Abstract
In the present trend of constructing taller and longer structures, the application of lightweight aggregate concrete is becoming an increasingly important advanced solution in the modern construction industry. In engineering practice, the analysis of lightweight concrete elements is performed using the same algorithms that are applied for normal concrete elements. As an alternative to traditional engineering methods, nonlinear numerical algorithms based on constitutive material models may be used. The paper presents a comparative analysis of curvature calculations for flexural lightweight concrete elements, incorporating analytical code methods EN 1992-1 and ACI 318-19, as well as a numerical analysis using the constitutive model of cracked tensile lightweight concrete recently proposed by the authors. To evaluate the adequacy of the theoretical predictions, experimental data of 51 lightweight concrete beams of five different programs reported in the literature were collected. A comparison of theoretical and experimental results showed that the most accurate predictions are obtained using numerical analysis and the constitutive model proposed by the authors. In the future, the latter algorithm can be used as a reliable tool for improving the design standard methods or numerical modeling of lightweight concrete elements subjected to short-term loading.
Highlights
Concrete has become the most widely used construction material worldwide
This paper presents a comparative analysis of curvature calculations for flexural lightweight aggregate concrete elements, incorporating analytical code methods (EN 1992-1 (EC2) [32] and ACI
Comparison of the results demonstrates that in all cases the proposed approach gives the most accurate predictions of mean normalized curvature as the respective trend-line approaches the unity line
Summary
Concrete has become the most widely used construction material worldwide. concrete is the most widely used synthetic material. Traditional engineering methods, which during many years have been developed to improve normal-weight concrete mixes, are usually insufficient for evaluating these factors Another important, though often neglected, aspect of the serviceability analysis can be attributed to the assessment of the restrained shrinkage-induced stress–strain state at the pre-loading stage [19,20,21,22]. Some researchers [14,21,23,24] note that early-age cracking of reinforced lightweight concrete elements occurs, in particular, because of shrinkage of concrete in combination with lower tensile strength These effects are not taken into account in traditional engineering techniques. A comparison of theoretical and experimental results showed that the most accurate predictions are obtained using numerical analysis and the constitutive model proposed by the authors
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