DEEP BEAM ANALYSIS WITH THE USE OF DISCRETE-CONTINUAL FINITE ELEMENT METHOD IN THE PRESENCE OF A VERTICAL CRACK

Deep beam analysis with the use of discrete-continual finite element method in the presence of vertical crack is under consideration in the distinctive paper. The operational formulation within discrete-continual approach is given, examples of analysis are presented. Cases of different lengths of the corresponding vertical crack are analyzed. The presented examples demonstrate the advantages of the discrete-continual finite element method used in comparison with the conventional finite element method (the use of the latter is associated with a significant increase in the number of nodes in the grid domain and, consequently, with an increase in the order of the resolving system of equations).