COMPARATIVE STUDY ON ANALYSIS OF PLAIN AND RC BEAM USING ABAQUS

Reinforced concrete has become one of the most important building materials and is widely used in many types of engineering structures. To predict exact behavior of element detailed properties and behavior of RC elements under different loading conditions is needed. Experimental research supplies the basic information for finite element modelling to get reliable analytical models to do so large number of specimens is to be tested. In present study is to compare the experimental results with manual results and Finite element modelling using ABAQUS software. Laboratory tests are carried out on a beam dimension 500mm x 100mm x 100mm of M30 grade of concrete for both plain concrete beam and reinforced cement concrete beam. Finite element analysis is performed using ABAQUS software. The stress strain results from experimental and analytical study is compared.