Modeling of the stress-deformed state and cracking inreinforced concrete structures using ANSYS Mechanical

The article presents the results of reinforced concrete beams modeling under short-term loading with the use of the ANSYS Mechanical software. The obtained parameters were compared with the experimental ones. The comparison showed a satisfactory concordance of the parameters. In case of the discrepancies, the authors suggest that they are due to the idealization of material properties and structural model of the finite method. The paper is divided into the following chapters: Introduction, Literature Review, Research Significance, Element Types, Real Constants, Material Properties Modeling, Geometric Modeling, Loads and Boundary Conditions, Cracking and Failure and Conclusions. Each of the five conclusions in the last chapter offers a summary of the presented experimental research.