inelastic deformation

According to the modern seismic conception, the critical zone of the RC member can be in the state of inelastic deformation after yield under strong motion.

Based on the strength criterion of the incremental plastic collapse, the inelastic deformation behavior of a ship's hull girder under cyclic bending loads was discussed in detail in this paper.

But after the strong ground motion, every story of this system can appear great inelastic deformation so that this structural system sacrifices the main beam, although the structure avoids collapsing.