Deterioration data of a large-scale reinforced concrete specimen with severe ASR/DEF deterioration

2016 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 20-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhu M. Karthik ◽  
John B. Mander ◽  
Stefan Hurlebaus
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Concrete Specimen

scholarly journals Experimental Study on Mechanical Property of Stiffening-ribbed-hollowpipe Reinforced Concrete Girderless Floor with Four Clamped Edges Supported

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 170-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weijun Yang ◽  
Yongda Yang ◽  
Jihua Yin ◽  
Yushuang Ni
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Property ◽  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Static Load Test ◽  
Loading Test ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Clamped Edges

In order to study the basic mechanical property of cast-in-place stiffening-ribbed-hollow-pipe reinforced concrete girderless floor, and similarities and differences of the structural performance compared with traditional floor, we carried out the destructive stage loading test on the short-term load test of floor model with four clamped edges supported in large scale, and conducted the long-term static load test. Also, the thesis conducted finite element analysis in virtue of ANSYS software for solid slab floor, stiffening-ribbed-hollow-pipe floor and tubular floor. The experiment indicates that the developing process of cracks, distribution and failure mode in stiffening-ribbed-hollow-pipe floor are similar to that of solid girderless floor, and that this kind of floor has higher bearing capacity and better plastic deformation capacity. The finite element analysis manifests that, compared with solid slab floor, the deadweight of stiffening-ribbed-hollow-pipe floor decreases on greater level while deformation increases little, and that compared with tubular floor, this floor has higher rigidity. So stiffening-ribbed-hollow-pipe reinforced concrete girderless floor is particularly suitable for long-span and large-bay building structure.

scholarly journals Analisis Kapasitas Seismik Struktur Gedung Kantor Dinas KetahananPangan Provinsi Sumatra Barat

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thasbih Al Fajri ◽  
Rafki Imani ◽  
Zakpar Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Seismic Evaluation ◽  
Strength Index ◽  
Seismic Capacity ◽  
Total Strength ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Building ◽  
Richter Scale ◽  
Concrete Building ◽  
West Sumatra

The office building of the food security office of West Sumatra Province is a multi-storey building with reinforced concrete structures built in earthquake-prone areas that have the potential for large-scale earthquakes such as the one that occurred in 2009. Based on USGS data, from December 2004 to October 2009 There have been 10 earthquakes measuring more than 5 on the Richter scale that rocked Indonesia and resulted in damage to buildings, both minor damage to heavy damage and evencollapsing. The big earthquake that occurred on September 30, 2009 in Padang City, West Sumatra, was measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale. In this study, evaluated the seismic capacity of a reinforced concrete building 4 (four) floors built in earthquake-prone areas in the city of Padang. The seismic capacity of the building is evaluated based on the standard published by Japan, namely The Standard for Seismic Evaluation of Existin Reinforced Concrete Building, 2001. In this evaluation, it only looks at the structural elements of the column on the first floor. Seismic capacity is expressed in terms of the lateral strength index and the ductility index of the building. The results of the evaluation of seismic capacity obtained the total strength index value of the building is 0.707. The seismic capacity of this building can be shown to be adequate or strongin earthquake-prone areas compared to the seismic capacity of reinforced concrete buildings that survived the massive earthquake of 7.6 on the Richter Scale in West Sumatra in September 2009. From the evaluation results on this building which is located in an area including the prone to strong earthquakes can be stated to be able to behave ductile and able to withstand an earthquake or not experience sudden collapse

Numerical Simulation of 3-D Failure Process of Reinforced Concrete Specimen under Uniaxial Tension

2007 ◽  
Vol 353-358 ◽  
pp. 949-952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Xia Zhang ◽  
Chun An Tang ◽  
Xiu Yan Zhou ◽  
Xing Jie Hui ◽  
Zheng Zhao Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Uniaxial Tension ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Failure Process ◽  
Plain Concrete ◽  
Concrete Specimen ◽  
Numerical Code ◽  
Concrete Prism

The periodically distributed fracture spacing phenomenon exists in the failure process of the reinforced concrete prism under uniaxial tension. In this paper, A numerical code RFPA3D (3D Realistic Failure Process Analysis) is used to simulate the three-dimensional failure process of plain concrete prism specimen and reinforced concrete prism specimen under uniaxial tension. The reinforced concrete is represented by a set of elements with same size and different mechanical properties. They are uniform cubic elements and their mechanical properties, including elastic modulus and peak strength, are distributed through the specimens according to a certain statistical distribution. The elastic modulus and other mechanical properties are weakened gradually when the stresses in the elements meet the specific failure criterion. The displacement-controlled loading scheme is used to simulate the complete failure process of reinforced concrete. The analyses focus on the failure mechanisms of the concrete and reinforcement. The complete process of the fracture for the plain concrete prism and the fracture initiation, infilling and saturation of the reinforced concrete prism is reproduced. It agrees well with the theoretical analysis. Through 3D numerical tests for the specimen, it can be investigated the interaction between the reinforcement and concrete mechanical properties in meso-level and the numerical code is proved to be an effective way to help thoroughly understand the rule of the reinforcement and concrete and also help the design of the structural concrete components and systems.

