Experimentally validated finite element models of two reinforced concrete beams subjected to surface-to-surface contact condition


Filippoupolitis, M, Hopkins, C ORCID: 0000-0002-9716-0793 and Au, SK (2016) Experimentally validated finite element models of two reinforced concrete beams subjected to surface-to-surface contact condition. In: Internoise 2016, 2016-8-22 - 2016-8-24, Hamburg.

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Abstract

The prediction of vibration transmission in collapsed and fragmented reinforced-concrete buildings has the potential to inform decisions about the possibility to detect human survivors trapped in buildings after earthquakes by using structure-borne sound propagation. This paper focuses on the development and experimental validation of finite element models for two reinforced concrete beams subjected to surface-to-surface contact conditions. Finite element models of two free-free supported reinforced concrete beams were developed in Abaqus and validated against the results of experimental modal analysis. Predictions are shown for surface-to-surface contact between two beams and compared with experimental results in terms of eigenfrequencies and mode shapes.

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Date Deposited: 02 Sep 2016 09:03
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 07:30
URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3003091
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