Abstract:A nonlinear finite element-macro-element-based multipurpose algorithm to simulate the reinforced concrete (RC) structural members (SMs) “RC-SMs” such as columns, beams, beam-columns, and shear walls under cyclic combined loading is proposed which can be applied for several different types of loading. In the proposed algorithm, the SMs are divided into an appropriate number of macro-elements (MEs) and the surfaces of the critical sections are discretized into a large number of fixed rectangular finite fibers. T… Show more
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