Computer Aided Structural Engineering US Army Corps of Engineers® Engineer Research and Development Center A Non-Linear Fracture Mechanics Numerical Solution for Reinforced Concrete Deep Beams A Theoretical Manual for the Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Beams (FMARCB) Program Guillermo A. Riveros and Vellore S. Gopalaratnam P LEFT CENTER DEFLECTION (MM) 0 5 10 15 20 45 200 40 4 -35 150- (/) !!: 30 z 25 - 0 20 100 0 Experiment 0 0 15 -FEM Model 50 .J .J 10 5 a 0· 0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 CENTER DEFLECTION (IN.) PRIGHT CENTER DEFLECTION (MM) 0 5 10 15 20 45 4 200 40 u; 35 15oz Q. 30 !II: ii2 - - 25 20 1 - Experiment 0 0 15 .J .J -FEM Model 50 10 5 b 0 0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 CENTER DEFLECTION (IN.) . "' . . .. . Beain : A-NW21 .: aid NSC Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. November 2009