000			01753 a2200193 4500
020			_a9781138749269
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a624.18341 _bK848f
100			_aKotsovos, Michael D.
245			_aFinite-element modelling of structural concrete: short-term static and dynamic loading conditions _cMichael D. Kotsovos
260			_bCRC Press _c2015 _aBoca Raton
300			_axv, 365p
520			_aFinite-Element Modelling of Structural Concrete: Short-Term Static and Dynamic Loading Conditions presents a finite-element model of structural concrete under short-term loading, covering the whole range of short-term loading conditions, from static (monotonic and cyclic) to dynamic (seismic and impact) cases. Experimental data on the behavior of concrete at both the material and structural levels reveal the unavoidable development of triaxial stress conditions prior to failure which dictate the collapse and ductility of structural concrete members. Moreover, and in contrast with generally accepted tenets, it can be shown that the post-peak behavior of concrete as a material is realistically described by a complete and immediate loss of load-carrying capacity. Hence rational analysis and design of concrete components in accordance with the currently prevailing limit-state philosophy requires the use of triaxial material data consistent with the notion of a fully brittle material, and this approach is implemented in the book by outlining a finite-element method for the prediction of the strength, deformation, and cracking patterns of arbitrary structural concrete forms.
650			_aFinite element method
650			_aPlastic analysis
650			_aReinforced concrete construction
942			_cBK
999			_c560821 _d560821