scholarly journals Reinforced Concrete Semi Circular Deep Beams - Finite Element Investigation

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-147
Author(s):  
Khattab Saleem Abdul-Razzaq ◽  
Abdullah A. Talal ◽  
Wisam H. Khaleel ◽  
Yahyia M. Hameed

This paper represents a parametric study utilizing finite element analysis for twenty-five reinforced concrete semi-circular deep beams. The parameters that were taken into consideration in the current work are radius, height, width, concrete compressive strength and number of supports. It is found that decreasing radius of beam by 16-66% leads to decrease the midspan positive moment, support negative moment, torsional moment and midspan deflection by about 0.3-20%, 2.4-25%, 2-24% and 29-85%, respectively, while the load capacity increases by about 23-158%. The midspan positive moment, support negative moment, torsional moment and load capacity increase by about 20-682%, 20-81%, 20-81% and 21-84%, respectively, whereas midspan deflection decreases by 7-17% when the beam height increases by about 16-66%. The positive moment, negative moment, torsional moment and load capacity increases by about 43-197%, 40-185%, 29-187% and 46-214%, respectively, whereas deflection decreases by about 1.4-3.3% when the beam width increases by about 16-66%. The positive moment, negative moment, torsional moment and load capacity increases by about 10-84%, 9-77%, 9-79% and 11-92%, respectively, whereas deflection decreases by about 0.1-0.5% when the compressive strength increases by 20-220%. Finally, it is found that the positive moment increases by about 36-47% when number of supports increased by 33-66%, while the negative moment increases by about 16-31% when number of supports decreases by 14-29%, whereas the torsional moments and deflection decreases by about 6-55% and 37-84%, respectively when number of supports increases by 33-133%, while load capacity increases by 156-969% when number of support increases by 33-133%.

2021 ◽  
Vol 318 ◽  
pp. 03013
Author(s):  
A. A. Talal ◽  
W. H. Khaleel ◽  
B. N. Hassan ◽  
K. S. Abdul-Razzaq ◽  
A. A. Dawood

A parametric study of twenty-five reinforced concrete ring deep beams using finite element analysis is presented in this study. This paper took into account the kind of loading (partial and complete), the diameter, depth, and width of the ring beam, as well as the NO. of supports. When compared to equivalent concentrated central loading, acting a central partial distributed loading of 25-100 percent of the length of span increased capacity of load by about 3-80 percent while decreasing max. deflection and moments of torsion by about 4-14 percent and 1-9 percent, respectively. Decreases in load capacity of about 10-33 percent were observed when beam diameter was increased by 20-80%, while deflection and moments of torsion increased by about 30-145 percent and 8-23 percent, respectively. When the depth of the beam was increased by 12-50 percent, the capacity of load and moments of torsion increased by about 15-61 percent, while deflection reduced by about 8-21 percent. When the circular beam width was increased by 40-160 percent, the capacity of load, deflection, and moments of torsion increased by about 142-690 percent, 26-62 percent, and 137-662 percent, respectively. Finally, when the NO. of supports increased by 25-150 percent, the capacity of load increased by about 70-380 percent, while the deflection and moments of torsion decreased by about 27-71 percent and 16-72 percent, respectively.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 98-112
Author(s):  
Wisam AL-Karawi ◽  
Abdullah A. Talal ◽  
Baidaa N. Hassan ◽  
Khattab S. Abdul-Razzaq

The current work investigates the behavior and strength of T-shaped cross section ring deep beams through a Finite element parametric study. Currently, ring diameter, loading type, concrete compressive strength and number of supports are taken into consideration. It is found that increasing ring diameter of beam by 12.5-25% leads to increase the maximum positive moment, maximum negative moment, maximum torsional moment and midspan deflection by 1.1-2.2%, 2.2-4.3%, 3-6% and 16-33%, respectively, while the load ultimate capacity increases by 11-17%. The positive and torsional moments at midspan and midspan deflection decrease by 23-36%, 3-11% and 6-14%, respectively when the loading type varies from concentered to full uniformly load over a span length of 33, 50, 67 and 100%, respectively. In a related context, this change in load type leads the negative moment at support and the load ultimate capacity to increase by 2-21% and 6-85%, respectively. The midspan positive moment, negative moment, torsional moment and load ultimate capacity increase by 20.4-71.3%, 20-69.7%, 15.6-43.8% and 21-73%, respectively, whereas deflection decreases by 1.4-11%, when increasing the compressive concrete strength by 45-190%. Finally, it is found that the load ultimate capacity increases by 82-348%, when number of supports increases by 25-100%, while torsional moment, maximum positive moments, maximum negative moments and midspan deflection decrease by 11-50%, 38-76.4%, 38.6-76.8% and 14-39%, respectively due to this increase in the number of supports.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Eden Shukri Kalib ◽  
Yohannes Werkina Shewalul

