Samuel Hanna Kamel Yaakop

Studying optimization of nonlinear fe modelling parameters for rc beams with case study application of ledged RC L-shaped beams / دراسة تأثير معاملات وافتراضات النمذجة على التحليل اللاخطى بطريقة العناصر المحدودة لكمرات خرسانية مسلحة مع تطبيق على دراسة حالة عن الكمرات الاطارية المزودة بحافه سفلية Samuel Hanna Kamel Yaakop ; Supervised Mourad M. Bakhoum , Hatem H. A. Ibrahim - Cairo : Samuel Hanna Kamel Yaakop , 2020 - 241 , (55) P. : charts , facsimiles ; 30cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Civil Engineering

In this research a simple reinforced concrete beam was modelled in form of 2D and 3D models in nonlinear FE analysis using a commercial nonlinear software package (ATENA) focusing on the following three parameters: the effect of mesh size, element type and reinforcement form/modelling (smeared or discrete). After establishing the most suitable of these parameters to use in simulation in the nonlinear analysis of RC structures, a verification was made using published results of nine RC simply supported beams which their results of load deflection curves or momentdeflection curves were found in the literature from tests. The results of the studied beams gave good agreement with the published results based on the findings from the parameters and assumptions that are considered in the thesis. After this verification of the previous parameters, a case study application on L-shaped RC (ledged) beams was conducted with a view to enhance the shear ledge capacity by investigating reinforcement details without changing the ledge beam geometry



Mesh Size Nonlinear Analysis Optimization