Towards a uniform and optimal approach for safe NLFEA of reinforced concrete beams: Quantification of the accuracy of multiple solution strategies using a large number of samples

Application of Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis (NLFEA) is lagging behind the many digital advances in the structural engineering practice. This is due to the need for codes and standards. To help development of these codes and standards, 119 solution strategies were developed with different assumptions and choices for the concrete constitutive...

Validation of Sequentially Linear Analysis for Quasi-Brittle Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Structures under Proportional and Non-Proportional Loading

The aim of this thesis was to objectively and quantitatively assess the accuracy and robustness of two-dimensional sequentially linear analysis (SLA) in comparison to nonlinear finite element analysis (NLFEA), for a range of experiments of reinforced concrete structures with proportional and non-proportional loading schemes. Non-proportional...

3D non-linear finite element modelling of an onshore wind turbine foundation

Currently wind turbines are a popular source of renewable energy. Royal HaskoningDHV designs foundations for these turbines. Design optimization of these foundations becomes more and more important due to the growing demand for renewable energy, the development of increasingly large wind turbines and intensification of competition. Design...