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Numerical investigation of eccentrically loaded reinforced concrete sandwich walls
Sandwich sections have a very complex nature due to variability of behavior of different materials within the section. Cracking, crushing and yielding capacity of constituent materials enforces high complexity of the section. Furthermore, slippage between the different layers adds to the section com...
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| description | Sandwich sections have a very complex nature due to variability of behavior of different materials within the section. Cracking, crushing and yielding capacity of constituent materials enforces high complexity of the section. Furthermore, slippage between the different layers adds to the section complex behavior. Conventional design guidelines address the design and construction of solid walls with little available information related to the behavior, design and construction of sandwich walls. Thus, an extensive study is needed to understand the behavior of the sandwich walls which leads to more use of such walls in construction industry in an effective and efficient manner. The purpose of the research presented in this thesis is to conduct numerical investigation of the structural behavior of sandwich walls under eccentric loading with range of eccentricity from 0.06 m to 0.43 m. The considered walls in the current investigation are composed of two reinforced concrete face layers and an insulating foam core layer. The two surface layers are connected to each other by reinforced concrete webs to act as shear connection media. ANSYS commercial software is used in the present study to model and analyze the walls. The reinforced concrete faces and webs are modeled using solid elements and the steel reinforcement is modeled using link elements. The analysis conducted herein is nonlinear static analysis incorporating geometric nonlinearity, cracking and crushing of concrete and yielding of steel. The model is validated by comparing its results to some of test results available in the literature. After validation, the model is used to perform extensive parametric study to investigate the effect of three key parameters on the axial force-bending moment interaction diagram of the walls. These parameters are the concrete compressive strength, reinforced concrete face thickness and number of shear connectors. Furthermore, for practical use of sandwich walls, a coefficient α is introduced in the present study that correlates the moment and axial load capacities of the sandwich wall to that of a corresponding solid wall of the same total thickness. The equation was developed using the parametric study data and regression analysis. The predicted α was used to construct the interaction diagram of the investigated wall and the results were compared with ANSYS results and showed good agreement. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1557 Numerical investigation of eccentrically loaded reinforced concrete sandwich walls Haggag, May Sandwich sections have a very complex nature due to variability of behavior of different materials within the section. Cracking, crushing and yielding capacity of constituent materials enforces high complexity of the section. Furthermore, slippage between the different layers adds to the section complex behavior. Conventional design guidelines address the design and construction of solid walls with little available information related to the behavior, design and construction of sandwich walls. Thus, an extensive study is needed to understand the behavior of the sandwich walls which leads to more use of such walls in construction industry in an effective and efficient manner. The purpose of the research presented in this thesis is to conduct numerical investigation of the structural behavior of sandwich walls under eccentric loading with range of eccentricity from 0.06 m to 0.43 m. The considered walls in the current investigation are composed of two reinforced concrete face layers and an insulating foam core layer. The two surface layers are connected to each other by reinforced concrete webs to act as shear connection media. ANSYS commercial software is used in the present study to model and analyze the walls. The reinforced concrete faces and webs are modeled using solid elements and the steel reinforcement is modeled using link elements. The analysis conducted herein is nonlinear static analysis incorporating geometric nonlinearity, cracking and crushing of concrete and yielding of steel. The model is validated by comparing its results to some of test results available in the literature. After validation, the model is used to perform extensive parametric study to investigate the effect of three key parameters on the axial force-bending moment interaction diagram of the walls. These parameters are the concrete compressive strength, reinforced concrete face thickness and number of shear connectors. Furthermore, for practical use of sandwich walls, a coefficient α is introduced in the present study that correlates the moment and axial load capacities of the sandwich wall to that of a corresponding solid wall of the same total thickness. The equation was developed using the parametric study data and regression analysis. The predicted α was used to construct the interaction diagram of the investigated wall and the results were compared with ANSYS results and showed good agreement. 2016-06-01T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/558 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1557/viewcontent/Numerical_20Investigation_20of_20Eccentrically_20Loaded_20Reinforced_20Concrete_20Sandwich_20Walls.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Sandwich Wall Reinforced Concrete |
| spellingShingle | Sandwich Wall Reinforced Concrete Haggag, May Numerical investigation of eccentrically loaded reinforced concrete sandwich walls |
| title | Numerical investigation of eccentrically loaded reinforced concrete sandwich walls |
| title_full | Numerical investigation of eccentrically loaded reinforced concrete sandwich walls |
| title_fullStr | Numerical investigation of eccentrically loaded reinforced concrete sandwich walls |
| title_full_unstemmed | Numerical investigation of eccentrically loaded reinforced concrete sandwich walls |
| title_short | Numerical investigation of eccentrically loaded reinforced concrete sandwich walls |
| title_sort | numerical investigation of eccentrically loaded reinforced concrete sandwich walls |
| topic | Sandwich Wall Reinforced Concrete |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/558 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1557/viewcontent/Numerical_20Investigation_20of_20Eccentrically_20Loaded_20Reinforced_20Concrete_20Sandwich_20Walls.pdf |
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