Small and Large Displacement Dynamic Analysis of Frame Structures Based on Hysteretic Beam Elements

Abstract

In this work, a beam element is proposed for the nonlinear dynamic analysis of frame structures. The classical Euler-Bernoulli formulation for the elastic beam is extended by implicitly defining new hysteretic degrees of freedom, subjected to evolution equations of the Bouc-Wen type with kinematic hardening. A linear interpolation field is employed for these new degrees of freedom, which are regarded as hysteretic curvatures and hysteretic axial deformations. By means of the principle of virtual work, an elastoplastic hysteretic stiffness relation is derived, which together with the hysteretic evolution equations fully describes the behavior of the element. The elemental stiffness equations are assembled to form a system of linear global equations of motion that also depend on the introduced hysteretic variables. The solution is obtained by simultaneously solving the entire set of governing equations, namely the linear global equations of motion with constant coefficient matrices, and the nonlinear local ...