ABSTRACT
When we engineers need to identify nonlinear behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) structures, there are two options: experiment in laboratories, and computational simulation in offices. Although the former approach gives real results, it is nevertheless limited to knowledge of particular cases under restricted structural dimensions, sizes, shapes, loading and boundary conditions. The latter involves the virtual creation of RC in computers, but there is no limit to its applications. Here, the reliability of simulation results is greatly dependent on the modeling of nonlinear constitutive laws of materials. This book is principally concerned with nonlinear mechanical modeling of RC on which nonlinear structural analysis and performance assessment are based.
