Research Article

Finite Element Analysis of Synergy Effect on Concrete Beams Incorporated with Coated Reinforcement and Alternate Aggregates

Table 5

Element configuration.

Element typeElementsNodesGeometric orderDegrees of Freedom

8-noded solid brick element for concrete (C3D8R)912011011Linear33033 (3 translation)
3D beam element for reinforcement (B31)598602Linear3612 (3 translation + 3 rotation)