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Springer, Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, 4(11), p. 553-566, 2012

DOI: 10.1007/s11803-012-0141-1

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Comparative efficiency analysis of different nonlinear modelling strategies to simulate the biaxial response of RC columns

Journal article published in 2012 by Hugo Rodrigues ORCID, Humberto Varum ORCID, António Arêde, Aníbal Costa
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Abstract

The performance of different nonlinear modelling strategies to simulate the response of RC columns subjected to axial load combined with cyclic biaxial horizontal loading is compared. The models studied are classified into two categories according to the nonlinearity distribution assumed in the elements: lumped-plasticity and distributed inelasticity. For this study, results of tests on 24 columns subjected to cyclic uniaxial and biaxial lateral displacements were numerically reproduced. The analyses show that the global envelope response is satisfactorily represented with the three modelling strategies, but significant differences were found in the strength degradation for higher drift demands and energy dissipation.