Chapter 3 Inlastic Moment Redistribution
Chapter 3 Inlastic Moment Redistribution
CONCRETE STRUCTURES - II
When designing a structure and its components, the designer must decide
on the appropriate structural model. The choice of the model affects:
the analysis of the structure, which is aimed at the determination of the
stress (internal forces and moments), and
the calculation of cross section resistance
Thus, a model implies the use of a method of analysis combined with a
method of cross section resistance calculation.
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Introduction
Plastic-plastic model:
related to plastic design of structures.
Full plasticity may be developed within cross-sections, so that plastic hinges can
form.
These have suitable moment rotation characteristics giving sufficient rotation
capacity for the formation of a plastic mechanism, as the result of moment
redistribution in the structure.
Plastic analysis can be applied in analysis of steel structures.
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Plastic Hinges and Collapse Mechanisms
This transfer of loads after the formation of first plastic hinge at section
having the highest bending moment till the collapse of the structure is
known as redistribution of moments.
By this process, therefore, the structure continues to accommodate higher
loads before it collapses.
Assume the section of beam has the same bottom and top
reinforcement providing the same positive and negative ultimate
moment resistances, ‘ Mu ’.
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Let the beam subjected to the load '𝑤𝑝 ' that cause the plastic hinges at the
ends when the maximum moment at supports equal to the ultimate resistance of
beam section. After formation of plastic hinges at supports, the beam behaves
as if simply supported.
If elastic analysis is made using the ultimate load 'wu ', the maximum moment at
support is wu .l^2/ 12 . The percentage reduction in bending is:
b) have the ratio of the lengths of adjacent spans in the range of 0.5 to 2,
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Redistribution of bending moments may be carried out without explicit
check on the rotation capacity, provided that:
0.45 for concrete strength classes less than or equal to C50/60, and