Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
510110 Computers & Structures 2009 10 Pages PDF
Abstract

This paper shows the application of neural networks in a multiscale analysis of a reinforced concrete beam. A mesoscale model is presented, which simulates the pullout test of a reinforcement bar in concrete. By applying a homogenization procedure, a macroscopic stress vs. crack opening response is obtained from the mesoscale simulations. The neural network is used to approximate this relation in a macroscale simulation and replaces the material formulation of the interface layer between concrete and reinforcement, thus avoiding the computationally expensive parallel simulation on different scales.

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