Simulation of reinforced ductile cement-based composite beams under cyclic loads

S. L. Billington, Y. Shao, T. E. Frank, M. J. Bandelt, D. M. Moreno

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Abstract

High Performance Fiber-Reinforced Cement-based Composites (HPFRCCs) exhibit pseudo-strain hardening behavior in tension and little to no spalling in compression. HPFRCC has been proposed for use in earthquake-and blast-resistant structural design due to its high damage tolerance. Tension-stiffening, bond-slip behavior, and reinforcement fracture failure in reinforced HPFRCC components have been experimentally investigated. Numerical modeling approaches to predict these unique experimental responses have also been developed and are further explored and validated here with a cyclically loaded cantilever beam experiment. Simulation results are able to capture the test strength, stiffness, and hysteretic energy dissipation with reasonable accuracy. With the help of a recently developed bond-slip model for reinforced HPFRCCs, reinforcing strains are also well simulated up to drifts of 6%. At large drifts of 12% when the experiment fails, the simulated steel strains are below the expected failure strain of the reinforcing bar, and two possible causes are discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationComputational Modelling of Concrete Structures - Proceedings of the conference on Computational Modelling of Concrete and Concrete Structures, EURO-C 2018
EditorsBernhard Pichler, Jan G. Rots, Günther Meschke
PublisherCRC Press/Balkema
Pages805-812
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9781138741171
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
EventConference on Computational Modelling of Concrete and Concrete Structures, EURO-C 2018 - Bad Hofgastein, Austria
Duration: Feb 26 2018Mar 1 2018

Publication series

NameComputational Modelling of Concrete Structures - Proceedings of the conference on Computational Modelling of Concrete and Concrete Structures, EURO-C 2018

Conference

ConferenceConference on Computational Modelling of Concrete and Concrete Structures, EURO-C 2018
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityBad Hofgastein
Period2/26/183/1/18

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Civil and Structural Engineering

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