SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF INTERIOR POST-TENSIONED CONCRETE WIDE BEAMS

This paper describes research in which an interior posttensioned concrete wide beam subassemblage was tested under quasistatic cyclic loading to determine its performance under lateral action. A special debonding strategy was implemented in the design of the subassemblage to improve the performance of the connection. The subassemblage was tested up to 3.5% drift ratio and was found to perform very well. Overall, the subassemblage was found to have low energy dissipation capacity, good displacement capacity, and small residual drift. The main issues studied in the test were formation and growth of cracks, behavior of the hysteretic response, and strain behavior of the specimen. Lastly, results from this investigation were compared with results from a prior investigation on a similar reinforced concrete subassemblage.

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  American Concrete Institute (ACI)

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• Authors:
  • Siah, W L
  • Mendis, P
  • Stehle, J S
• Publication Date: 2003-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 283-290
• Serial:
  • ACI Structural Journal
  • Volume: 100
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
  • ISSN: 0889-3241
  • Serial URL: http://www.concrete.org/PUBS/JOURNALS/SJHOME.ASP

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Concrete structures; Debonding; Posttensioning; Seismicity; Structural engineering
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00942079
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 4 2003 12:00AM