Simplified FE model for RC structures under earthquakes

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-102

  Cotsovos, D M ^a   Pavlovic M N ^b  

^a Geo Environmental Engineer   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concrete structures; Seismic engineering

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; EARTHQUAKES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SEISMOLOGY;

EARTHQUAKE LOADING; INDEPENDENCY OF BOTH LOADING RATE AND LOAD PATH; SEISMIC ENGINEERING; TRIAXIALITY;

STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

BRITTLENESS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; EARTHQUAKES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

EID: 33645342730     PISSN: 09650911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/stbu.2006.159.2.87     Document Type: Article

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