The Stresses Distribution in a Two-Cell Ceramsite Concrete Block Cross-Section

One of the notable trends in modern engineering practice is the refinement of methods for calculating the building’s structural loads in order to increase the efficiency of building materials’ use, what subsequently will significantly reduce the final cost of the project. The purpose of this article is to study possible ways of increasing work efficiency and reducing the cost of a cellular ceramsite concrete fixed formwork block by modifying its cross section. After modeling the main stresses’ distribution in different sections of the block in the Abaqus program, it was revealed that in the side walls of the modified block, the values of the maximum principal tensile stresses are much larger than those in the old block. This fact allows concluding that the load should be significantly reduced. The development of digital twins’ industry may as well be useful for the use of novel construction materials in the structures subjected to significant loads.