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Computers and Concrete
  Volume 17, Number 1, January 2016 , pages 141-156
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/cac.2016.17.1.141
 


Topological optimization procedure considering nonlinear material behavior for reinforced concrete designs
Marcela Bruna Braga França, Marcelo Greco, Ricardo Morais Lanes and Valério Silva Almeida

 
Abstract
    The search for new structural systems capable of associating performance and safety requires deeper knowledge regarding the mechanical behavior of structures subject to different loading conditions. The Strut-and-Tie Model is commonly used to structurally designing some reinforced concrete elements and for the regions where geometrical modifications and stress concentrations are observed, called
 
Key Words
    reinforced concrete; strut-and-tie; Abaqus; FEM; topological optimization
 
Address
Marcela Bruna Braga França, Marcelo Greco, Ricardo Morais Lanes: PROPEEs–Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Estruturas da UFMG,Departamento de Engenharia de Estruturas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Presidente Antônio Carlos, 6627 – Escola de Engenharia, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
Valério Silva Almeida: EPUSP, Departamento de Engenharia de Estruturas e Fundação da Escola Politécnica,Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Mello Moraes, 2373,Butantã, 05508-030, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
 

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