INVESTIGADORES
OLLER  Sergio Horacio Cristobal
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
NUMERICAL ANALISYS OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES STRENGTHENED WITH FRP USING THE SERIAL/PARALLEL MIXING THEORY
Autor/es:
M. MOLINA; S. OLLER; A. BARBAT
Reunión:
Conferencia; 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI); 2014
Resumen:
The numerical simulation of composite materials is a field under continuous development. Itsapplication to structural design has shown important improvements, leading to a bettersimulation of strengthened structures. This paper uses the serial/parallel mixing theory topredict the mechanical behavior of composites. This theory uses the constitutive equations ofthe component materials to obtain the composite performance. The advantages provided bythis formulation to simulate concrete structures reinforced or retrofitted with Fiber ReinforcedPolymers (FRP) will be shown from the analysis of several finite element models, consistingof a set of concrete frames with different strengthening configurations. The results obtainedwill show that the use of this theory to simulate FRP reinforced structures improves theiranalysis and design.