[PDF] Top 20 Finite-Element Model for Pretensioned Prestressed Concrete Girders

... in finite element analysis can be performed in two ways, as discussed by Aalami (2000), either as a loading applied to the member, or as an additional structural element that contributes to the ... See full document

... each element. As shown in figure 1, a single element may be used to describe a beam or a ...An element is composed by a finite number of cross sections that constitute integration points ... See full document

... the finite element method was conducted in this research to evaluate the heat conduction in deep concrete box-girder bridges considering the temperature change of air, the thermal radiation from the ... See full document

... precast concrete industry, the Prestressed System ...of prestressed hollow core slabs, it was found that research work related to this specific topic was rarely available in the ...of concrete ... See full document

... failure model of concrete adopted by ANSYS was adequate to determine the nonlinear response of reinforced concrete ...reinforced concrete beams and post-tensioned concrete T- beams and ... See full document

... a prestressed concrete containment, localized tendon detensioning may occur asa result of surveillance, tendon maintenance, or tendon ...(3D) finite element models are extensively used in ... See full document

... A static structural analysis determines the displacements, stresses, strains and forces in structures or components caused by loads that do not induce substantial inertia and damping. The ANSYS 14 was used to perform a ... See full document

... a concrete specimen is loaded in compression before being heated to a high temperature (above 100 °C), an extra strain develops compared to when it is loaded after having been ... See full document

... any finite element program it is important to understand were initially developed for structural problems but they have been extended to numerous field the basic concepts of finite element ... See full document

... the concrete will determine how quickly it expands but what temperature and what type of placement do the nodes need to be to reflect this pressure? Do they all need to be the same or alter as they get to the ... See full document

... Containment Model (BARCOM), which is 1:4 scale representation of Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS) unit-3&4 540 MWe PHWR Inner Containment of Pre-stressed Concrete has been constructed with the design ... See full document

... about concrete gravity dams subjected to underwater blast simulated detonation loads by using only an explosion shockwave and neglected the effect of explosion gas bubble ...on concrete gravity dams with ... See full document

... In Ontario, deicing salts are used on highways during the winter months to melt snow and ice (MTO 2008). These salts mix with snow and water to form a liquid brine that becomes an airborne spray due to traffic movement. ... See full document

... reinforced concrete beams subjected to fire. Six reinforced concrete beams, designed to ACI 318-11 specifications, with a 20 ft ...weight concrete and Grade 60 reinforcing rebars, and were divided ... See full document

... This paper gives basic principles for portioning of concrete box girder to help designer to start with project. Box girder shows better resistance to the torsion of superstructure. The various trail of L/d ratio ... See full document

... a finite element model for different breast tissues including soft, benign, and malignant tis- ...This model can be considered as a software phantom that can be used to study breast cancer ... See full document

... of concrete adopted are M30- ...of concrete on the total cost of beams, the relative cost of simply supported beams of rectangular section and symmetrical I section have been ... See full document

... a concrete cylinder with a concentric conical hole and corrugations on its surface, and a conical plug carrying grooves on its surface ...ends. Concrete cylinder is heavily ... See full document

... a prestressed concrete bridge model will be thoroughly ...entire model, its construction, materials used, provided properties and conditions such as location on earth, seismic magnitude, it ... See full document

... on element sizes of the gasket and deck faces; decreasing the size of the element resulted in higher resolution of results at the expense of computational ... See full document