• SHAIK FAREEDUDDIN PATEL
• CHANDRAKANTH

Beam-column joints are critical to the structural integrity of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings, particularly under seismic loads. This study investigates the performance of conventional concrete and geopolymer concrete in beam-column joints utilizing finite element analysis (FEA) in ANSYS software. The research focuses on analyzing shear strength, deformation, and Stress distributions under various loading conditions: axial load with uniformly distributed load (UDL), uniaxial load with UDL, and biaxial load with UDL. A detailed 3D model of the beam-column joints were developed for both conventional and geopolymer concrete. The conventional concrete exhibited slightly higher total deformation and directional deformation compared to geopolymer concrete under all loading conditions. However, geopolymer concrete demonstrated superior shear strength, with a significant increase in shear stress values, indicating its enhanced capacity to resist shear forces. The total deformation was reduced by up to 10.57% under biaxial loading, and shear stress increased by up to 161.99% in geopolymer concrete relative to conventional concrete. The findings suggest that geopolymer concrete offers improved performance in terms of stiffness and shear strength, making it a viable alternative to conventional concrete for structural applications. Its enhanced capacity for shear resistance and reduced deformation under complex loading scenarios underscores its potential for increasing the durability and reliability of structural joints in reinforced concrete buildings.

Beam-Column joint, Geoploymer concrete, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Ansys Workbench.

"ANALYTICAL STUDY OF BEAM-COLUMN JOINT USING ANSYS WORKBENCH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 9, page no.a327-a339, September-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2409037.pdf

"ANALYTICAL STUDY OF BEAM-COLUMN JOINT USING ANSYS WORKBENCH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 9, page no. ppa327-a339, September-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2409037.pdf