The responses of flat reinforced concrete (RC) floor slabs with openings subjected to horizontal in-plane cyclic loads in addition to vertical service loads were investigated using nonlinear finite element analysis (FEA). A finite element model (FEM) was designed to perform a parametric analysis. The effects of opening sizes (7%, 14%, 25%, and 30% of the total area of the slab), opening shapes (elliptical, circular, L-shaped, T-shaped, cross, and rectangular), and location on the hysteretic behavior of the floor slab were considered. The research indicated that openings in RC floor slabs reduce the energy absorption capacity and stiffness of the floor slab. The inclusion of 30% opening on the floor slab causes a 68.5%, 47.3%, and 45.6% drop in lateral load capacity, stiffness, and lateral displacement, respectively, compared to the floor slab with no openings. The flat RC floor slab with a circular opening shape has increased efficiency. The placement of the openings is more desirable by positioning the openings at the intersection of two-column strips.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 271
Author(s):  
Mahmud Kori Effendi

Reinforced concrete is one of the most widely used building materials in Indonesia due to its workability, easiness, and reasonable price. Meanwhile, it is very important to understand the response of these elements during the loading process to ensure the development of an effective structure and one of the most effective numerical methods for reinforced concrete elements is the Finite Element Analysis (FEA). This study was, therefore, conducted to investigate the flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beam using a nonlinear finite element analysis through the application of the MSC MARC/MENTAT software program. This involved the use of a solid element to represent concrete while the truss bar was applied for reinforcing steel after which multi-linear and bilinear models were considered for the two elements respectively while embedded reinforcement model was applied to model the rebar. Moreover, the beam model was also studied and compared with experimental data from previous literature. The result showed the load-deflection to have significantly increased due to an increment in the steel reinforcement yield strength. The same was also observed for the concrete compressive strength while a decrease was recorded in deflection due to the reduction in the compressive strength because the strain was reaching the crushing value. Furthermore, the concrete tension model was found to be the same with the experimental results with the tensile strength observed to have lost its strength after reaching the tensile stress while the contact behavior of the modeled reinforced concrete beam showed the existence of a slip at the support and loading points.


2000 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-68
Author(s):  
Muhammed M. Ahmed ◽  
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Sarkawt A. Hasan ◽  

2018 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 04016
Author(s):  
Nabeel Al-Bayati ◽  
Bassman Muhammad ◽  
Sarah Sadkhan

Experimental program were carried out to investigate the behavior of self-compacting reinforced concrete deep beams retrofitting with carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP). Six simply supported deep beams were tested under symmetrically two point loads, three beams were tested up to failure without strengthening as a control beams with different shear span to effective depth ratio (a/d) while the other two beams were loaded up to 60% from the ultimate load of control beams for each a/d ratio and then retrofitted by the same configuration of CFRP to study the effect of a/d ratio on the properties of deep beams retrofitted. a/d for tested beams were (0.8, 1, 1.2). Study was focused on determining failure loads, cracking loads, failure modes, load midspan deflection. All the beams had the same compressive strength, overall dimensions and flexural and shear reinforcement. It was concluded that using this retrofitted method is very efficient and a gain in the ultimate load capacity of the deep beams was obtained also the results showed that when a/d ratio increase from 0.8 to 1.2, the ultimate load was decrease by 25% and midspan deflection was increased approximately at all load stages for control and retrofitted beams.


1985 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. G. Buckle ◽  
A. R. Dickson ◽  
M. H. Phillips

The destructive testing of three reinforced concrete highway bridges, recently made redundant by road realignment, is summarized. The procedure used to test the bridges to ultimate conditions is described and load capacities of about 20 times class 1 axle loads are reported for all structures. Analyses based on conventional ultimate strength theory can account for only two-thirds of these ultimate loads and then only if second order effects are included. A nonlinear finite element computer program has been developed and used to analyze one of these structures. Excellent prediction of the ultimate load is made by the program. It is therefore suggested that compressive membrane action, which is automatically modelled in the finite element solution, plays a significant role in the enhancement of load capacity.The paper concludes that a more sophisticated approach to the assessment of bridge load capacity is necessary if realistic estimates of actual strength are to be made. Limited experience with a nonlinear finite element program suggests one such approach. If used with care, some relief to the bridge replacement program can be expected. Key words: highway bridges, ultimate load capacity, finite element analysis, reinforced concrete, field testing, compressive membrane action.


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