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Aug 1973
Equilibrium Branching Due to Flexural Softening
Publication: Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division
Volume 99, Issue 4
Abstract
The importance of softening local behavior (decreasing bending moment for increasing flexural deformation) in the inelastic analysis of reinforced concrete beams and frames has been presented elsewhere. Further studies led to a fairly general theory of the implications of flexural softening on the overall stability. However, the bifurcation of equilibrium paths, which can be caused by softening even in the absence of any geometric effects, seems to have escaped attention. This note aims at illuminating this phenomenon that parallels the well-known phenomenon that may occur in structures with stable local behavior when geometry changes affect significantly the equilibrium equations.
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Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division
Volume 99 • Issue 4 • August 1973
Pages: 897 - 901
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© 1973 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Aug 1973
Published online: Feb 3, 2021
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Giulio Maier, M.ASCE
Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Politecnico, Milan, Italy;formerly Visiting Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, Ill.
Adolfo Zavelani
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Struct. Engrg., Politecnico, Milan, Italy
Jean-Claude Dotreppe
Research Asst., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, Ill.
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