Reinforced concrete columns are often designed and assessed under the assumption that axial loads and bending moments are applied simultaneously and are perfectly correlated. However, this assumption may not always be valid. Cases may exist where loads are applied sequentially to a structure with verying degrees of correlation between the loads. Furthermore, it is shown that situations exist where particular loading histories and/or correlations between loads reduce the reliability of the structure. It is therefore desired to develop reliability-based methods of design and evaluation which consider the effects of load paths and correlation between loads. Thsi study lays the groundwork for such a development.
Reliability of Reinforced Conrete Columns under Random Loads
SPACONE, ENRICO
1997-01-01
Abstract
Reinforced concrete columns are often designed and assessed under the assumption that axial loads and bending moments are applied simultaneously and are perfectly correlated. However, this assumption may not always be valid. Cases may exist where loads are applied sequentially to a structure with verying degrees of correlation between the loads. Furthermore, it is shown that situations exist where particular loading histories and/or correlations between loads reduce the reliability of the structure. It is therefore desired to develop reliability-based methods of design and evaluation which consider the effects of load paths and correlation between loads. Thsi study lays the groundwork for such a development.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
