Modeling reinforced concrete
The project encompasses several research activities in the structural concrete laboratory (IBETON) in the field of the ultimate load capacity of concrete structures.
It aims at accurately modeling the behavior of reinforced concrete structures using stress fields. On this basis, new paradigms have been developed both for the evaluation of the safety conditions of existing structures and for the design of new structures. The approach resulting from this research is used on a widespread basis, in undergraduate and graduate teaching, in research for the prediction of the ultimate load of lab specimens and in practical design applications. Visit the web site http://i-concrete.epfl.ch and explore several applets that allow users to investigate their own concrete structures.
N. Kostic
Topologie des champs de contraintes pour le dimensionnement des structures en béton armé, thèse EPFL n° 4414, 235 p., EPFL 2009