have been verified against numerical simulations and validated through experiments. Particular attention is paid to a reinforcement slip, for which a linearly elastic bond element is implemented in conjunction with elastic-plastic models for both reinforcement bars and concrete.
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