Nimiya Rose Joshuva
Nimiya Rose Joshuva
Nimiya Rose Joshuva
Website: www.ijetae.com (ISSN 2250-2459, ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal, Volume 4, Issue 10, October 2014)
M.Tech Student, 3Head of Department, Department of Civil Engineering, SAINTGITS College of Engineering, Kottayam,
Kerala, India
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Sr. Principal Scientist, 4Scientist, 5Chief Scientist, CSIR-SERC, Chennai, India
The use of computer software to model the elements has
been proved to be convenient, faster and extremely costeffective compared to experimental analyses. This study
presents an analytical investigation of the nonlinear
behaviour of reinforced and pre-tensioned concrete beams
in the finite element software package ANSYS 12.0.
I. INTRODUCTION
The efficient application of concrete structures requires
an understanding of their response to a variety of loadings.
There are a number of approaches for the study of the
behaviour of concrete structures, viz., experimental,
numerical, theoretical, etc. Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
is a numerical one which provides a tool that can accurately
simulate the behaviour of concrete structures. Finite
Element Analysis, as used in structural engineering,
determines the overall behaviour of the structure by
dividing it into a number of simple elements, each of which
has well-defined mechanical and physical properties. A
number of commercial finite element analysis codes are
available (ABAQUS, ATENA, ANSYS, NASTRAN,
Hypermesh, etc.) for the analytical study of structures.
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Density of concrete
Modulus of Elasticity
25000 N/mm2
3.5 N/mm2
Poissons Ratio
0.2
0.3
Hydrostatic pressure
Hydrostatic biaxial
crushing stress
Hydrostatic uniaxial
crushing stress
Tensile crack factor
1
-1
0
0.6
450
452
<0.98fpu (ksi)
Finite element model for the analysis of the pretensioned concrete beam is very similar to the RC beam
model. Numerical modelling was carried out neglecting the
tensile and shear reinforcements. The initial effective strain
of 0.0035328 was entered in the Real Constant set for the
prestressing strands in addition to the cross-sectional area.
Table II lists the material properties of the prestressed
concrete.
Table II
Material Properties Of Prestressed Concrete
Density of concrete
Modulus of elasticity
36049.965 N/mm2
4.427 N/mm2
Poissons Ratio
0.2
0.3
-1
Hydrostatic pressure
Hydrostatic biaxial
crushing stress
Hydrostatic uniaxial
crushing stress
0.6
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Beginning
Time (N)
Time
at the
End of
Load
Step
(N)
Load
Step
Number
of Sub
steps
Prestress
Selfweight
36600
18300
36600
56000
9700
56000
58000
50
40
58000
80000
100
220
80000
100000
100
200
100000
120000
100
200
120000
140000
100
200
140000
143600
10
60
60
Load
Increment
(N)
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VI. CONCLUSIONS
In the present study, the response of reinforced and pretensioned concrete beams to vertical loading was
investigated using the finite element software package
ANSYS 12.0. The load-deflection response, variations of
stresses in concrete and strains in the steel reinforcements
and prestressing tendons with increasing loads were
evaluated and compared to theoretical data obtained using
the theories of structural analysis. In comparison to the
theoretically predicted data, the numerical method of
analysis using ANSYS was seen to satisfactorily predict the
behavioural responses of the beams up to failure. However,
a discrepancy was observed in the initial value of effective
prestrain in the tendons predicted by the numerical
analysis, the reason for which is unclear. The variation of
compressive stress in concrete beyond the stage of initial
cracking could not be estimated using the theories of
structural analysis owing to the absence of formulations
that took into account the decreasing effectiveness of the
section in the cracked stage. On comparing the behaviour
of the RC beam with that of the prestressed concrete beam,
the advantage of prestressing was verified as the
prestressed concrete beam was seen to show a higher
service load range and higher ultimate load capacity.
Acknowledgement
The paper is published with the permission of the
Director, CSIR-SERC, Chennai, India. The help rendered
by Shri. K. Saravana Kumar, Scientist is acknowledged.
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