Mechanical properties of two-way different configurations of prestressed concrete members subjected to axial loading

• Main Authors: Chaobi Zhang, Jianyun Chen, Qiang Xu, Jing Li
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
• Series: Nuclear Engineering and Technology
• Subjects: Axial loading; Biaxial; Concrete damaged plasticity; Finite element method; Mechanical property; Nuclear power plant; Numerical simulation; Prestressed concrete
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573315001357

In order to analyze the mechanical properties of two-way different configurations of prestressed concrete members subjected to axial loading, a finite element model based on the nuclear power plant containments is demonstrated. This model takes into account the influences of different principal stress directions, the uniaxial or biaxial loading, and biaxial loading ratio. The displacement-controlled load is applied to obtain the stress–strain response. The simulated results indicate that the differences of principal stress axes have great effects on the stress–strain response under uniaxial loading. When the specimens are subjected to biaxial loading, the change trend of stress with the increase of loading ratio is obviously different along different layout directions. In addition, correlation experiments and finite element analyses were conducted to verify the validity and reliability of the analysis in this study.