Numerical Analysis of Reinforced Concrete and Steel-Fiber Concrete Elements under Fatigue Loading
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 145, Issue 11
Abstract
The implementation of fatigue-damage models into the governing equations of the disturbed stress field model algorithm for fatigue analysis of reinforced concrete structures is presented in this paper. The models account for concrete deterioration, localized reinforcement crack growth, and accumulation of irreversible compressive strain in conventional reinforced concrete and steel-fiber reinforced concrete due to fatigue loading. As such, analyses involving fatigue damage can be expressed in terms of the deformation evolution and residual capacity. These concepts overcome the well-known limitations of stress-life models for fatigue analysis of reinforced concrete structures. The implementation concepts using robust models from the literature are described. As a means of further illustration, the solutions to the deformation of a shear element under pure shear fatigue loading are presented. The validation of the modified algorithm using finite-element analysis with experimental results for fatigue life and residual strength prediction gave good correlation.
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Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada and Hatch Ltd. for the invaluable contributions and financial support to this research. The authors also acknowledge the assistance received from the Niger Delta Development Commission and the Delta State Government of Nigeria.
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Received: Jul 23, 2017
Accepted: Dec 6, 2018
Published online: Aug 28, 2019
Published in print: Nov 1, 2019
Discussion open until: Jan 28, 2020
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