THE APPLICABI LITY OF THE LATTICE EQUIVALENT CONTINUUM MODEL TO CYCLIC AND DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF RC STRUCTURE

Abstract

Evaluation of the mechanical characteristics of RC structures during earthquakes by using the lattice equivaent model is the main purpose in this study. To apply this analytical model to cyclic stress field, maximum 4 directions of orthogonal crack, non-orthogonal crack model is developed and static cyclic and non-linear dynamic analysises are performed. Comparing those analytical results with the experimental values, the valuation of the behavior in post-peak region and the validity of the model and the parameter of the model are investigated.