Topic: Punching reinforcement modeling

Hello,

What is the best way for modeling punching reinforcement in GiD? Especially these options I am interested in:
1) Peikko PSB double headed studs: https://www.peikko.com/products/product … formation/
2) Closed stirrups like these: https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1 … 23-gr1.jpg
3) One legged single ties, (c) on the picture from here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ma … ctions.png

I have only one idea to model it as a bar with fixed start and end with user defined bond law. Is this the correct approach? Is there any experimental validations of such problems in ATENA?

Re: Punching reinforcement modeling

Hi Pavel,
no need to have bond for stirrups but in case you want to model it with bond so your idea correct it should be fixed both