Estimating the plastic hinge length of rectangular concrete columns reinforced with NiTi superelastic shape memory alloys

•Inspect the effect of various parameters on plastic hinge length of SMA-RC columns.•Use material’s strain profile to estimate the plastic hinge length.•Develop a predictive equation for the plastic hinge length of SMA-RC columns.•Examine the effect of the plastic hinge length on the seismic demand...

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