PANELIZED INPUT TO PCFRAME, A NONLINEAR TIME DEPENDENT ANALYSIS PROGRAM. VOLUME II. FINAL REPORT

Recently, the research project entitled "Nonlinear Analysis and Design of Reinforced Concrete Columns", F83SD16, was completed at the University of California, Berkeley. This project was also known as "Column Loads Due to Superstructure Shortening". A computer program called PCFRAME was used in the research to carry out the nonlinear time dependent analysis of columns when subjected to imposed deformations. The main objective of CALTRANS' second phase of the research (program implementation) is to simplify and panelize the input format required to run PCFRAME. A computer program called INFRAME has been developed by the author as an attempt to achieve this objective. INFRAME is a user friendly panel program which enables the user to pre-process and prepare the required input file for PCFRAME. In Volume I of this report a summary of PCFRAME main features and mathematical modeling are discussed. Three example problems are introduced to familiarize the reader with the input data preparation and data generation of INFRAME panel program. In the first example a uniformly loaded Timoshenko beam is considered for geometric and material nonlinear analysis. The second example is for time dependent nonlinear analysis of a column subjected to imposed deformation. In the third example a post-tensioned, four-cell, box girder bridge is considered for time dependent nonlinear analysis. PCFRAME output using the prepared input for these examples in given in this volume, Volume II.

• Corporate Authors:

  California Department of Transportation

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  Federal Highway Administration

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• Authors:
  • Akkari, M M
• Publication Date: 1987-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 258 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box girders; Columns; Computer programs; Data processing operations; Deformation; Girder bridges; Information, data, and knowledge; Mathematical models; Nonlinear systems; Time dependence
• Uncontrolled Terms: Input
• Old TRIS Terms: Data preparation; Time dependent analysis
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00490584
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/CA/SD-87/08
• Contract Numbers: F87 SD 36
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 1990 12:00AM