Figure 1.

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RZpeated compressive loading produces a pronounced hysteresis effect in the o-E
curve. Tests made by Sinha, Gerstle and Tulin and by Karsan and Jirsa revealed that the
envelope curve obtained by joining the peaks of each cycle is almost identical with the
curve obtained from a single, continuous load application. Stress-strain curves obtained
under repeated axial compressive cyclic loading is shown in Figure 1.8. It should be
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noticed that the stiffness decreases significantly as the number of cycles incrGG.-~bii%
called "stiffness degradation".
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Figure 1.8