Three-Dimensional Nonlinear Analysis Technology for Concrete-Based Structures
FINAL™
Summary
FINAL is a FEM nonlinear analysis program for concrete structures. It is possible to simulate in detail the behavior of mainly concrete members and structures subjected to various external forces, such as seismic force and temperature, up to the point of destruction, considering cracking and crushing of concrete, yielding of reinforcing steel, and so on.
The reliability of the analysis has been verified by comparison with numerous experiments, and FINAL has been applied to simulate the behavior of complex, large-scale nuclear power-related structures.
We also entered two analytical competitions to predict the results of experiments, both of which were rated as the best due to their highly accurate predictions.
Features
High-Precision Reproduction of Behavior from Elasticity to Fracture Based on Our Unique Material Constitutive Model
Stress-Deformation Analysis, Eigenvalue Analysis, Time-History Response Analysis, Heat Conduction, and Thermal Stress Analysis Are Available
Considers Material Nonlinearities, Geometric Nonlinearities, Temperature Dependence of Material Properties, Strain Rate Effects, etc.
Applicable to Strongly Nonlinear Problems Involving Delamination and Slippage and to Structures with Large and Complex Geometries
Integrated Processing from Data Creation, Analysis Execution, and Results Display on a PC Using a Dedicated GUI (Graphical User Interface)
Visual Representation of Cracks and Various Contours by Dedicated Post-Processing Software
Projects
- Concrete members (seismic walls, columns/joints, slabs, frames, and ground-joining walls)
- Concrete structures (PC containment, reactor internal concrete, tanks/silos)
- Steel structure (columns/pieces (joints), trusses/frames)
- Mixed structure (steel pipe concrete columns, column RC beam-S structure joints)