Finite-Element Model Updating and Probabilistic Analysis of Timber-Concrete Composite Beams

AbstractTimber-concrete composite beams are an increasingly common design solution for medium-to-long span floors in new buildings. Thus, there is a significant need for accurate models and analysis tools to predict the response and performance of timber-concrete composite beams. In this paper, a nonlinear finite-element (FE) frame model with deformable shear connection is adopted to estimate the short-term structural response of timber-concrete composite beams for which experimental results are available. The FE model is used in conjunction with a probabilistic analysis methodology, which explicitly accounts for the uncertainties in the parameters that describe the constitutive models for timber, concrete, and shear connectors. The objectives of this study are (1) the evaluation of the variability of global and local structural response quantities owing to the uncertainties in the constitutive parameters of timber, concrete, and shear connectors; and (2) the analysis of the correlation between experiment...

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