Unable to bond rebar and concrete

rak18 · January 13, 2018, 11:26

I have modeled an RC beam in ansys and applied a load of 15kN on top face.
I used to get a solver pivot error until i changed to solver from program controlled to iterative. It gave me result this way.

But the problem is the loads acting only on the concrete block neglecting the rebars as seen in the image, what am I doing wrong?

Image :

https://i.imgur.com/OqeQntI.png

siw · February 15, 2018, 03:24

There are no connections in the outline tree so the concrete solid body and rebar line bodies are not connected together. Furthermore, is the force only scoped to the top face of the solid body?

Mrt23 · March 27, 2018, 03:29

In abaqus it's named embedded element.
I don't know how it is in ansys.

January 13, 2018, 11:26	Unable to bond rebar and concrete	#1
rak18 New Member Rakshith Krishna Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	I have modeled an RC beam in ansys and applied a load of 15kN on top face. I used to get a solver pivot error until i changed to solver from program controlled to iterative. It gave me result this way. But the problem is the loads acting only on the concrete block neglecting the rebars as seen in the image, what am I doing wrong? Image : https://i.imgur.com/OqeQntI.png

February 15, 2018, 03:24		#2
siw Senior Member Stuart Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Portsmouth, England Posts: 742 Rep Power: 26	There are no connections in the outline tree so the concrete solid body and rebar line bodies are not connected together. Furthermore, is the force only scoped to the top face of the solid body?

March 27, 2018, 03:29		#3
Mrt23 Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 56 Rep Power: 8	In abaqus it's named embedded element. I don't know how it is in ansys.