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Cyclic constitutive laws based on the moving focal point proposal for plain concrete under tension and compression

Leis constitutivas cíclicas baseadas na proposta de ponto focal móvel para concreto simples submetido à tensão e compressão

Abstract

This paper presents a strategy to improve the representation of the concrete response under cyclic analyses using the generalized secant modulus and the novel concept of the moving focal point. The formulated model is based on cyclic constitutive laws for plain concrete subject to cyclic compression and tension loadings. Cycles are referenced from the focal point. Linear and nonlinear approaches are proposed to reproduce the cyclic response. Numerical results for direct compression and tension simulations are compared with experimental data from the literature to validate the model. The main upgrades verified are the flexibility in reproducing load cycles and the possibility of correlating the numerical curve to the physical parameters of concrete. The contribution of this study is the moving focal point concept, a strategy to better adjust cyclic paths compared to the fixed focal point.

Keywords:
concrete; cyclic load; constitutive laws; moving focal point


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