Experimental Performance Assessment of Nearly Full-Scale Reinforced Concrete Columns with Partially Debonded Longitudinal Reinforcement

2017 ◽  
Vol 143 (4) ◽  
pp. 04016218 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. T. Nikoukalam ◽  
P. Sideris
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Concrete Columns ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Longitudinal Reinforcement ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Columns ◽  
Experimental Performance

scholarly journals Experimental analysis of reinforced concrete columns strengthened with Self-Compacting concrete

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Y. M. Omar ◽  
R. B. Gomes ◽  
A. P. A. Reis
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Ultimate Load ◽  
Rectangular Cross Section ◽  
Concrete Columns ◽  
Loading Capacity ◽  
Longitudinal Reinforcement ◽  
Self Compacting Concrete ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Columns ◽  
Subsequent Test ◽  
Steel Bars

This paper presents the results of reinforced concrete columns strengthened by addition of a self-compacting concrete overlay at the compressed and at the tensioned face of the member, with and without addition of longitudinal steel bars. Eight columns were submit- ted to loading with an initial eccentricity of 60 mm . These columns had 120 mm x 250 mm of rectangular cross section, 2000 mm in length and four longitudinal reinforcement steel bars with 10 mm in diameter. Reference columns P1 and P2 were tested to failure without any type of rehabilitation. Columns P3 to P8 were loaded to a predefined load (close to the initial yield point of tension reinforce- ment), then unloaded and strengthened for a subsequent test until failure. Results showed that the method of rehabilitation used was effective, increasing the loading capacity of the strengthened pieces by 2 to 5 times the ultimate load of the reference column.

scholarly journals Gravity Load Collapse Behavior of Nonengineered Reinforced Concrete Columns

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chichaya Boonmee ◽  
Kittipoom Rodsin ◽  
Krissachai Sriboonma
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Cyclic Loading ◽  
Axial Load ◽  
Concrete Columns ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Load Level ◽  
Longitudinal Reinforcement ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Columns ◽  
Gravity Load ◽  
Collapse Behavior

This paper aims at investigating gravity load collapse behavior of extremely poor quality reinforced concrete columns under cyclic loading. Such columns were usually constructed by local people and may not be designed to meet any of the standards. It was found that their concrete strength may be as low as 5 MPa and the amount of longitudinal reinforcement may be lower than 1%. This type of column is deliberately defined as “nonengineered reinforced concrete column,” or NRCC. During earthquake, the gravity load collapse of the NRCC columns caused a large number of death tolls around the world. In this study, four columns as representative of existing NRCC were tested under cyclic loading. The compressive strength of concrete in order of 5 MPa was used to be representative of columns with poor quality concrete. Two axial load levels of 6 and 18 tons were used to study the influence of axial load level on maximum drift at gravity load collapse. To investigate the effect of bar types on drift capacity, 9 mm round bars were used in two specimens and 12 mm deformed bars were used for the rest of the specimens. The maximum drift before gravity load collapse was very dependent on the axial load level. The maximum drift of the specimens subjected to high axial load (18 tons) was extremely low at approximately 1.75% drifts. The use of deformed bars (associated with larger amount of longitudinal reinforcement) caused the damage to severely dissipate all over the height of the columns. Such damage caused columns to collapse at a lower drift compared to those using round bars. Finally, the plastic hinge model was used to predict the maximum drift of the low strength columns. It was found that the model overly underestimates the drift at gravity load collapse.

A solution to the thermal problem of fire resistance of spun reinforced concrete columns

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-70
Author(s):  
I. I. Palevoda ◽  
D. S. Nekhan
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Fire Resistance ◽  
Concrete Structures ◽  
Concrete Columns ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Structures ◽  
Thermal Problem ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Columns

Introduction. Spun reinforced concrete columns are widely used in the present-day international construction practice. Known formulas, used to calculate temperatures of cross sections of reinforced concrete structures, needed to assess their fire resistance limit, are successfully applied to homogeneous structures that have solid sections. However, they are inapplicable to spun reinforced concrete columns due to their structural features. The purpose of this work is to develop a method for solving a thermal problem of spun reinforced concrete columns and adapt existing calculation formulas.Materials and methods. This work addresses the heating of spun reinforced concrete structures in case of fire. Ansys Workbench was employed to perform the computer simulation needed to study the influence of the characteristics of spun reinforced concrete columns on their heating. Results and discussion. In the course of the theoretical studies, the effect, produced by column cavities, the heterogeneity of spun concrete and thin walls of these structures on the heating of their cross sections was assessed with regard for the results of full-scale fire tests of spun reinforced concrete columns. Correction coefficients were obtained in order to take account of these factors. A regression equation was derived as a result of the simulation performed in the context of a full-scale factorial experiment involving coefficient khol, which takes into account the rising temperature of hollow reinforced concrete structures in comparison with solid ones. Khet heating acceleration coefficient is applicable to spun reinforced concrete structures due to the heterogeneity of concrete in the cross section. This coefficient represents a function of the wall thickness. Coefficient kth, which allows for the heating acceleration in the course of crack opening in thin-walled structures, varies in the range of 1.00…1.40. The concrete cracking temperature is 550 °C.Conclusion. A new method allows to solve the thermal problem of fire resistance of spun reinforced concrete columns. The engineering formula used to calculate the temperature in a cross-section was adapted. The results of computer-aided simulation and calculation of temperature values, performed using the adapted formula, show acceptable convergence with the experimental data.

