Method and System for Numerically Defining a Rebar-Concrete Interface Element Under Both Monotonic and Cyclic Loading
(10) US2025245398A1
(22) 16.01.2025
(43) 31.07.2025
(57) This invention discloses a method and system for numerically defining a rebar-concrete interface element under both monotonic and cyclic loading, comprising: first, establishing a finite element model of reinforced concrete component, and generating a solver input file within the finite element software; then, adding a series of user-defined interface elements in the solver input file; then, inputting parameters of characteristic points of the axial bond-slip curve between rebar and concrete, the diameter of rebar, and the characteristic parameters of fibers associated with the user-defined element (UEL) in the solver input file; then, setting the element stiffness matrix, the coordinate transformation matrix and residual in the UEL subroutine; finally, submitting the solver input file in the finite element software, and calling the UEL subroutine for calculation.
(71) Wuhan University, CN
