Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Columns Under Variable Axial Loads

ACI Structural Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 124-132

  Esmaeily, Asad ^a   Xiao, Yan ^b  

^a Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

^b University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Column; Load; Pier; Seismic

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL DISPLACEMENT; SEISMIC PERFORMANCE;

ACTUATORS; BENDING STRENGTH; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); CYCLIC LOADS; DUCTILITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; HYSTERESIS; LOAD TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIERS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRAIN GAGES;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 1642329257     PISSN: 08893241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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