Displacement capacity of a reinforced concrete bridge column is a function of the curvature capacity of the critical section, column height and equivalent plastic hinge length. The plastic hinge length is of critical importance in determining the seismic safety of reinforced concrete bridge structures. A new plastic hinge length expression is derived from the idealized moment-curvature response and the diagonal shear crack angle in the hinge region.
Displacement capacity of a reinforced concrete bridge column is a function of the curvature capacity of the critical section, column height and equivalent plastic hinge length. The plastic hinge length is of critical importance in determining the seismic safety of reinforced concrete bridge structures. A new plastic hinge length expression is derived from the idealized moment-curvature response and the diagonal shear crack angle in the hinge region.
Displacement capacity of a reinforced concrete bridge column is a function of the curvature capacity of the critical section, column height and equivalent plastic hinge length. The plastic hinge length is of critical importance in determining the seismic safety of reinforced concrete bridge structures. A new plastic hinge length expression is derived from the idealized moment-curvature response and the diagonal shear crack angle in the hinge region.