TY - GEN A1 - Raffaele, D A1 - Gentile, R A1 - Mezzina, M PB - COMPDYN KW - simply supported bridges; reinforced concrete; seismic vulnerability; moment-curvature. SP - 4160 N1 - This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher?s terms and conditions. UR - http://2015.compdyn.org/ EP - 4170 ID - discovery10065778 N2 - 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, shear, second order effects, 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: dimensionless axial force, mechanical percentage of longitudinal reinforcement, geometrical percentage of transversal reinforcement. A numerical example is presented to test the solution comparing it with a FEM analysis. AV - public Y1 - 2015/05/27/ CY - Crete Island, Greece TI - Simplified closed-form solution for the determination of the moment-curvature response of a circular RC section ER -