Reinforced Concrete Modeling - FEA using ANSYS - Lesson 9

This tutorial models a concrete beam reinforced with mild steel. The concrete is modeled using a Menetrey-Willam strain softening model, while the steel has bilinear hardening. Learning objectives: 1. Define a strain-softening geo-material that has different compressive and tensile behavior. 2. Embed reinforcing elements within a concrete solid. 3. Describe the stresses and strains in the concrete and steel composite structure.