FEA modelling of stress distributions in concrete test specimens compressed through rubber sheets


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Gough J., . and Ismaliza Ismail, . FEA modelling of stress distributions in concrete test specimens compressed through rubber sheets. pp. 111-123. ISSN 1511-1768

Abstract

A Finite Element (FE) study of the behaviour of concrete blocks compressed against rubber sheets was conducted. The results were compared to experimental tests of the same assembly reported in literature. It was found that tensile stresses developed within the concrete due to non-uniform compression of the rubber and were likely to have been the cause of failure of the concrete except where the rubber sheet was very thin or absent. The effect disappeared if contact between the rubber and concrete was frictionless.


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Abstract

A Finite Element (FE) study of the behaviour of concrete blocks compressed against rubber sheets was conducted. The results were compared to experimental tests of the same assembly reported in literature. It was found that tensile stresses developed within the concrete due to non-uniform compression of the rubber and were likely to have been the cause of failure of the concrete except where the rubber sheet was very thin or absent. The effect disappeared if contact between the rubber and concrete was frictionless.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Concrete
AGROVOC Term: Rubber
AGROVOC Term: Tensile strength
AGROVOC Term: Compression (process)
AGROVOC Term: Friction coefficient
Depositing User: Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 06:28
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22992

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