Numerical Validation of the Experimental Cyclic Response of Reinforced Concrete Frames

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2008

Authors

Braz Cesar, MT (Author) Other; Oliveira, DV (Author) Other; Rui Carneiro de Barros (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: TRENDS IN COMPUTATIONAL STRUCTURES TECHNOLOGY

Pages: 267-291

6th International Conferece on Engineering Computational Technology (ECT 2008) / 9th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology (CST 2008)

Athens, GREECE, SEP 02-05, 2008

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Authenticus ID: P-004-4YZ

DOI: 10.4203/csets.19.12

Abstract (EN): In this paper is estimated the numerical cyclic response of RC frames with and without masonry infills through a simplified nonlinear analysis using a commercial finite element method (FEM) package. The numerical model is based on the experiments carried out in the National Laboratory of Civil Engineering (LNEC) and the numerical and experimental results are compared to assess the accuracy of the simplified analysis for the bare frame and for the infill frame. To take into account the highly nonlinear behaviour of reinforced concrete (RC) frames due to large deformations, a numerical model based on the inelastic hinge method is used with a higher complexity of the hinge constitutive laws, which allows verification the suitability of every hinge model to the experimental results.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 25