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External constraint is an action that arises when a structure cannot deform freely. This deformation may be caused by imposed deformation. These deformations lead to support reactions and internal forces only in statically indeterminate systems and are proportional to the absolute values of the structural stiffness. The structural stiffness is significantly reduced by creep of concrete. The classical...
Constraint forces are directly proportional to the stiffness of the system, so the size of the constraining force reduction depends on the ability of the system to reduce stiffness by the cracking of concrete, the plasticizing of reinforcement, or a time‐dependent process. Constraint forces can be differentiated in two cases: internal forces due to constraints that have the same or opposite action...
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