Pushover analysis of reinforced concrete moment-resisting frames to account for the variations of axial forces on the moment curvature properties

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1 Department of Civil Engineering, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

2 Department of civil engineering, razi university

3 Department of civil Eng, Kermanshah University of Technology

Abstract

Nonlinear static analysis is widely used for analyzing structures especially in performance-based design method. Increasing the lateral load in pushover analysis causes changing the axial forces of beam-columns during analysis. Whereas the axial load of beam-column elements can significantly affect the moment-curvature properties of these elements, in most pushover analyses, moment-curvature curves of these elements are generally achieved based on gravity axial loads and remain constant throughout the analysis. Furthermore, confining action depends on the axial load of beam-column elements. In this study, a novel pushover analysis is developed to update the moment-curvature properties of beam-column elements based on the axial forces of these elements throughout the analysis. The method is applied to three reinforced concrete frames from the previous studies to assess the influence of the variation of moment-curvature properties on the capacity curve of these frames. Outcomes show that the variation of axial loads significantly affects the moment-curvature of beam-column elements especially for edge columns located in the lower stories of frames. Furthermore, considering the progressive changes of moment-curvature properties of beam-column elements during the pushover analysis accounting for the variations of axial forces leads to reducing the lateral load-carrying capacity e.g, ductility, secant stiffness ultimate strength, etc.

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 22 May 2023
  • Receive Date: 26 December 2022
  • Revise Date: 17 May 2023
  • Accept Date: 22 May 2023