http://www.FEA-Forums.com/ FEA Forums » Topic: How to model concrete slab in ANSYS and apply 2 million cyclic load. en Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:29:13 +0000 http://www.FEA-Forums.com/topic/110#post-132 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:50:34 +0000 jjc 132@http://www.FEA-Forums.com/ <p>Hi, everybody.</p> <p>I am Keat, from Malaysia. I am currently study in civil engineering and taking my final year project for degree graduation.</p> <p>My thesis title given by supervisor is to use ANSYS to modelling a 3m X 1m C-Channel (a precast concrete slab system), to apply 2 million cyclic load (30kN) of line load to it, and then to study the deflection behavior.</p> <p>After that i was request to perform lan experiment to use an actuator machine to carry out a test so that the ANSYS result can be verified.</p> <p>I am struggling for around 3 month already, but still not yet any improvement. Due to lack of information in my university, and also lecture skill in this field.</p> <p>The main problem I am facing now is how to perform bonding between the steel bar and concrete, since i only know how to sketch out the concrete slab and steel bar seperately in ANSYS.</p> <p>And also is it possible to apply 2 Million cyclic load on the slab in ANSYS? I am currently using ANSYS v11.</p> <p>Do teach me how to do it, I am very much appreciate, and I am hopping for anyone to guide me for the ANSYS usage.</p> <p>Thank you very very much! </p>