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Ingegneria Sismica

Ingegneria Sismica

3D FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING OF NOVEL STRENGTHENING SOLUTIONS FOR RC WALL/SLAB CONNECTIONS

Author(s): Magdalini D. Titirla 1, Antoine Chalot 2, Laurent Michel 2, Emmanuel Ferrier 2
1Laboratoire de Mécanique des Structures et des Systèmes Couplés (LMSSC), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Paris, France
2Laboratoire des Matériaux Composites pour la Construction (LMC2), Université LYON 1, Villeurbanne, France
, Magdalini D. Titirla. et al “3D FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING OF NOVEL STRENGTHENING SOLUTIONS FOR RC WALL/SLAB CONNECTIONS.” Ingegneria Sismica Volume 37 Issue 3: 67-82, doi:….

Abstract

The aim of this study is to create a nonlinear FE model able to predict the mechanical behavior of RC wall/slab connections strengthened by using Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers. The experimental mechanical behavior of 4 full scale RC wall/slab connections with a reference join and 3 strengthened by FRP are investigated from members of our researcher team. The 3D finite-element micromodel of the RC wall/slab connections is conducted utilizing the FE software ABAQUS, reproducing the actual geometry of the experiments, as well as the same boundary conditions and loading as in the experimental program. The analytical investigation is carried out through an extended comparative parametric study and is focused on the quantitative influence of certain simplified modelling assumptions and several critical modelling parameters on the response of the system. The accuracy of the 3D model was assessed against the experimental results.

Keywords
Composite, FRP, Finite element model, Joins RC structures

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