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Aug 2026
Equivalent Structural Stiffness for Settlement Analyses: A Practical Workflow Accounting for Cracking and Creep
Reliable settlement predictions require a consistent representation of both soil behavior and evolving structural stiffness. While advanced soil models are available in geotechnical analyses, reinforced concrete structures are commonly represented by linear elastic elements, neglecting stiffness reductions caused by cr...
Christian Wallner, Thomas Stegmüller, D. Schlicke
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