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Title
Beam-Column Element 3D (Type 2-Parallel Element Theory) for the ANSR-II Program.
File
PB80167216.pdf
Author(s)
Riahi, A.; Powell, G. H.; Mondkar, D. P.
Source
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., December 1979, 35 p.
Identifying Number(s)
UCB/EERC-79/31
Abstract
This report describes a three dimensional inelastic beam-column element developed for the ANSR-2 program. The report contains a description of the element characteristics, theoretical formulation, and a computer program user's guide.
Keywords
Seismic design; ANSR-2 computer program; Beams (Supports); Columns (Supports); Stiffness methods; User needs; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Computer programming; Plastic design; Elastic properties; Computer aided design; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysis