Abstract
In this report, an analytical method is described by which restoring force characterestics of a reinforced concrete framed structure can be statically pursued on the basis of some material properties obtained from simple tests on the test pieces without any test on the structure, and the results obtained by applying the method to several models are compared from various aspects with the experimental results. In this method, a structural member is regarded as an assembly of several stiffness segments, into which mechanical properties of the materials are reflected, to be able to consider interactions between a bending moment and an axial force in a section of the member on the stiffness and the bearing capacity. After all, it is concluded that it is able to pursue elastic-plastic behaviors of reinforced concrete framed structures as shown in some experiments by means of the method, and that it is very useful for considering and examining general reinforced concrete framed structures subjected to reversible cyclic loads such as seismic forces.
