Abstract: This paper describes an approach, based on the concepts of continuum damage mechanics and standard inelastic analysis of reinforced concrete (RC) frames, to the modeling of the hysteretic behavior of RC frames. A frame ...

Abstract: This brief note describes an alternative approach for the demonstration of the localization criterion. In the new approach, the criterion is not obtained in terms of the gradient jump, but in ...

Abstract: This note describes a simplified model of damage for reinforced concrete (RC) frame members. The model is different from those proposed in the literature because it combines the concept of inelastic hinge and the methods ...