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Nonlinear dynamic analysis of reinforced concrete frames and application to seismic reliability

University of British Columbia

The main objective of this thesis is the development of a procedure for computing the nonlinear dynamic response of reinforced concrete frames subjected to seismic ground accelerations. In computing this response, nonlinear material models for unconfined concrete, reinforcing steel and nonlinear bond stress-slip model were used. These were utilized to develop a reinforced concrete finite element. The approach, which inherently includes the calculation of the hysteretic behavior during the excitation, is then implemented in a computer program to calculate the desired response. The results are used to compute the time history response and to estimate the seismic reliability of a reinforced concrete portal frame.

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2009-05-27

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http://hdl.handle.net/2429/8315

Civil Engineering

University of British Columbia

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