Abstract: The paper describes the results of application of a simple orthotropic constitutive relationship for concrete to the prediction of the behavior of shear panels and deep beams. The axes of orthotropy are assumed to coincide ...

Abstract: A simple constitutive model for ‘smeared cracking’ nonlinear finite element analysis of reinforced concrete structures is described. The model divides the uniaxial response curve for concrete into fivedamage regions, ...

Abstract: This paper describes a technique of modeling concrete material properties for use in smeared cracking nonlinear finite element analysis of two‐dimensional reinforced concrete structures. The technique is applied to, and ...