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Combination of 3D solid finite elements with rotation-free beam elements for non-linear analysis of fiber reinforced polymer rebars

Francisco Zarate¹, Thibault Villette², Xavier Martinez^1,3, Fernando Rastellini Canela¹, David Cendón⁴, Carmen Andrade⁵, Eugenio Oñate^1,3

1 Centre Internacional de Metodes Numerics a l'Enginyeria (CIMNE), Barcelona, Spain
2 Aramco UK
3 Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech, Spain
4 Centro de Investigación en Materiales Estructurales (CIME),Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
5 International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering

* Corresponding Authors: Francisco Zarate (), Thibault Villette (), Xavier Martinez (), Fernando Rastellini Canela (), David Cendón (), Carmen Andrade (), Eugenio Oñate ()

Revista Internacional de Métodos Numéricos para Cálculo y Diseño en Ingeniería 2023, 39(2), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.23967/j.rimni.2023.05.001

Accepted 04 May 2023; Issue published 04 May 2023

Abstract

We present a combination of three dimensional (3D) solid elements and rotation-free beam elements for non-linear analysis of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) of rebars. The matrix material is modelled by 3D solid elements while the fibers are modelled with rotation-free beam elements. The absence of rotation variables in the beam elements allows the straightforward coupling of 3D solid and beam elements using a formulation with displacement nodal degrees of freedom only. Both solid and beam elements are formulated in an updated Lagrangian description. The behavior of the matrix and the fiber material are modelled with an elastic-damage model. The efficiency and accuracy of the combined 3D-beam element formulation are verified in examples of application to the analysis of FRP rebars up to fracture in axial, bending and shear tests for which experimental results are available.

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