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The Plastic Hinge

The Plastic Hinge

Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 59
ISBN13: 9781466663794|ISBN10: 1466663790|EISBN13: 9781466663800
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6379-4.ch006
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Julio Flórez-López, et al. "The Plastic Hinge." Fracture and Damage Mechanics for Structural Engineering of Frames: State-of-the-Art Industrial Applications, IGI Global, 2015, pp.172-230. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6379-4.ch006

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J. Flórez-López, M. Marante, & R. Picón (2015). The Plastic Hinge. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6379-4.ch006

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Julio Flórez-López, María Eugenia Marante, and Ricardo Picón. "The Plastic Hinge." In Fracture and Damage Mechanics for Structural Engineering of Frames: State-of-the-Art Industrial Applications. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6379-4.ch006

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Abstract

The plastic hinge is a key concept of the theory of frames that differentiates this theory from the remaining models for structural analysis. This chapter is exclusively dedicated to define this concept and describe the different models of plastic hinges. It also discusses the differences of implementation between plastic hinges in steel frames (Sections 6.1-6.4) and those in reinforced concrete structures (Sections 6.5-6.6). This chapter is based on the ideas presented in Chapter 5 and it allows formulating the models for elasto-plastic frames that are introduced in the next chapter.

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