I have done my RC beam model in ANSYS15, but unfortunately, the results are not matched with the experimental results. Is there any way to solve this problem?
The failure load looks pretty good but the FE model does not deflect as much as the real beam. Over-stiff behaviour is to be expected from displacement based finite elements if the models are not sufficiently refined. This may not be the answer but I would ask whether you have performed a convergence study on your FE model?
Hi Hamed, I mean running the problem with increasing numbers of elements to represent your beam. You should then see convergence of your quantities of interest and should be able to find a mesh that gives you sufficient accuracy.