Study of the Residual Strength of an RC Shear Wall with Fractal Crack Taking into Account Interlocking Interface Phenomena
Joint Authors
Source
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-11-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In the present paper, the postcracking strength of an RC shear wall element which follows the construction practices applied in Greece during the 70s is examined by taking into account the complex geometry of the crack of the wall and the mixed friction-plastification mechanisms that develop in the vicinity of the crack.
Due to the significance of the crack geometry, a multiresolution analysis based on fractal geometry is performed, taking into account the size of the aggregates of concrete.
The materials (steel and concrete) are assumed to have elastic-plastic behaviour.
For concrete, both cracking and crushing are taken into account in an accurate manner.
On the interfaces of the crack, unilateral contact and friction conditions are assumed to hold.
For every structure corresponding to each resolution of the interface, a classical Euclidean problem is solved.
The obtained results lead to interesting conclusions concerning the influence of the simulation of the geometry of the fractal crack on the mechanical interlock between the two faces of the crack, a factor which seems to be very important to the postcracking strength of the lightly reinforced shear wall studied here.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Panagouli, O.& Iordanidou, K.. 2013. Study of the Residual Strength of an RC Shear Wall with Fractal Crack Taking into Account Interlocking Interface Phenomena. Mathematical Problems in Engineering،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1008439
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Panagouli, O.& Iordanidou, K.. Study of the Residual Strength of an RC Shear Wall with Fractal Crack Taking into Account Interlocking Interface Phenomena. Mathematical Problems in Engineering No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1008439
American Medical Association (AMA)
Panagouli, O.& Iordanidou, K.. Study of the Residual Strength of an RC Shear Wall with Fractal Crack Taking into Account Interlocking Interface Phenomena. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1008439
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1008439