KDOT Column Expert: Ultimate Shear Capacity of Circular Columns using the Simplified Modified Compression Field Theory

The importance of the analysis of circular columns to accurately predict their ultimate confined capacity under shear-flexure-axial force interaction domain is recognized in light of the extreme load event imposed by the current American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) specification. In this study, various procedures for computing the shear strength are reviewed. Then, the current procedure adopted by AASHTO LRFD 2014, based on the simplified modified compression field theory, is evaluated for non-prestressed circular concrete bridge piers. This evaluation is benchmarked against experimental data available in the literature and against Response 2000 freeware program that depicts interaction diagrams based on AASHTO 1999 requirements. Differences in results are discussed and future improvements are proposed. A new approach is presented to improve the accuracy of AASHTO LRFD calculations. The main parameters that control the cross section shear strength are discussed based on the experimental results and comparisons.

• Record URL:
  http://matc.unl.edu/assets/documents/matcfinal/Rasheed_KDOTColumnExpertUltimateShearCapacityofCircularColumnsusingtheModifiedCompressionFieldTheory.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Kansas State University, Manhattan

  Department of Civil Engineering, Fiedler Hall
  Manhattan, KS  United States  66506

  Mid-America Transportation Center

  University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  2200 Vine Street, PO Box 830851
  Lincoln, NE  United States  68583-0851

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  University Transportation Center Program
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Rasheed, Hayder
  • Abouelleil, AlaaEldin
• Publication Date: 2015-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 140p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge piers; Columns; Compression; Load and resistance factor design; Reinforced concrete; Shear strength
• Identifier Terms: AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications; Kansas Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01675656
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MATC-KSU: 262, 25-1121-0003-262
• Files: UTC, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 23 2018 9:18AM