Volume no :1, Issue no: 2, April (2010)

RESEARCH ON PLANE EQUIVALENT TRUSS FINITE ELEMENT MODEL OF REINFORCED CONCRETE

Author's: Wu Fangbo, Wen Jun and Zhou Xuhong
Pages: [133] - [146]
Received Date: April 2, 2010
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Abstract

According to the basic theory of reinforced concrete finite element method, this paper proposes a concise element, equivalent truss element. To the existing reinforced concrete finite element models, element stiffness matrices of equivalent truss integrated model, equivalent truss separated model, and equivalent truss combined model are derived. Meanwhile, the three models are compared ulteriorly.

Keywords

reinforced concrete finite element analysis, equivalent truss element, integrated model, separated model, combined model.