Load displacement behavior of concrete beam under monotonic static and low velocity impact load

Yilmaz M. C., Anil Ö., Alyavuz B., Kantar E.

International Journal of Civil Engineering, vol.12, no.4, pp.488-503, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: International Journal of Civil Engineering
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.488-503
  • Keywords: Load - displacement behavior, Concrete beam, Low velocity impact behavior, Drop weight, ANSYS, BRITTLE-PLASTIC MATERIAL, HIGH-STRAIN RATES, MICROPLANE MODEL, RC BEAMS, DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR, PRESSURES, SLABS
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2014, Iran University of Science and Technology. All rights reserved.Experiments were carried out to observe the influence of loading type on concrete beam specimens. Beam specimens made of similar concrete mixture with the same geometry were tested under three point static loading and low velocity drop weight impact loading. Load – displacement behavior, absorbed energy dissipation capacity, stiffnesses, failure modes of beam specimens were obtained and discussed. A finite element (FE) model was prepared in ANSYS Explicit STR software and the results of FE analysis were compared with experimental results. The loading type and loading rate havesignificant influence on the maximum load, stiffness and energy dissipation capacity. Numerical results obtained from ANSYS Explicit STR FE models are consistent with the experimental results.