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In the literature, rebar slippage at the pier-footing is modeled using a nonlinear rotational spring element with a zero-length.
Please, how to employ this method to model the bond-slip behavior of steel reinforcement in Seismostruct V2020.

Thanks for your support,
Tadesse

Can you not use the nonlinear link element of SeismoStruct?
Seismosoft Support

Dear Seismostruct support team,

Thanks for your reply. I have tried to review the manual and previous similar questions raised in this forum.
However, I did not fully understand how to implement it.
Any suggestions please from anyone in this forum.

Thanks in advance

Noting that the calibration of the link and the specific parameters to be chosen is somehow out of the scope of this forum, you might be able to get information from papers on this subject. This is something that is better discussed with your supervisor.
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