Issue 55

F. A. Elshazly et al, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 55 (2021) 1-19; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.55.01

Figure 4: Failure shapes, stress and strain values of finite element models



P





u EXP





  u EXP P

  u FE P



u EXP

  u FE 

Specimen

Ref.

  u EXP

P



 

 

u FE

u FE

NC

960 884 874 833 812

958 887 870 824 816

1.002 0.996 1.005 0.995 0.982 0.968 1.006 0.921 1.01

4.57 9.21

4.55

1.004

RU5

7.1

1.29

RU5-HL

7.7 6.8

7

1.1

RU15

7.5 6.5

0.906

RU15-HL

5.72

0.88

RU5HL-C1T RU5HL-G1T RU5HL-G1T1L

1094

1113.9

4.9

6.95

0.705 0.956 0.639 0.816 0.826 0.807 0.945 0.745 0.932 0.788 0.953 0.983 0.83 0.88

952

983.8

7.17

7.5

1073 1007

1066.2 1093.7

7.1

11.1 5.35

RU5VL-C1T RU5VL-G1T

4.45

923

971

0.95 0.98

8

9.8 9.5 7.1

R

1045

1066.6

7.85 5.73

Elshazly et al [23]

RU5VL-G1T1L RU15HL-C1T RU15HL-G1T RU15HL-G2T RU15VL-G2T RU15VL-G1T1L C114*3-235-0 C114*3-235-5 C114*3-235-15

972

988

0.984 0.994 1.016

1020

1026.4

6

6.35

942

927

7.66

8.7

1066 1042

1055.3

1.01 1.02

8.5

11.4

1017 937.8 732.8 617.5 501.5

8.85

9.5 7.1

911

0.971 0.987 0.964 0.961

5.6

723.5

5.48

5.75 8.95 9.75

595 482

8.8

10.3 1.056 Table 3: Comparison between test results and FE model results.

Duarte et al [18]

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