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SUMMARY:Clamping Stresses in Reinforced Concrete - Evan Bentz\, University
  of Toronto
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CONTACT:Mishael Nuh
DESCRIPTION:When applying the novel finite element for beam and column ana
 lysis presented at a structures seminar last year\, there were requirement
 s near point loads and reaction points that required special procedures to
  produce accurate predictions. This special attention is no longer needed 
 as a more general solution of including clamping stresses has been tested 
 and implemented. Thus this analysis method is now a simpler and more gener
 al method of solving structural analysis problems with shear and can “au
 tomatically” find the critical section for shear\, determine the plastic
  hinge length and account for increased shear strengths observed for short
  shear span members. Normally this latter benefit is only possible by usin
 g a strut-and-tie model but the method presented is consistent with sectio
 nal analysis and thus more amenable for use in practical problems that hav
 e hundreds to thousands of load combinations. Examples will be shown.
LOCATION:CivEng Seminar Room (1-33) (Civil Engineering Building)
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