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November 13, 2023
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Stress Fields and Strut-and-Tie Models as a Basic Tool for Design and Verification in Second Generation of Eurocode 2 [Campos de tensiones y modelos de bielas y tirantes: herramientas fundamentales para el proyecto y comprobación de estructuras de hormigón en la segunda generación del Eurocódigo 2]

Publicated to:Hormigón Y Acero. 74 (299-300): 79-90 - 2023-08-01 74(299-300), DOI: 10.33586/hya.2022.3086

Authors: Ruiz, MF; Hoang, LC; Muttoni, A

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Danmarks Tekn Univ, Lyngby, Denmark - Author
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark - Author
Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland - Author
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Within the frame of the revision of the Eurocode 2 for concrete structures, the section devoted to strut-and-tie design has been updated to enhance its applicability, its consistency with other sections and its ease-of-use. As a result, a number of changes have been introduced. Namely, the use of stress fields and their combination with classical strut-and-tie models has been incorporated. The changes in this section can be seen as an effort to provide a more comprehensive and general tool for designers, that can be transparently applied to any structural member with sufficient reinforcement for crack control. In this paper, the consistency between the strut-and-tie and the stress field methods is clarified as well as the fundamentals of the revision performed in Eurocode 2. The paper also elaborates how the code can be used for advanced analyses, considering in an explicit manner the compatibility of deformations to obtain refined estimates of the structural resistance.. © 2023 Hormigón y Acero, the journal of the Spanish Association of Structural Engineering (ACHE).

Keywords

discontinuity regionslimit analysisshearshell designstress fieldsDiscontinuity regionsLimit analysisShearShell designStress fieldsStrut-and-tie

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Hormigón Y Acero, and although the journal is classified in the quartile Q4 (Agencia WoS (JCR)), its regional focus and specialization in Engineering, Civil, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-10-25:

  • WoS: 2
  • Scopus: 3

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-10-25:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 6.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 5 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 2.85.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 5 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Denmark; Switzerland; United States of America.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (FERNANDEZ RUIZ, MIGUEL) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been FERNANDEZ RUIZ, MIGUEL.