?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Simplified+closed-form+solution+for+the+determination+of+the+moment-curvature+response+of+a+circular+RC+section&rft.creator=Raffaele%2C+D&rft.creator=Gentile%2C+R&rft.creator=Mezzina%2C+M&rft.description=A+seismic+vulnerability+analysis+of+a+multi-span+simply+supported+bridge+is+often+based+on+the+seismic+response+of+the+most+critical+pier.+This+response+is+influenced+by+different+collapse+modes+(flexural%2C+shear%2C+second+order+effects%2C+lap-splice+of+longitudinal+bars+or+their+buckling).+Among+these+the+flexural+behaviour+is+important+and+it's+known+if+the+equivalent+plastic+hinge+length+and+the+Moment-Curvature+law+of+the+fixed+end+are+given.+This+paper+provides+a+closed-form+dimensionless+solution+to+obtain+a+5+point+Moment-Curvature+diagram+for+circular+RC+section.+The+solution+is+based+only+on+three+parameters%3A+dimensionless+axial+force%2C+mechanical+percentage+of+longitudinal+reinforcement%2C+geometrical+percentage+of+transversal+reinforcement.+A+numerical+example+is+presented+to+test+the+solution+comparing+it+with+a+FEM+analysis.&rft.subject=simply+supported+bridges%3B+reinforced+concrete%3B+seismic+vulnerability%3B+moment-curvature.&rft.publisher=COMPDYN&rft.date=2015-05-27&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++Proceedings+of+the+2015+COMPDYN+Conference.++(pp.+pp.+4160-4170).++COMPDYN%3A+Crete+Island%2C+Greece.+(2015)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10065778%2F1%2Fcompdyn2015.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10065778%2F&rft.rights=open