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Nonlinear analysis of a reinforced concrete shallow arch using a new layered cylindrical quadrilateral element

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Abstract

Based on Kirchhoff's thin plate assumption, a simple, displacement-based 4-node, 24-DOF layered cylindrical quadrilateral flat plate/shell element, which combines a 4-node quadrilateral membrane element with drilling or rotational degrees of freedom, and a refined non-conforming 4-node 12-DOF quadrilateral plate bending element RPQ4, is proposed in this paper for the geometric and material nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete cylindrical shell structures. The element is employed to investigate the nonlinear structural behavior of a reinforced concrete shallow arch, and the agreements between the computed results of the shallow reinforced-concrete arch and those obtained from experiment study provide validation of the proposed finite element model.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 4th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, ISEC-4 - Innovations in Structural Engineering and Construction
Pages843-848
Number of pages6
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event4th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, ISEC-4 - Innovations in Structural Engineering and Construction - Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Duration: 26 Sept 200728 Sept 2007

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 4th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, ISEC-4 - Innovations in Structural Engineering and Construction
Volume2

Conference

Conference4th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, ISEC-4 - Innovations in Structural Engineering and Construction
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityMelbourne, VIC
Period26/09/0728/09/07

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