A plasticity based model and an adaptive algorithm for finite element analysis of reinforced concrete panels

This paper deals with an adaptive finite element procedure for the analysis of plain and reinforced concrete panels in a state of plane stress. Therefore, we will present a plasticity based model for plain concrete which captures the two failure modes of concrete within one formulation. In spite of...

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Published inInternational journal for numerical methods in engineering Vol. 53; no. 11; pp. 2445 - 2462
Main Authors Pravida, J., Wunderlich, W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 20.04.2002
Subjects
adaptive algorithm
plasticity
reinforced concrete
state of plane stress
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Summary:This paper deals with an adaptive finite element procedure for the analysis of plain and reinforced concrete panels in a state of plane stress. Therefore, we will present a plasticity based model for plain concrete which captures the two failure modes of concrete within one formulation. In spite of a simple formulation the model is capable to describe the different mechanisms for tensile failure as well as for compression fracture. To restrict the time discretization error and the spatial discretization error to certain tolerances, the constitutive model is embedded in an adaptive algorithm which controls the size of the incremental load steps and leads to a hierarchical mesh refinement if necessary. The application of the model will be shown by various numerical examples. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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ISSN:0029-5981
1097-0207
DOI:10.1002/nme.387