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The modelling of concrete is a very important advance for optimizing structural elements, since it allows to simulate the expected behavior for elements which will be manufactured and determines the weakest points on the design with no need to perform preliminary tests or small scale models. Due to the complex and heterogeneous characteristics of the concrete behavior, research on the material models adapted to the real response of the concrete is getting more advanced. In this way, the ATENA commercial software has been specially developed to perform nonlinear FEM analysis on concrete elements in an easy way. This communication summarizes experience using ATENA for analyzing different lineal elements of structural concrete on the ETSIAM of Albacete. Thereby, different models of (a) reinforced, (b) pre-stressed, and (c) recycled concrete elements have been performed to compare the behavior on real experimental tests with the modelling results. This comparative work allows contrasting and calibrating ATENA for different concrete structural situations. Results of the models show a very good fit to the experimental results and also determine the most important values to calibrate the material models on each situation.
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This work was performed under the research project “Valorización de áridos reciclados procedentes de residuos de la construcción y demolición y su utilización en la construcción de infraestructuras rurales (PPII-2014-004-P) and co-financed by Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) and Fondo Social Europeo. We acknowledge the collaborating entities for their assistance with this research: SYTECA S.L., CEMENTOS PORTLAND VALDERRIBAS, ALMACENES CANO BARRAX S.L. & TRIALSA EIFFAGE INFRAESTRUCTURAS.
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Laserna, S., Alcázar, E., Cervera, J., Montero, J. (2019). Experiences on MEF Simulation for Linear Concrete Elements with the ATENA Tool. In: Ayuso Muñoz, J., Yagüe Blanco, J., Capuz-Rizo, S. (eds) Project Management and Engineering Research. Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92273-7_5
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