Abstract: Softening, the decrease of bending moment capacity of a section at advanced curvature, may occur at locations within a statically indeterminate reinforced concrete structure prior to the attainment of maximum load. The ...

Abstract: Softening behaviour, or decrease in bending moment capacity at far advanced curvature, is assumed to occur over a finite hinge length, or discontinuity length, at any point in a single-bay portal frame. The critical softening ...

Abstract: Softening, the decrease of bending moment capacity of a section at advanced curvature, may occur in a statically indeterminate reinforced concrete structure prior to the attainment of maximum load. Critical softening is ...

Abstract: Computation of the full response of concrete frame structures to severe dynamic loads requires consideration of softening in addition to plasticity and hysteresis. Critical softening parameters and ground frequencies are ...

Abstract: As the design process is refined, second‐order (stability) analysis becomes more important for both steel and concrete structures. Softening in concrete members, defined as the loss of moment capacity at advanced curvatures, ...