Analysis of inelastic behaviour of the eccentrically compressed reinforced concrete columns

Abstract

Analysis of load carrying capacity of a reinforced concrete column, which was carried out using the dynamic relaxation method, was presented in the paper. Numerical investigations for reinforced concrete columns, loaded with two longitudinal forces placed on the ends of the element at a constant eccentricity, have been carried out. The states of stress, strain, displacement were analyzed in the specific steps of the load increment. The results of the numerical tests were compared with the experimental results carried out by Lloyd and Rangan. Keywords: mechanics of structures, dynamic relaxation method, reinforced concrete column, load carrying capacity

Keywords

• mechanics of structures
• dynamic relaxation method
• reinforced concrete column
• Load carrying capacity