Abstract
The national and international codes and standards and the literature consider the stress patterns either in case of a single crack or of equidistant primary cracks which developed at the same load level. Moreover, most FE models consider smeared cracks which do not allow for any insight in the real inner behavior of structural concrete. This paper considers the stochastic character of the concrete tensile strength’s distribution along the reinforced concrete element and a realistic local bond stress vs. slip relationship with its hysteretic character when the sign of local slip changes due to the occurrence of a new primary crack.
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