Following multiple earthquakes in Algeria, large numbers of reinforced concrete structures
have been severely damaged or destroyed, making it necessary to evaluate the actual …

In a severe earthquake two different types of plastic hinge zone may form in the beams of
frame structures. These are referred to as reversing and uni-directional plastic hinges and …

Among the procedures available for the seismic analysis of structures, pushover analysis is
one of the most frequently used methods by structural engineers. An adequate modelling of …

In a strong earthquake, a standard reinforced concrete column may develop plastic
deformations in regions often termed as plastic hinge regions. A plastic hinge is basically a …

The behavior of damaged buildings can be simulated with a suitable modification of plastic
hinges for damaged elements, by means of stiffness and strength degradation and …

In regions, described as plastic hinge zones, in beams and columns, tensile yielding of the
reinforcement through flexural action can occur in severe earthquakes. Where the beams …

Structural vulnerability evaluation is essential for assessing building behaviour in case of an
earthquake. Among the basic design concepts is weak beam-strong column, but …

In the present paper the dynamic response of three two-storey frames-that were tested on
the shaking table of the Laboratory for Earthquake Engineering (LEE) of NTUA-is presented …

The plastic hinge lengths of beams and columns are a critical demand parameter in the
nonlinear analysis of structures using the finite element method. The numerical model of a …

Predicting behavior of plastic hinges subjected to large inelastic deformations caused by
extreme loads such as earthquakes plays an important role in assessing maximum stable …