Research Article
Impact of Plastic Hinge Properties on Capacity Curve of Reinforced Concrete Bridges
Table 11
User-defined plastic hinge properties of Pier #2 columns, Bridge #2-E.
| Direction | Axial load level | Overstrength | Plastic hinge length () (in.) | Yield curvature
| Yield rotation Rad | Plastic curvature
| Plastic rotation Rad | Axial (kips) | Moment (kip⋅ft) |
| T | | | 1554.4 | 17.41 | 99.6 | 0.00173 | 0.0001173 | 0.00204 | | | 1182.2 | 0.0004913 | 0.00856 | | 0.0 | 870.2 | 0.0011457 | 0.01995 |
| L | | | 1554.4 | 27.37 | 99.6 | 0.00273 | 0.0001173 | 0.00321 | | | 1111.8 | 0.0006231 | 0.01706 | | 0.0 | 870.2 | 0.0011457 | 0.03136 |
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