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Elasto-Plastic And Damage Modeling Of Reinforced Concrete, Ziad N. Taqieddin
Elasto-Plastic And Damage Modeling Of Reinforced Concrete, Ziad N. Taqieddin
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Modeling the mechanical behavior of Reinforced Concrete (RC) is still one of the most difficult challenges in the field of structural engineering. The Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis (NFEA) and modeling of the behavior of RC members are the primary goals of this study. The macroscopic components of RC, Concrete material and reinforcing steel, are represented herein by separate material models. These material models are combined together using a model that describes the global effect of interaction between reinforcing steel and concrete in order to simulate the behavior of the composite RC material. A thermodynamically consistent constitutive model for concrete that …