General Dynamic Collapse Criterion for Elastic–Plastic Structures Under Double Impulse as Substitute of Near-Fault Ground Motion

A dynamic collapse criterion for elastic–plastic structures under near-fault ground motions is derived analytically by approximately transforming near-fault ground motions into double impulse and using an energy balance law. A negative post-yield stiffness is introduced to treat the P-delta effect i...

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Main Authors: Sae Homma, Kotaro Kojima, Izuru Takewaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Built Environment
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbuil.2020.00084/full