Title:
Reinforced Concrete Shell Elements Subjected to Bending and Membrane Loads
Author(s):
Maria Anna Polak and Frank J. Vecchio
Publication:
Structural Journal
Volume:
91
Issue:
3
Appears on pages(s):
261-268
Keywords:
axial loads; bending; finite element method; reinforced concrete construction; shells; tension tests; Structural Research
DOI:
10.14359/4353
Date:
5/1/1994
Abstract:
Large-scale reinforced concrete shell elements were tested under conditions of biaxial bending and in-plane normal forces. The details and results of the test program are described, and the observed behavior patterns are discussed. The test data obtained are analyzed to corroborate constitutive models currently available for representing the effects of post-cracking tensile stresses in concrete. The ability of nonlinear finite element analysis procedures to accurately model shell element behavior is also examined.