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Numerical Representation of Multiple Premature Failures in Steel-Plated RC Beams

School of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK

E-mail Address: mohd.arsalan.khan@hotmail.co.uk

Present address: Department of Civil Engineering, Z. H. College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Jamal El-Rimawi

School of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK

E-mail Address: j.a.el-rimawi@lboro.ac.uk

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Vadim V. Silberschmidt

School of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK

School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK

E-mail Address: v.silberschmidt@lboro.ac.uk

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219876217500359Cited by:11 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

Realizing the importance of widely used technique of plating for flexural retrofitting of reinforced concrete (RC) beams and its drawbacks due to premature failure(s), present work concentrates in developing a finite element tool model capable of successfully capturing multiple premature failure modes and their corresponding behaviors. The model is simple but focused; the capability and accuracy of the results have been validated through test literature, particularly focusing on the load capacities of beams at progressive stages of failure modes; which is from crack initiation through to complete failure, such as the load of crack initiation, first crack and complete failure. Acceptable accuracy is shown in terms of crack type(s), crack patterns, sequence, location and direction of propagation through the innovative use of cohesive zone model (CZM). The model clearly explains that debonding and peeling, although originating from a same location for most cases, are extensions of different types of cracks.

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