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Structural Engineering and Mechanics Volume 85, Number 4, February25 2023 , pages 485-500 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2023.85.4.485 |
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Evaluating the accuracy of mass scaling method in non-linear quasi-static finite element analysis of RC structures |
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A. Yeganeh-Salman and M. Lezgy-Nazargah
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| Abstract | ||
| The non-linear static analysis of reinforced concrete (RC) structures using the three-dimensional (3D) finite element method is a time-consuming and challenging task. Moreover, this type of analysis encounters numerical problems such as the lack of convergence of results in the stages of growth and propagation of cracks in the structure. The time integration analysis along with the mass scaling (MS) technique is usually used to overcome these limitations. Despite the use of this method in the 3D finite element analysis of RC structures, a comprehensive study has not been conducted so far to assess the effects of the MS method on the accuracy of results. This study aims to evaluate the accuracy of the MS method in the non-linear quasi-static finite element analysis of RC structures. To this aim, different types of RC structures were simulated using the finite element approach based on the implicit time integration method and the mass scaling technique. The influences of effective parameters of the MS method (i.e., the allowable values of increase in the mass of the RC structure, the relationship between the duration of the applied load and fundamental vibration period of the RC structure, and the pattern of applied loads) on the accuracy of the simulated results were investigated. The accuracy of numerical simulation results has been evaluated through comparison with existing experimental data. The results of this study show that the achievement of accurate structural responses in the implicit time integration analyses using the MS method involves the appropriate selection of the effective parameters of the MS method. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| implicit time integration analysis; mass scaling; non-linear finite element; RC structures | ||
| Address | ||
| A. Yeganeh-Salman and M. Lezgy-Nazargah: Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar 9617976487-397, Iran | ||