Multidimensional nonlinear numerical simulation of post‐tensioned concrete girders with different prestressing levels

S Galano, D Losanno, G Miluccio, F Parisi - Structural Concrete, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Most of the Italian infrastructures have been built since the mid‐twentieth century.
Prestressed concrete (PC) has been widely used, especially for bridges and viaducts. These …

[HTML][HTML] A fiber beam element based on plastic and damage models for prestressed concrete structures

L Parente, D Addessi, E Spacone - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Modeling of prestressed concrete beams and their degrading processes are relevant issues
in the assessment of existing structures and infrastructures, particularly for bridges. This …

Identification of sudden stiffness changes in the acceleration response of a bridge to moving loads using ensemble empirical mode decomposition

H Aied, A González, D Cantero - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2016 - Elsevier
The growth of heavy traffic together with aggressive environmental loads poses a threat to
the safety of an aging bridge stock. Often, damage is only detected via visual inspection at a …

Numerical study on the flexural performance of precast segmental concrete beams with unbonded internal steel tendons

TD Le, TM Pham, H Hao - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
This study presents a numerical investigation of the flexural performance of precast
segmental concrete beams (PSBs) with unbonded internal steel tendons. Numerical models …

Nonlinear finite element simulation of unbonded prestressed concrete beams

LS Moreira, JBM Sousa Jr, E Parente Jr - Engineering Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
Prestressed concrete with internal unbonded tendons has been recognized as an excellent
structural option for beams and slabs and is employed worlwide. Numerical solutions for the …

Numerical modeling of externally prestressed steel–concrete composite beams

T Lou, SMR Lopes, AV Lopes - Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2016 - Elsevier
A finite element model to analyze externally prestressed steel–concrete composite beams
under short and long-term loads is developed. The nonlinear geometric effect is considered …

[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting moment redistribution at ultimate in continuous beams prestressed with external CFRP tendons

T Lou, SMR Lopes, AV Lopes - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
A numerical investigation of redistribution of moments in continuous concrete beams
prestressed with external carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) tendons at failure loads is …

Numerical analysis of bonded and unbonded prestressed RC beams using cohesive and non-compatible rod elements

R Durand, JF Vieira, MM Farias - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This research presents a numerical approach to simulate prestressed RC beams. It
combines state-of-the-art finite element models to simulate the concrete (including fracture) …

Flexural behavior of steel deep beams prestressed with externally unbonded straight multi-tendons

Y Ren, Y Wang, B Wang, H Ban, J Song, G Su - Thin-Walled Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
External prestressing is one of the most powerful techniques to retrofit and strengthen the
existing beams and columns. In this paper, the flexural behavior of deep beam prestressed …

Prestress loss in unbonded prestressed concrete beams based on the strain reduction coefficient

PM Páez, B Sensale-Cozzano - Materials and Structures, 2024 - Springer
Based on the strain reduction coefficient methodology, which enables an analysis of a beam
with external or internal unbonded tendons as a beam with bonded tendons, and using the …