FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BEAM: A REVIEW
Keywords:
Finite element analysis, pre -stressed concrete, beam, non linear numerical modelling, monitoring systems, code-based methodAbstract
Pre-stressed concrete beam has been successfully modelled by nonlinear finite element analysis, allowing
for plasticity and damage behaviour of concrete and slip-bond failure behaviour for strands. All the materials and
bond models used are based on experimental data where the bond behaviour of pre-stress strands is first characterised
in a small size beam model. The simulation results are validated with data from actual load testing and numerical
model. Similarly, the main objectives of this research are the effective development of an updating process for
nonlinear numerical modelling which is based on the information from different monitoring systems and code-based
methods.