• Computers and Concrete
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.101-117
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• 2007

A new model predicting the nonlinear basic creep behaviour of concrete structures subjected to high multi-axial stresses is proposed. It combines a model based on the thermodynamic framework of the elasto-plastic continuum damage theory for time-independent material behaviour and a rheological model describing phenomenologically the long-term delayed deformation. Strength increase due to ageing is regarded. The general 3D solution for the creep theory is derived from a rate-type form of the uniaxial formulation by the assumption of associated creep flow and a theorem of energy equivalence. The model is able to reproduce linear primary creep as well as secondary and tertiary creep stages under high compressive stresses. For concrete in tension a simple viscoelastic formulation is applied. The material law is then incorporated into a finite element solution procedure for analysis of reinforced concrete structures. Numerical examples of uniaxial creep tests and concrete members show excellent agreement with experimental results.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2005년도 봄학술 발표회 논문집(I)
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• pp.155-158
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• 2005

Damage and fracture of concrete is characterized as the degradation of strength and stiffness. There can be modeled as the so-called homogenized crack model which can overcome the mesh sensitivity. But the plasticity and damage modeling for damage behavior before the fracture of concrete should be combined with the crack model. In this study, a damage function and an unified hardening-softening function are applied to the homogenized crack model to develope a 3-dimensional FEM program for nonlinear damage and fracture analysis of concrete. The comparison of numerical results and experimental data show that the combined modeling in this study can simulate the damage and fracture of concrete without the mesh-sensitivity. It is also shown that the behavior of the so-called Engineering Cementitious Composite(ECC) characterized by strain-hardening and multiple cracks can be well simulated using the modeling.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.235-253
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• 2014

The theoretical basis and the main results of a design procedure, which attempts to provide the optimal layout of ordinary reinforcement in prestressed concrete beams, subjected to bending moment and shear force are presented. The difficulties encountered in simulating the actual behaviour of prestressed concrete beam in presence of coupled forces bending moment - shear force are discussed; particular emphasis is put on plastic models and stress fields approaches. A unified model for reinforced and prestressed concrete beams under axial force - bending moment - shear force interaction is provided. This analytical model is validated against both experimental results collected in literature and nonlinear numerical analyses. Finally, for illustrating the applicability of the proposed procedure, an example of design for a full-scale prestressed concrete beam is shown.

• Advances in materials Research
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.351-374
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• 2022

Softening function is the primary input for modeling the fracture of concrete when the cohesive crack approach is used. In this paper, based on the laboratory data on notched beams, an inverse algorithm is proposed that can accurately find the softening curve of the concrete. This algorithm uses non-linear finite element analysis and the damage-plasticity model. It is based on the kinematics of the beam at the late stages of loading. The softening curve, obtained from the corresponding algorithm, has been compared to other softening curves in the literature. It was observed that in determining the behavior of concrete, the usage of the presented curve made accurate results in predicting the peak loads and the load-deflection curves of the beams with different concrete mixtures. In fact, the proposed algorithm leads to softening curves that can be used for modeling the tensile cracking of concrete precisely. Moreover, the advantage of this algorithm is the low number of iterations for converging to an appropriate answer.

• 콘크리트학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.181-188
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• 1993

본 논문에서는 철근콘크리트 쉘 구조물의 크리프와 건조수축에 의한 시간의존성 효과를 포함하여 해석할 수 있는 기법을 개발하였다. Degenerate 쉘 요소를 해석에 사용하였으며 층 분할 기법을 이용하였다. 콘크리트의 압축 거동 모델은 탄-소성 모델 혹은 변형율 경화 모델을 사용할 수 있도록 하였고, 인장 영역에서는 균열 발생시 까지 선형 탄성으로 가정하였다. 철근은 등가의 두께를 가지는 철근 층으로 근사되었으며 각 철근 층은 철근의 배치 방향으로만 저항하는 일축거동을 하며 응력-변형율 곡선을 두 개의 직선으로 이상화 하였다. 비선형 해석을 위해 하중 증분 기법과 반복계산 기법을 사용하였으며 시간 의존성 효과를 고려하기 위해 시간영역을 같은 간격이 아닐 수도 있는 여러 개의 구간으로 나누어 해석하였다. 몇 개의 계산 예를 제시하고 다른 연구자들의 결과와 비교하여 본 연구의 타당성을 검토하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.703-716
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• 2018

