Results and analytical simulation of axial and diagonal compression tests on reinforced concrete panels cast with wood blocks system

摘要

This paper deals with themechanical behavior of r.c. panels produced via the building technology of Large lightly reinforced concrete walls–wood blocks system (LLRCW–WBS). The results of axial and diagonal compression tests conducted on panels produced with this system are presented. The theoretical and numerical analyses carried out in order to reproduce the mechanical behavior of the panels, evaluate their stress-strain states and their elastic-plastic behavior are then described. The theoretical analyses are performed on the basis of an improvement in the methodology as set out in European guidelines. The results of the theoretical and numerical models are compared with those obtained from experimentation reaching a good correspondence. The defined models may be used in the design of structures made of LLRCW–WBS.