ENGINEERING APPROACH TO NONLINEAR ANALYSIS OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES

A study is reported which describes a nonlinear analysis (NLA) method that combines a highly accurate material constiutive model with a relatively simple lumped-plasticity structural model. The result is an approach that tends to balance the need for realistic and practical analysis procedures, and extends some earlier investigations on flexural concrete consititutive laws. The paper develops an approach to NLA that combines a moment-rotation constitutive law program (MOCURO) and a NLA routine (STRUPL-LC). The paper demonstrates the broad potential of a lumped-plasticity approach (STRUPL-1C computer program) as a rational, accurate, and practical engineering tool for the nonlinear analysis of concrete structures.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • RIVA, P
  • Cohn, M Z
• Publication Date: 1990-8

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 2162-86
• Serial:
  • Journal of Structural Engineering
  • Volume: 116
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9445
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/loi/jsendh

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete structures; Mathematical models; Plasticity; Structural analysis
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497481
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM