Abstract: Current structural design philosophies rely on the inelastic capacity of structures for resisting seismic excitations. To assess such capacity, cyclic loading protocols have been used as a common practice in laboratory and ...

Abstract: Current structural design philosophies rely on the inelastic capacity of structures for resisting seismic excitations. To assess such capacity, cyclic loading protocols have been used as a common practice in laboratory and ...

Abstract: The cyclic behavior of RC bridge columns with a square cross section was experimentally evaluated using two types of quasi-static cyclic deformations, a conventional loading protocol and a loading protocol designed to ...