Research Article
Impact of Plastic Hinge Properties on Capacity Curve of Reinforced Concrete Bridges
Table 15
User-defined plastic hinge properties of new columns, Pier #2 Bridge #4-W.
| | 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 | | | 2418.5 | 25.05 | 146.4 | 0.00367 | 0.0011169 | 0.02798 | | | 1923.1 | 23.12 | 0.0012960 | 0.02997 | | 0.0 | 1737.9 | 0.0013836 | 0.03199 |
| | L | | | 2418.5 | 37.53 | 146.4 | 0.00549 | 0.0011169 | 0.04191 | | | 1923.1 | 23.12 | 0.0012960 | 0.02997 | | 0.0 | 1737.9 | 0.0013836 | 0.03199 |
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