Practical aspects of demand and capacity evaluation of RC members in the context of EC8-3.

The structural safety assessment procedures proposed in Part 3 of Eurocode 8 (EC8-3) for the case of reinforced concrete structures are addressed. The practical evaluation of the member chord rotation demand according to EC8-3 is examined in detail along with several alternative formulations. The ne...

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Published in:Earthquake engineering & structural dynamics. 39, 5 (2010).
Main Author: Romao, Xavier
Format: Article
Language:English
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