Spring Stiffness of Concrete
Spring Stiffness of Concrete
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Hi All,
I am performing a FEM analysis using RISA 3D for the bearing of a plate on a concrete wall. In order to do this I need to figure out what kind of stiffness modulus [units: kip/in^3] to apply to my spring. How would I go about calculating this based on my concrete strength fc'?
Thanks
I am performing a FEM analysis using RISA 3D for the bearing of a plate on a concrete wall. In order to do this I need to figure out what kind of stiffness modulus [units: kip/in^3] to apply to my spring. How would I go about calculating this based on my concrete strength fc'?
Thanks






RE: Spring Stiffness of Concrete
If you are going to that much trouble, you should calculate the magnitude of foundation settlement too.
BA