SIMPLIFIED MODEL FOR DETERMINING THE STRESS-STRAIN STATE IN MASSIVE MONOLITHIC FOUNDATION SLABS DURING CONSTRUCTION

Abstract

The article proposes the simplified method for determining stresses in massive monolithic foundation slabs arising from the heat release of concrete during the hardening process. The proposed technique makes it possible to reduce a three-dimensional problem to a one-dimensional one based on the features of the distribution of stresses and strains in the structures under consideration, identified during finite element modeling in a three-dimensional setting. The resulting resolving equations take into account the creep and shrinkage of concrete, the coefficient of reinforcement of the structure. The strength and deformation characteristics of concrete are assumed as functions of the degree of maturity of the concrete, which in turn is determined by the time and temperature of curing. Approbation of the developed model is carried out by comparison with the calculation in a three-dimensional setting in the ANSYS software package. The influence of creep and contraction shrinkage of concrete, the degree of concrete maturity and the coefficient of reinforcement on the stress-strain state of structures is investigated.