scholarly journals Experimental Study on In-Plane Seismic Performance of Reinforced Brick Walls Bonded with Mud

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Hui Wang ◽  
Jian-jun Chang ◽  
Shi-qin He ◽  
Qing-lei Zhang

Low-cyclic loading tests were carried on brick walls bonded with mud reinforced by three methods: packing belts, one-side steel-meshed cement mortar, and double-side steel-meshed cement mortar. The failure modes, hysteresis curves of the load-displacement, skeleton curves, and ductility were obtained. The results showed that the bearing capacity of the brick walls bonded with mud reinforced by the abovementioned three methods had been increased to 1.4, 1.7, and 2.2 times as much as that of the unreinforced brick walls, respectively, and the ductility of the reinforced brick walls had been increased to 4.7, 2.1 and 2.2 times, respectively. The integrity and ductility of the reinforced brick walls were effectively improved in different degrees. The experimental results provided specific seismic strengthening techniques for the farmhouses built with brick walls bonded with mud.

2014 ◽  
Vol 1079-1080 ◽  
pp. 22-27
Author(s):  
Shao Wu Zhang ◽  
Geng Biao Zhang ◽  
Ying Chuan Chen

In order to verify the feasibility of a new overallseismic reinforcement method of the framework. Firstly,carried low cyclic loading tests on reinforcedconcrete framework, then reinforced the framework with a new method, and repeatthe low cyclic loading tests , finally, compared and analyzed the data from twotests. Compared with the original framework, the shape of the hysteresis curveis more full and the skeleton curve of the parallel period is longer andthe ductility factor increased by 35% and the bearing capacity increased by 40%.The results show that reinforcement framework has better energy dissipationcapacity, ductility and transgender capacity.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Qingguang He ◽  
Yanxia Bai ◽  
Weike Wu ◽  
Yongfeng Du

A novel assembled self-centering variable friction (SCVF) brace is proposed which is composed of an energy dissipation system, a self-centering system, and a set of force transmission devices. The hysteretic characteristics and energy dissipation of the SCVF brace with various parameters from low-cyclic loading tests are presented. A finite element model was constructed and tested under simulated examination for comparative analysis. The results indicate that the brace shows an atypical flag-type hysteresis curve. The SCVF brace showed its stable self-centering ability and dissipation energy capacity within the permitted axial deformation under different spring and friction plates. A larger deflection of the friction plate will make the variable friction of this SCVF brace more obvious. A higher friction coefficient will make the energy dissipation capacity of the SCVF brace stronger, but the actual friction coefficient will be lower than the design value after repeated cycles. The results of the fatigue tests showed that the energy dissipation system formed by the ceramic fiber friction blocks and the friction steel plates in the SCVF brace has a certain stability. The finite element simulation results are essentially consistent with the obtained test results, which is conducive to the use of finite element software for calculation and structural analysis in actual engineering design.


2012 ◽  
Vol 204-208 ◽  
pp. 2878-2882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miao Zhou ◽  
Jian Wei Li ◽  
Jing Min Duan

This paper carries out a series of experimental study on 6 column specimens, analyses and compares with the different parameters on the axial loading tests of RC columns and RC columns strengthened with steel tube. The experimental results show that the RC columns strengthened with steel tube take full advantage of loading properties of both materials, thus greatly improve the bearing capacity of specimens. With the same wall thickness steel tube, the improving degree of bearing capacity of long columns is bigger than the short columns, and the reinforcement effect is more obvious. The experimental results can offer reference for scientific research and engineering staff, and promote this reinforcement method to be widely used in engineering practice.


2012 ◽  
Vol 256-259 ◽  
pp. 2063-2066
Author(s):  
Hui Ma ◽  
Jian Yang Xue ◽  
Xi Cheng Zhang ◽  
Zong Ping Chen

In order to evaluate whether concrete with recycled coarse aggregate can be applied for steel reinforced concrete (SRC) under the earthquake, low cyclic loading tests of SRC with different recycled coarse aggregate (RCA) replacement percentage were carried out in this paper. Based on the tests of three SRRC column specimens, the failure modes, the hysteresis curves, the skeleton curves, the ductility, and the stiffness degradation of SRRC columns are investigated. The influence of variation in the RCA replacement percentage on the SRRC column is analyzed in detail. Test results show that the seismic performance of SRRC column is reduced to an allowable extent with the increasing magnitude of the RCA replacement percentage. The SRRC column still has a good seismic performance and the recycled coarse aggregate can be applied for steel reinforced concrete through the proper design.


2012 ◽  
Vol 256-259 ◽  
pp. 867-872
Author(s):  
Wei Dong Sun ◽  
Ai Min Wang

Site-built reinforcing rib composite wall is a kind of composite wall composed of reinforced concrete rib columns, rib beams and filling masonry. This paper mainly introduces the failure process and failure mechanism of this kind of composite wall under low cyclic loading. The wall has a good seismic performance and can be suitable for rural building structure.


2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-89
Author(s):  
Dongyue Wu ◽  
Hui Su ◽  
Shilin Wang ◽  
Wei Chen

Concrete hollow blocks have the advantages of simplified construction, reduced construction time, and better thermal performance, and can thereby achieve energy conservation in building engineering and significantly improved thermal and mechanical performance. A new tenon composite block is presented to achieve better self-thermal insulation and mechanical performance by integrating thermal materials into blocks. The tenon composite block application requires satisfying mechanical and seismic performance. Therefore, to prove the mechanical and seismic performance of the tenon composite block, a low cyclic loading test was performed on two self-thermal insulation wall specimens: the tenon composite block and the “Martha” block (used as the comparison specimen). The crack distributions, failure modes, force–displacement data expressed using hysteresis and skeleton curves, mechanical parameters of strengths, displacements, ductility coefficients, stiffness degradations, and equivalent viscous damping coefficients of the two specimens were analyzed in the low cyclic loading test. By analyzing the specimen crack distributions and failure modes, the tenon composite block was proven capable of effectively connecting the heat insulation and loading bearing parts. The differences in the force–displacement data and the mechanical parameters between the tenon composite block and “Martha” block specimens, such as the higher strength and stiffness of the tenon composite block specimen and similar ductility performance with the widely applied “Martha” specimen, were mainly caused by the size differences between the tenon composite block and “Martha” specimens. Finally, suggestions for tenon composite block applications are proposed to overcome the limitations of the tenon composite block’s ability to consume seismic energy.


2012 ◽  
Vol 256-259 ◽  
pp. 2079-2084 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tie Cheng Wang ◽  
An Gao ◽  
Hai Long Zhao

The influence of the pile type and the stirrup on the seismic performance was evaluated based on the results of reversed cyclic loading tests on the four prestressed high strength concrete (PHC) piles. It is indicated that the AB-type pile has the better seismic performance than the A-type pile from the results. The bearing capacity does not increase obviously with decreasing of the stirrup spacing and increasing of the stirrup diameter. The degradation of stiffness does not decrease significantly with decreasing of the stirrup spacing and increasing of the stirrup diameter. The energy dissipation capacity is improved with increasing of the stirrup diameter and decreasing of the stirrup spacing.


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