Advanced Constitutive Modeling of Plain and Reinforced Concretes

Abstract

This report summarizes research conducted by S-CUBED to develop advanced constitutive models of plain and reinforced concrete for ultimate use in the cost-effective design and hardness assessment of concrete protective structures. The specific goals of the research are two-fold; namely, (1) development of a mixture theory which can accurately account for steel-concrete interaction and (2) formulation of an advanced constitutive theory for plain concrete which can accurately portray its nonlinear, inelastic behavior, including developing damage and macrocracking, for arbitrary loading histories. The importance of steel-concrete interaction and nonlinear inelastic behavior of the plain concrete, including cracking, is emphasized. The progress made toward achieving these goals is described. Plain concrete, Reinforced concrete, Endochronic theory, Constitutive modeling, Steel-concrete interaction, Continuous damage theory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1988
Accession Number
ADA204746

Entities

People

  • G. A. Hegemier
  • H. E. Head
  • H. Murakami
  • K. C. Valanis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Asymptotic Series
  • California
  • Composite Materials
  • Constitutive Equations
  • Differential Equations
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Plastic Properties
  • Simulations
  • Stiffness
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Systems Analysis and Design