The objective of this paper is the numerical sttudy of the behavior concrete beams and columns by non-linear numerical simulations. The numerical analysis is based on the finite element method implemented in CASTEM 2000. This program uses the constitutive elestoplastic perfect model for the stee, the Drucker-Prager model for the concrete and the Newton-Raphson for the solution of non-linear systems. This work concentrates on the determination of equilibrium curves to the beams and force-strain curves to the columns. The numeric responses are confronted with experimental results found in the literature in order to check the reliability of the numerical analyses.
Published on 01/04/09
Accepted on 01/04/09
Submitted on 01/04/09
Volume 25, Issue 2, 2009
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA license
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