%0 Journal Article %1 Federico2003 %A Tavarez, Federico A. %A Bank, Lawrence C. %A Plesha, Michael E. %D 2003 %J ACI Structural Journal %K FRP composite; fiber-reinforced polymer; reinforcement; shear; stress, concrete beam %N 2 %P 250--258 %T Analysis of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Grid Reinforced Concrete Beams %V 100 %X This study focuses on the use of explicit finite element analysis tools to predict the behavior of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite grid reinforced concrete beams subjected to four-point bending. Predictions were obtained using LS-DYNA, an explicit finite element program widely used for the nonlinear transient analysis of structures. The composite grid was modeled in a discrete manner using beam and shell elements, connected to a concrete solid mesh. The load-deflection characteristics obtained from the simulations show good correlation with the experimental data. Also, a detailed finite element substructure model was developed to further analyze the stress state of the main longitudinal reinforcement at ultimate conditions. Based on this analysis, a procedure was proposed for the analysis of composite grid reinforced concrete beams that accounts for different failure modes. A comparison of the proposed approach with the experimental data indicated that the procedure provides a good lower bound for conservative predictions of load-carrying capacity.

@article{Federico2003, abstract = {This study focuses on the use of explicit finite element analysis tools to predict the behavior of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite grid reinforced concrete beams subjected to four-point bending. Predictions were obtained using LS-DYNA, an explicit finite element program widely used for the nonlinear transient analysis of structures. The composite grid was modeled in a discrete manner using beam and shell elements, connected to a concrete solid mesh. The load-deflection characteristics obtained from the simulations show good correlation with the experimental data. Also, a detailed finite element substructure model was developed to further analyze the stress state of the main longitudinal reinforcement at ultimate conditions. Based on this analysis, a procedure was proposed for the analysis of composite grid reinforced concrete beams that accounts for different failure modes. A comparison of the proposed approach with the experimental data indicated that the procedure provides a good lower bound for conservative predictions of load-carrying capacity.}, added-at = {2015-04-15T13:01:01.000+0200}, author = {Tavarez, Federico A. and Bank, Lawrence C. and Plesha, Michael E.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/29c0bab5903cb170558652361d312bcf8/v.vitanov}, interhash = {4e50f6f6de5ff667c31eccfb3fbcbb3e}, intrahash = {9c0bab5903cb170558652361d312bcf8}, journal = {ACI Structural Journal}, keywords = {FRP composite; fiber-reinforced polymer; reinforcement; shear; stress, concrete beam}, month = {March 1}, number = 2, owner = {Vladimir.Vitanov}, pages = {250--258}, timestamp = {2015-04-16T09:20:21.000+0200}, title = {Analysis of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Grid Reinforced Concrete Beams}, volume = 100, year = 2003 }