Modeling of Fresh Concrete in Precast Box Culvert Mold Under Vibration

Gultekin AKTAS

Abstract: The goal of this study is to specify the criteria of computer-aided design of formwork employed in the production of precast concrete elements. For this aim, modeling of fresh concrete was performed to solve the problem of the effect of vibration applied on the steel mould during production and fresh concrete-mould dynamic interaction. The study included both experimental and theoretical components. The experimental part was realized at the production plant of Kambeton Company. The theoretical part was executed using Finite Element Method employed in SAP2000 software. The computational results of displacement histories were compared with the experimental ones.

Keywords: Prefabricated concrete structure, Test measurement, Vibration, Modeling of fresh concrete, Fresh concrete-mold interaction