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Under stresses close to the ultimate stresses, a reinforced concrete section yields and cracks. The calculation in linear elasticity no longer makes it possible to evaluate the real deformations of the section. One is then led to make a study in nonlinear elasticity. The object of this work is the elaboration of a calculation method in nonlinear elasticity, allowing the simulation until the failure of reinforced concrete sections subjected to a compound deviated bending taking into account the real behavior laws (nonlinear) of the materials (steel and concrete). A computer program is developed following FORTRAN standards, and then confronted with the obtained experimental results on failure tests of sections subjected to deflected bending. The comparison between the numerical simulation and the experimental test/calculation shows the achievement of satisfactory results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the present paper, a finite element approach calculating the rising and the relative slip of steel base plate connections is proposed. Two types of connections are studied, the first consists on a base plate welded to the column end and attached to the reinforced concrete foundation by two anchor bolts. These bolts are placed on the major axis of the I shaped section used as column, one anchor bolt on each side of the web. In the second configuration, the connection includes a plate base and four anchor bolts placed out side the flanges of the I shaped section or hallow form. To take in account the real behaviour of this connection, a model by finite elements which considers count geometrical and material no linearties of the contact and cracking in the concrete foundation. To study the rising of the base plate, an approach treating problems of contact-friction between the base plate and the foundation is developed. This approach is based on a unilateral contact law in which a Coulomb friction is added. The numerical resolution is ensured by the increased Lagrangien method. For the behaviour of the concrete foundation, the developed model is based of a compressive elastoplastic model. The heights rising-rotations and the heights rising- slip displacements curves are plotted.