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Article: Investigators at University of California publish new data on structural engineering.
- Article from:
- Journal of Engineering
- Article date:
- November 18, 2009
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According to a study from the United States, "The paper presents a new beam-column element that combines computational efficiency with accuracy. The element uses only one monitoring section in each end inelastic zone of the structural member, but accounts for the spread of inelastic deformations under strain hardening response."
"It is, therefore, a variable inelastic zone model that combines the benefit of integrating the section moment-curvature response with the computational efficiency of concentrated hinge models for beams and columns. The element is more accurate than current distributed inelasticity models in simulating the monotonic and cyclic inelastic ...