Adaptive Stress Field Models: Formulation and Validation

Stress field models or strut-and-tie models are commonly recognized as powerful tools for the development of consistent design methods for structural concrete discontinuity regions. Serviceability and ductility topics are usually indirectly checked through an adequate model selection, together with appropriate reinforcement details. Stress field models are an alternative to finite element analyses, which are frequently referred to as the main tool for the assessment of the aforementioned topics. The proposed approach, called Adaptive Stress Field Models, extends the application of stress-field-based models for the nonlinear analysis of structural concrete discontinuity regions, allowing a consistent study of service behavior, ductility and, more generally, model assessment topics. The numerical results are compared with the test and nonlinear finite element analysis results.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from the American Concrete Institute
• Authors:
  • Lourenco, Miguel S
  • Almeida, Joao F
• Publication Date: 2013-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 71-82
• Serial:
  • ACI Structural Journal
  • Volume: 110
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
  • ISSN: 0889-3241
  • Serial URL: http://www.concrete.org/PUBS/JOURNALS/SJHOME.ASP

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete structures; Formulas; Nonlinear systems; Stresses; Strut and tie method; Validation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01470903
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 2013 9:01AM