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Computers and Concrete
  Volume 14, Number 4, October 2014 , pages 463-477
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/cac.2014.14.4.463
 


Nonlinear finite element modelling of centric dowel connections in precast buildings
Blaž Zoubek, Yasin Fahjan, Matej Fischinger and Tatjana Isaković

 
Abstract
    The modelling approach in the case of connections in precast buildings is specific. The assembly of the constitutive parts of the connection requires the inclusion of contact definitions in the model. In addition, the material non-linearity including the influence of the spatial stress distribution should be taken into account where appropriate. Here a complex model of a beam-to-column dowel connection is presented. Experiments on the analysed connection were performed within the framework of the European project SAFECAST (Performance of Innovative Mechanical Connections in Precast Building Structures under Seismic Conditions). Several material and interaction parameters were investigated and the influence of each of them was evaluated. The set of parameters which gave the best match with the experiments was chosen.
 
Key Words
    dowel connection; precast buildings; concrete modelling; CDP model; interaction modelling; failure mechanism; failure analysis
 
Address
Blaž Zoubek and Yasin Fahjan: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, Jamova 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Matej Fischinger and Tatjana Isaković: Gebze Institute of Technology, Department of Earthquake and Structural Engineering, Istanbul Caddesi 141, 41400 Gebze, Turkey

 

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