In this study, the different energy demands in reinforced concrete (RC) wall piers, coupled by buckling restrained braces (BRBs), are investigated. As well as this, a single plastic hinge approach (SPH) and an extended plastic hinge (EPH) approach is considered for the wall piers. In the SPH approach, plasticity can extend only in the 0.1H adjacent to the wall base while, in the EPH approach, the plasticity can extend anywhere in the wall. The seismic behavior of 10-, 20- and 30-storey structures, subjected to near-fault (NF) as well as far-fault (FF) earthquakes, is studied with respect to the energy concepts involved in each storey. Different kinds of energy, including inelastic, damping, kinetic, elastic and total input energy demand, are investigated. The energy contribution from the wall piers, as well as the BRBs in each model, are studied. On average, for EPH approach, the inelastic demand portion pertaining to the BRBs for NF and FF records, is more than 60 and 80%, respectively. In the SPH approach, these ratios are 77 and 90% for the NF and FF events, respectively. It appears that utilizing the BRBs as energy dissipation members between two wall piers is an efficient concept.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.181-192
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• 2020

Nowadays, steel fiber reinforced concretes (SFRCs) are widely used in practical applications. Significant experimental research has thus been carried out to determine the constitutive equations that represent the behavior of SFRCs under multiaxial loadings. However, numerical modelling of SFRCs via FEM has been challenging due to the complexities of the implementation of these constitutive equations. In this study, following the literature, a plasticity model is constructed for the behavior of SFRCs that involves the Willam-Warnke failure surface with the relevant evolution laws and a non-associated flow rule for determining the plastic deformations. For the precise (yet rapid) integration of the constitutive equations, an explicit substepping scheme consisting of yield intersection and drift correction algorithms is employed and thus implemented in ABAQUS via UMAT. The FEM model includes various material parameters that are determined from the experimental data. Three sets of parameters are used in the numerical simulations. While the first set is from the experiments that are conducted in this study on SFRC specimens with various contents of steel fibers, the other two sets are from the experiments reported in the literature. The response of SFRCs under multiaxial compression obtained from various numerical simulations are compared with the experimental data. The good agreement between numerical results and the experimental data indicates that not only the adopted plasticity model represents the behavior of SFRCs very well but also the implemented integration scheme can be employed in practical applications of SFRCs.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제26권3A호
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• pp.447-455
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• 2006

순수변위 비선형 4절점 쉘요소의 정식화를 제안하여 철근 콘크리트, 강재및 복합재료등 범용 목적의 구조물의 해석에 적합하도록 하였다. 기하강성의 정식은 2차 운동역학적 관계를 이용하여 쉘이 중립면에서 정의되었고 이러한 기하강성은 면내응력, 휨 모멘트와 수직 전단력의 형태로 구성되어 두꺼운 판 및 쉘의 해석에 효과적이다. 가정된 자연 변형률 방법을 사용하여 전단잠김 문제를 제거한 복합 쉘 요소는 얇은 판및 쉘의 경우에도 정확한 해를 구할 수 있다. 콘크리트 경우 소성이론 및 탄소성 파괴역학에 근거한 비탄성 해석이 가능하며 강재경우 폰미스의 항복이론과 이바노브의 항복이론을 이용한 소성해석이 가능하다. 복합 재료의 수직전단 강성 행렬은 평형방정식으로부터 유도하여 구성하였다. 본 연구에서 제안한 쉘 요소는 해석 예제들이 참고문헌과 잘 일치하여 정확성이 입증되었으며 범용목적의 박판구조 해석에 적합한 것으로 사료 되었다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2002년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.829-834
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• 2002

Recently, research and development for a number of repairing material like an epoxy-based material and polymer-cementitious material as well as anti-washout underwater concrete have been carried out. But, the study on tile materials for the concrete structure exposed to a wetted condition is at a standstill and there are not any suitable reference data at a repairing work for the concrete structure at a splash as well as a structure under severe moisture condition. In this study, the material, called as “ceramic metal”, with an excellent mobility and plasticity as well as with a high bond strength and durability of freezing-thawing resistant properties under any environmental conditions was developed. And, the experimental evaluations for the utility wert widely performed.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.331-346
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• 2010

We present a quadrilateral finite element with an embedded crack that can be used to model tensile fracture in two-dimensional concrete solids and the crack growth. The element has kinematics that can represent linear jumps in both normal and tangential displacements along the crack line. The cohesive law in the crack is based on rigid-plasticity with softening. The required material data for the concrete failure analysis are the constants of isotropic elasticity and the mode I softening curve. The results of two well known tests are presented in order to illustrate very satisfying performance of the presented approach to simulate failure of concrete solids.