Experimental Research on Full-Scale Reinforced Concrete Columns with Strong Confinement under Concentric Compression

2012 ◽  
Vol 166-169 ◽  
pp. 836-842
Author(s):  
Wei Jing Zhang ◽  
Bing Zhang ◽  
Zhen Bao Li ◽  
Jinjin Wang ◽  
Wen Jing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Concrete Columns ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Tensile Yield Strength ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Columns ◽  
The Core ◽  
Deformation Ability ◽  
Strong Confinement ◽  
Core Concrete

To investigate the axial compressive behavior of reinforced concrete columns with strong confinement, a total of five full-scale reinforced concrete columns with stirrup characteristic values in the range 0.22~0.47 and section dimension 600mm×600mm were tested under concentric compression loading. The test results indicated that all specimens failed in a similar way. The longitudinal bars buckled in compression; the peripheral stirrups bowed out and several stirrups fractured; the cover concrete in the mid-height section of specimens spalled seriously; however, the core concrete of specimens was not crushed. The axial compressive bearing capacity and deformation ability of reinforced concrete columns could be improved by strong confinement. When specimens reached the ultimate bearing capacity, the longitudinal reinforcement yielded and provided axial bearing capacity for specimens; the transverse reinforcement reached tensile yield strength and provided effective confinement for the core concrete.

scholarly journals Effect of PBO–FRCM Reinforcement on Stiffness of Eccentrically Compressed Reinforced Concrete Columns

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Trapko ◽  
Michał Musiał
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Concrete Columns ◽  
Longitudinal Force ◽  
Longitudinal Reinforcement ◽  
Concrete Core ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Columns ◽  
Composite Columns ◽  
Matrix Reinforcement ◽  
Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix

This paper examines the effect of PBO (P-phenylene benzobisoxazole)–FRCM (Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix) reinforcement on the stiffness of eccentrically compressed reinforced concrete columns. Reinforcement with FRCM consists of bonding composite meshes to the concrete substrate by means of mineral mortar. Longitudinal and/or transverse reinforcements made of PBO (P-phenylene benzobisoxazole) mesh were applied to the analyzed column specimens. When assessing the stiffness of the columns, the focus was on the effect of the composite reinforcement itself, the value and eccentricity of the longitudinal force and the decrease in the modulus of elasticity of the concrete with increasing stress intensity in the latter. Dependences between the change in the elasticity modulus of the concrete and the change in the stiffness of the tested specimens were examined. The relevant standards, providing methods of calculating the stiffness of composite columns, were used in the analysis. For columns, which were strengthened only transversely with PBO mesh, reinforcement increases their load capacity, and at the same time, the stiffness of the columns increases due to the confinement of the cross-section. The stiffness depends on the destruction of the concrete core inside its composite jacket. In the case of columns with transverse and longitudinal reinforcement, the presence of longitudinal reinforcement reduces longitudinal deformations. The columns failed at higher stiffness values in the whole range of the eccentricities.

scholarly journals Background to the Monolithicity Factors for the Assessment of Jacketed Reinforced Concrete Columns

Buildings ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Georgia E. Thermou ◽  
Andreas J. Kappos
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Axial Load ◽  
Concrete Columns ◽  
Eurocode 8 ◽  
Longitudinal Reinforcement ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Columns ◽  
The Core ◽  
Visible Effect ◽  
Cross Section Geometry

The paper presents the background to the expressions adopted in the new Eurocode 8—3 for jacketed reinforced concrete columns. These are based on the commonly adopted concept of monolithicity factors (ratios of resistance of the jacketed section to that of an identical monolithic one). These factors are derived here in two ways: (i) by fitting experimental results for jacketed columns and (ii) by an extended parametric study of substandard reinforced concrete (R/C) members that were retrofitted by adding R/C jackets, analysed using a model developed by the authors that takes into account slip at the interface. Apart from the cross-section geometry and the thickness of the jacket, parameters of the investigation were the material properties of the core cross-section and the jacket, as well as the percentage of longitudinal reinforcement of the jacket and the percentage of dowels placed to connect the existing member to the jacket. It was found that the parameter that had the most visible effect on these factors was the normalised axial load (ν). The finally adopted factors are either simple functions of ν or constant values.

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