Consideration of Variability of Concrete Characteristics in Calculation of Reinforced Concrete Structures

Abstract

The objective of this study is to analyze the effect of variability of concrete stress-strain characteristics on the bearing capacity of eccentrically compressed reinforced concrete elements. Relevance of this issue is caused by wide application of the nonlinear stress-strain model for calculations of reinforced concrete structures. A distinctive feature of calculations with the use of the nonlinear stress-strain model is the need of joint use of concrete strength and stress-strain characteristics. In addition to that, valid regulations of Russian Federation deal with the average values of stress-strain characteristics, and there are no information on their variability.