cracked RC section?

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wyt239d
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cracked RC section?

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how can i consider the reduction of I due to cracking? like the column become 0.7I and beam 0.35I?thx
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seismosoft
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Re: cracked RC section?

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If you are using SeismoStruct's fibre beam-column elements, then cracking is already implicitly accounted for, without a need for empirical reduction of the section's gross inertia.

Do read the Help System, and do search this Forum for the word "crack", for further guidance.

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