文档介绍：FLEXURAL BEHAVIOR OF
REINFORCED AND PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BEAMS
USING FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
by
Anthony J. Wolanski, .
A Thesis submitted to the
Faculty of the Graduate School,
Marquette University,
in Partial Fulfillment of
the Requirements for
the Degree of
Master of Science
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
May, 2004
PREFACE
Several methods have been utilized to study the response of concrete structural
components. Experimental based testing has been widely used as a means to analyze
individual elements and the effects of concrete strength under loading. The use of finite
element analysis to study ponents has also been used.
This thesis is a study of reinforced and prestressed concrete beams using finite
element analysis to understand their load-deflection response. A reinforced concrete
beam model is studied pared to experimental data.
The parameters for the reinforced concrete model were then used to model a
prestressed concrete beam. Characteristic points on the load-deformation response curve
predicted using finite element analysis pared to theoretical (hand-calculated)
results.
Conclusions were then made as to the accuracy of using finite element modeling
for analysis of concrete. The pared well to experimental and hand calculated.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This research was performed under the supervision of Dr. Christopher M. Foley. I am
extremely grateful for the guidance, knowledge, understanding, and numerous hours
spent helping plete this thesis. Appreciation is also extended to my thesis
committee, Dr. Stephen M. Heinrich and Dr. Baolin Wan, for their time and efforts.
I would like to thank my parents, John and Sue Wolanski, my brother, John
Wolanski, and my sister, Christine Wolanski for their understanding, encouragement and
support. Without my family these plishments would not have been possible.
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