Modelling failures in existing reinforced concrete columns

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 846-859

  Elwood, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axial failure; Beam column elements; Collapse; Columns; Earthquakes; Failure surface; Reinforced concrete; Shear failure; Structural analysis

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

MODELING FAILURES; REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS; SHEAR FAILURE; STRENGTH DEGRADATION;

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL);

CONCRETE;

EID: 10944266190     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L04-040     Document Type: Article

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