Strut-and-tie design methodology for three-dimensional reinforced concrete structures

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 929-938

  Leu, Liang Jenq ^a   Huang, Chang Wei ^b   Chen, Chuin Shan ^a   Liao, Ying Po ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Concrete, reinforced; Design; Finite elements; Optimization; Struts; Three dimensional analysis; Ties; Trusses

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; RAILROAD TIES; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUTS; TRUSSES;

FOUR-PARAMETER STRENGTH; NODAL ZONES; REFINED EVOLUTIONARY STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; STRUT-AND-TIE DESIGN; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 33646754690     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2006)132:6(929)     Document Type: Article

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