Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Exterior Wide Beam-Column Joints
An experimental and numerical investigation carried out on reinforced concrete wide beam-column joints when subjected to seismic loads is reported within this paper. The experimental study was conducted by subjecting three full-scale wide exterior beam-column specimens to simulated seismic loads at the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore. Simulations of earthquake loadings were applied on to the specimens via quasistatic load reversals. Seismic performance analysis of the joints were based on the results obtained from the experiment in terms of their general behavior, hysteresis response, and the strain profiles of the longitudinal reinforcement within the specimens. These experimental results were then used to validate a three-dimensional nonlinear finite-element model. The behavior of the joints under the influence of critical influencing factors like column axial load, transverse beam, and beam bar anchorage ratio were also analyzed through the parametric studies carried out.
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Authors:
- Li, Bing
- Kulkarni, Sudhakar A
- Publication Date: 2010-1
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 26-36
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Serial:
- Journal of Structural Engineering
- Volume: 136
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
- ISSN: 0733-9445
- Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/loi/jsendh
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Axial loads; Beams; Columns; Drift; Earthquake resistant design; Finite element method; Joints; Laboratory tests; Material reinforcement; Reinforced concrete; Repeated loads; Seismicity; Width
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01150774
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 19 2010 10:59AM