Research Article

NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF HIGH STRENGTH REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS

Volume: 28 Number: 2 June 3, 2025
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NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF HIGH STRENGTH REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS

Abstract

The axial load capacity of reinforced concrete columns with shear links varies depending on cross-sectional dimensions, concrete compressive strength, and longitudinal reinforcement ratio. The behaviour of reinforced concrete columns, especially high-strength ones, is not fully understood, and existing literature has research gaps related to it. The aim of this study is to understand the behaviour of high-strength reinforced concrete columns by developing a finite element model for high-strength reinforced concrete columns and conducting parametric studies. The parameters considered in this study are concrete compressive strength, longitudinal reinforcement ratio, and cross-section dimensions. Moreover, predictions of the current design code were evaluated. When the concrete compressive strength increased from 50 MPa to 100 MPa, an approximately 69% increase in the axial load-carrying capacity of the reinforced concrete column was observed. In the case of increasing the longitudinal reinforcement ratio from 2% to 5.6%, the axial load-carrying capacity of the reinforced concrete column increased by approximately 20%, from 1547.8 kN to 1862.5 kN. An increase in axial load-carrying capacity from 1547.5 kN to 12553.8 kN was observed with increasing the cross-section dimensions from 150 mm to 450 mm. Moreover, the predictions of the current design codes were evaluated, and it was found that they underestimated 7% of the axial load capacity.

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Reinforced Concrete Buildings

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 3, 2025

Submission Date

April 1, 2025

Acceptance Date

May 26, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 28 Number: 2

APA
Söğüt, K. (2025). YÜKSEK MUKAVEMETLİ BETONARME KOLONLARIN DOĞRUSAL OLMAYAN SONLU ELEMANLAR ANALİZİ. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, 28(2), 1081-1091. https://doi.org/10.17780/ksujes.1668816