%0 Journal Article %T Nonlinear FE Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures Using a Tresca-Type Yield Surface %J Scientia Iranica %I Sharif University of Technology %Z 1026-3098 %A Rezaee-Pajand, M. %A Rahmani, I. %A Nazem, M. %D 2009 %\ 12/01/2009 %V 16 %N 6 %P - %! Nonlinear FE Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures Using a Tresca-Type Yield Surface %K Finite Element Method %K Yield surface %K Nonlinear Analysis %K Reinforced concrete %R %X This paper presents a nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete structures. Various yield surfaces of concrete are reviewed in the beginning and then a recently proposed yield surface for concrete is introduced. The yield surface considers the behavior of concrete in a three-dimensional stress state. Based on the yield surface, a nonlinear nite element formulation is provided to facilitate a three-dimensional analysis of reinforced concrete structures. An eight-node brick element is used in the analysis. Several numerical examples are given to show the ability of the yield surface in solving nonlinear reinforced concrete problems. %U https://scientiairanica.sharif.edu/article_3263_0ba614c2a900201a83016ee108db9848.pdf