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I am trying to model a simply supported reinforced concrete beam with longitudinal reinforcement. I am using 8-node solid elements for the concrete, and 2-node truss elements for the longitudinal reinforcement bars. I have embedded the reinforcement bars in the concrete using an...
Hi All,
I am trying to model a simply supported reinforced concrete beam with longitudinal reinforcement. I am using 8-node solid elements for the concrete, and 2-node truss elements for the reinforcement bars. I have embedded the reinforcement bars in the concrete using an Embedded Region...
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I am modelling a simply supported reinforced concrete beam. The beam is supported on steel bearing plates. I want to model the bearing plates as rigid bodies. I want the plates to be able to rotate, have lateral displacements and be rigid. Can someone help me determine how I should be...