Desenvolvimento de um modelo de escoras e tirantes no dimensionamento de blocos de transição entre pilares rotacionados

Abstract

For architectural reasons, in some structural building systems, the need to change the direction of columns from one floor to another arises. One of the adopted solutions in the transition zone is to use a block of reinforced concrete to assist the transfer of loads between the columns. This solution is proposed by analogy to the blocks used in the transition from the superstructure to the infrastructure of a building, commonly called the pile caps. In this context, this work aims to study a three-dimensional strut-and-tie model applied to the design of reinforced concrete blocks used in the transition between rotated columns, from the results of elastic analysis of stresses and numerically evaluate the failure modes, last resistance and service conditions of the designed block, considering the physical non-linearity of the materials with a model of plasticity. The three-dimensional model was proposed linking plane models defined previously in studies of the author. It was found that the difference of the stresses between the proposed model and the plane model are not significant, confirming thereby the use of the plane model. From the nonlinear analysis, it was found that the load capacity of the investigated element is significantly greater than the applied load, by influence of the tensile strength of the concrete. This means that as the tensile strength of the concrete in the strut and tie model is not considered, is neglected much of the load capacity of the element. Furthermore, it was observed that the configuration of ruin occurred by yielding of steel in the armor called "main". With the results of the study, it was sought to contribute to propose a better solution for the transition region between rotated columns.