| Author | Gunasekera, Amarasena Wickramaratna |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. 1345 |
| Subject(s) | Reinforced concrete--Cracking
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering of the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Crack propagation analysis of reinforced concrete members was done using finite element method. An attempt was made to incorporate the nonlinear behaviour of material properties and most important, the bond slip and its softening was taken into account using joint element which has zero thickness. Combining with this the laminar discretization, the displacement of steel could be differentiated from that of concrete at the
same location in the plan. A reinforced concrete beam, subjected to crack
propagation, under an increasing central load, was analysed and the results
obtained was in agreement with the experimentally obtained results.
Also, as an example for extended application of the method, an anchor
bolt anchorage in reinforced concrete with two different support conditions was analyzed to demonstrate how proper reinforcement is decided for complicated situations through this method. |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | Student Research Before 1979 |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Thesis (Year <=1979) |
| Chairperson(s) | Tanabe, Tada-Aki
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| Examination Committee(s) | Pama, Ricardo P. ;Scott, David
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Canada |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1978 |