This paper presents an alternative methodology to represent rebars and their bond-slip behavior against concrete based on coupling finite elements. Among the main features and advantages of the proposed technique are: (i) ...

Structural durability is an important design criterion, which must be assessed for every type of structure, especially for reinforced concrete (RC) structures. When RC structures are located in aggressive environments, its ...

This article presents a BEM formulation developed particularly for analysis of plates reinforced by rectangular beams. This is an extended version of a Previous paper that only took into account bending effects. The problem ...

This paper analyzes the punching strength of concrete flat slabs with shear reinforcement that does not embrace flexural reinforcement. This paper also reports the results of tests of slabs without shear reinforcement. ...

In this article, the formulation and verification of a nonlinear quadrilateral layered membrane element with drilling degrees of freedom for the nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete (RC) walls under static and cycling ...

During their service life reinforced concrete structures can be exposed to mechanical loads and aggressive chemical or thermal agents that produce degradation of their mechanical properties. This results in a loss of ...

A model for fiber reinforced composites that takes into account the fiber slipping is presented in this paper and applied to the analysis of reinforced concrete elements. The model is formulated within the framework of the ...

In this article, a simple and accurate quadrilateral thin flat layered shell element formulation for the nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete (RC) wall systems under static and cycling loads is presented. The 4 node ...

Structural durability is an important design criterion, which must be assessed for every type of structure. In this regard, especial attention must be addressed to the durability of reinforced concrete (RC) structures. ...

This article presents a BEM formulation developed to analyse reinforced plate bending. The reinforcements are formulated using a simplified scheme based on applying an initial moment field adopted to locally correct the ...