Application of Finite

Element in Concrete
Beams with Sleeve

Objectives:
To evaluate

the effects of a sleeve in the

performance of a concrete beam using finite
element method.

To investigate

concrete beams with varying sleeve

locations in terms of their resulting stresses and
deflections.

To determine

the most feasible location of a sleeve

in a concrete beam for practical application.

Assumptions:
Beam

Length

Beam

Width

0.5 m.

Beam

Depth

0.55 m.

Modulus

of Elasticity, E

Poissons
Uniform
Type

Ratio

Load

of Mesh

5.30 m.

35,171,580 kN/m2
0.2
50 kN/m.
Structured

Figures:

Results

Beam without Sleeve:

Stress XX:

Stress YY:

Stress XY:

Von Mises Stress:

Beam with Sleeve @ L/2 (Center):

Stress XX:

Stress YY:

Stress XY:

Von Mises Stress:

Beam with Sleeve @ L/2 (Bottom):

Stress XX:

Stress YY:

Stress XY:

Von Mises Stress:

Beam with Sleeve @ L/4 (Center):

Stress XX:

Stress YY:

Stress XY:

Von Mises Stress:

Beam with Sleeve @ L/4 (Bottom):

Stress XX:

Stress YY:

Stress XY:

Von Mises Stress:

Tabulation of Results for Sleeve:

Analysis of Results:
A

sleeve placed either at L/2 or L/4 of a concrete beam

will result into a greater deflection and stress compared
to a concrete beam with no sleeve.

sleeve placed at L/2 (center) of a beam will have lesser

deflection and stress (although almost negligible)
compared to a sleeve placed at L/4 (center) of a beam.

sleeve placed at L/2 (bottom) of the beam will have

greater deflection and stress compared to a sleeve placed
at L/4 (bottom) of a beam.

sleeve placed at the center of the beam will have lesser

deflection and stress compared to a sleeve placed at the
bottom of the beam.

Conclusion:
A concrete

beam with no sleeve will perform better

than a concrete beam with a sleeve.

A sleeve

placed at L/2 and L/4 at the center part of

a beam will almost have the same performance.

A sleeve

placed at L/4 and bottom part of the beam

will perform better than a sleeve placed at L/2 and
bottom part of the beam.

A sleeve

placed at the center of the beam will

perform better than a sleeve placed at the bottom
of the beam.