##  [Plastic Hinge Model](/plastic-hinge-model) 

  ##  [Plastic Hinge Model](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/plastic-hinge-model-0) 

  

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Definition

A simplified collapse model in structural analysis that idealizes distributed plastic deformation by concentrating it at discrete locations (plastic hinges) along a member and characterizes each hinge by a moment–rotation relationship and a finite rotation capacity used to predict mechanism formation and collapse load.