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Yield,

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ultimate,

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and

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expected

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stress

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values

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are

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defined

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on

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the

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Material

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Property

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Data

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form.

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Yield

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(Fy)

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and

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ultimate

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(Fu)

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stress

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values

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are

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properties

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of

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the

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material.

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These

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values

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are

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used

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in

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structural

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design,

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and

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in

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the

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definition

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of

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fiber

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hinges

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Expected yield (Fye)

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and

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expected

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tensile

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(Fue)

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stresses

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are

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the

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product

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of

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a

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code-prescribed

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factor

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and

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the

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expected

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strength

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of

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the

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material.

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This

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factor

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is

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typically

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around

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1.1,

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as

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with

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FEMA

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356

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Table

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5-3.

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These

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effective

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stress

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values

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represent

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the

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material

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response

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which

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occurs

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approximately

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halfway

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along

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the

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x-axis

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of

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the

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force-deformation

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relationship.

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FEMA

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356

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recommends

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using

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effective

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strength

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for

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deformation-controlled

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actions.

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Minimum

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strength

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represents

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the

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lower

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bound

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of

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nonlinear

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material

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response,

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which

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is

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best

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for

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force-controlled

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actions.

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Expected

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stress

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values

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are

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used

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to

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automatically

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generate

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hinge

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properties

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for

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P-M2-M3

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and

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P-M

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hinges.

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Related Incidents:

  • Incident 45461: Current design is that hinge properties depend on minimum rather than expected values
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Related Emails:

  • Email "RE: Client ID # is 'undisclosed' - questions of using Brim vs. SAP2000": Expected yield stress and expected tensile stress (rs → ok, 2008-12-02)
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