Vogel’s Frame pushover analysis benchmark

German engineer U. Vogel idealized a plane portal frame in 1985 which has been adopted as a benchmark and studied by numerous authors. A pushover analysis of Vogel’s portal frame, including initial geometric imperfections and material residual stress, is presented here.





Prepared by:

Luiz C.M. Vieira, Jr.
University of Campinas
Sao Paulo, Brazil

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