Flexural response, concrete elements

Typical resistance-deflection curve for flexural response of concrete elements. 

Maximum acceptable values for ductility and support rotation are presented in Appendix 5.B. Predicted response must be compared to ductility ratio and support rotation limits to ensure that neither is exceeded. The engineer must determine if lower limits are appropriate. The values vary with material type, section type and protection category required. For reinforced concrete members, response limits are influenced by the shear reinforcing provided as well as the type of response (i.e., flexure, shear, compression). In general, for elements in which shear or compression... 

There is a dearth of accurate, efficient and reliable analytical approaches for the inelastic static and dynamic analyses of complex reinforced concrete and composite high-rise buildings under extreme loads taking into account shear-flexure-axial interaction, crack propagation and other detailed features of concrete response. In this study, a new approach termed multi-resolution distributed finite element analysis (MDFEA) is proposed and used to analyze a reference RC high-rise building with a dual core... 

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