POST-CRACKING BEHAVIOR OF MEMBRANE REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENTS INCLUDING TENSION-STIFFENING

An approach is presented in which the post-cracking membrane problem is desynthesized into 3 subproblems: the steel-concrete interface interation; the concrete compression-tension failure interaction; and the consitutive relationships for the materials. In this paper, a formulation of the steel-concrete interface interaction subproblem is presented. It is assumed that the tensile stresses are transferred to the concrete between the cracks through bond stresses of the steel-concrete interface. The synthesis of the solutions of the subproblem leads to a 'unified' approach. In this paper, a post-cracking strain-stress relationship for the reinforced concrete membrane element is derived. The relationship includes the effect of tension stiffnes. The study findings are presented and discussed.

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• Authors:
  • GUPTA, A K
  • Maestrini, S R
• Publication Date: 1989-4

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 957-976
• Serial:
  • Journal of Structural Engineering
  • Volume: 115
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9445
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/loi/jsendh

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Deformation curve; Fracture mechanics; Mathematical models; Reinforced concrete; Steel; Stiffness; Structural analysis; Structural mechanics; Tension
• Uncontrolled Terms: Membranes; Models; Structural behavior
• Old TRIS Terms: Membranes (Biology)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00484045
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1989 12:00AM