scholarly journals DUCTILITY OF REINFORCED CONCRETE SUB FRAME FOR INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEM

2019 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Sabah Aljawadi ◽  
Abdul Kadir Marsono ◽  
Che Ros Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Earthquake Engineering ◽  
Precast Concrete ◽  
Accurate Determination ◽  
Concrete Specimen ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Test Scheme ◽  
Conventional Concrete ◽  
Frame System ◽  
Building System

An accurate determination of industrialized building system (IBS) frames ductility under alternating lateral loads is the key issue of this study. The performance features of IBS H frame assembly subjected to cyclic lateral pushover test with six attached IBS components are reported. A test scheme of nonlinear elastic sub-frame system is proposed to build an IBS structural building system. This system complies with the requirements of strength and ductility governed by European Codes 2 and 8. The three models are a conventional reinforced concrete H frame system CRCH (Model 1), IBS with steel conventional links as reinforcements IBSHN (Model 2), and special spiral links concrete IBSHS (Model 3). Each model is scaled to 1:5. All models are laboratory examined under cyclic lateral pushover test to failure, where the IBS connections are considered as hybrid partial rigid linking beams to columns. The beam ends are connected to column boxes via a U shaped steel plate. The experimental results of the IBS specimens are compared with the conventional reinforced concrete connection of similar shapes and size in the form of H sub-frame mechanism tested under the same condition. The models are subjected to cyclic lateral load controlled applied at the beam-column connection. The performance evaluation of IBS connections is made via load displacement hysteresis, ultimate and collapse parameter, ductility index, and surface cracks appearances. The conventional concrete specimen is obviously found to display better strength compared to IBS. Conversely, the ductility of IBS H frame specimen with spiral shear links and conventional closed loop links exhibits superior features compared to the conventional concrete specimen which is beneficial to earthquake engineering. It is demonstrated that the performance of the precast concrete structure is highly dependent on the ductile capacity of connectors to each of the IBS component. This is significant especially at the joints such as the beam-to-column connections. Our systematic methods on ductility characterizations of reinforced concrete beams may contribute toward the development of IBS in resisting earthquakes.

scholarly journals Seismic Strengthening Effects Based on Pseudodynamic Testing of a Reinforced Concrete Building Retrofitted with a Wire-Woven Bulk Kagome Truss Damper

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae-Sung Hwang ◽  
Kang Seok Lee
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Control Sample ◽  
Seismic Strengthening ◽  
Existing Building ◽  
Earthquake Energy ◽  
Passive Damper ◽  
Constant Pitch ◽  
External Connection ◽  
Kagome Truss

A passive damper with a wire-woven bulk Kagome truss design was recently developed; its applicability as a passive damper to improve the seismic performance of building systems, including shear hysteresis behavior, energy dissipation capacity, and fatigue, was confirmed by material tests. The Kagome truss, a periodic cellular metal type, is composed of evenly distributed helical wires with a constant pitch and helical radius in six directions. The purpose of this study was to develop a new passive damper system for seismic strengthening of existing reinforced concrete (RC) frames. The proposed external connection methodology uses a wire-woven bulk Kagome truss (i.e., a Kagome damper external connection (KDEC) system), to dissipate earthquake energy using the dynamic interaction among an existing building, a support structure, and the Kagome damper installed between them. Four test specimens were designed and then strengthened with the KDEC system. Cyclic loading and pseudodynamic tests were conducted; lateral load-carrying capacity, deformation, and hysteresis characteristics were investigated, as well as the maximum response strength, response ductility, and earthquake damage degree, and compared to a control sample. Test results revealed that the KDEC system effectively dissipated the earthquake energy, showing considerable resilience under large-scale earthquake conditions.

Multi-Type Finite Elements Hybrid Model for Simulating Global Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Frames in Fires

2013 ◽  
Vol 353-356 ◽  
pp. 2357-2361
Author(s):  
Yong Jun Liu ◽  
Yang Yang Liu ◽  
Ran Bi ◽  
Jing Hai Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Finite Elements ◽  
Hybrid Model ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Concrete Structures ◽  
Concrete Frames ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Frame ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Frames

In general, reinforced concrete frames have excellent fire resistance properties, but more and more concrete buildings collapsed in fires. The majority of past research work on the response of concrete building to fire has looked at the effects of fire upon individual structural members, and most commonly when subjected to heating from standard fire tests. At present, the fire behaviors of whole reinforced concrete frame are not adequately understood. There is a great need for development of models which consider the effects of fire on the whole structure under more realistic heating regimes. There is also a fundamental requirement for further large-scale testing of concrete structures, to observe the behavior of whole concrete structures in real fires and also for validation of advanced computer analysis tools. Accuracy and efficiency are two major concerns in finite element analysis of structural response of concrete frames in fires. In this paper, a multi-type finite elements hybrid model for simulating structural behavior of whole reinforced concrete frames in real fire is suggested.

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