Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Jassy: Constructions, Architechture Section (Jan 2006)
New Algorithm for Establishing the Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Elements
Abstract
Evaluation of residual mechanical characteristics for reinforced concrete structures is an actual problem in Romania where, a lot of buildings were designed and erected before year 1963 when the first seismic norms appear. For these buildings it is necessary to check the level of structural safety because the structures take-over more earthquakes without any intervention for rehabilitation between earthquakes. In the analysis process the most complicated problem is to insert the structural damages into the mathematical model. The authors propose a new approach of this problem with an original algorithm that permit to include in the structure damages specified for reinforced concrete elements.
