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Advanced damage behaviour of reinforced concrete is modelled using a mixed modelling approach, in which concrete is represented through the spherical-type discrete element model, whereas steel reinforcement is modelled by using beam-type finite elements. An original steel-concrete bond model developed and calibrated on pull-out tests is used to ensure transfer of forces between steel and concrete. The proposed approach is applied to simulate soft and hard-type impacts on RC beams within a very complete modelling framework, thus allowing validating by comparison with experimental data the overall numerical approach developed.
damage, discrete element method, impact, reinforced concrete, steel-concrete bond model
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