Cyclic Test of Diagonally Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beam with Different Shear Demand

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Min-Yuan Cheng ◽  
Jessica Gitomarsono ◽  
Hung-Yu Zeng
2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-61
Author(s):  
Wenjuan Lv ◽  
Baodong Liu ◽  
Ming Li ◽  
Lin Li ◽  
Pengyuan Zhang

Background: For reinforced concrete structures under different humid conditions, the mechanical properties of concrete are significantly affected by the moisture content, which may result in a great change of the functional performance and bearing capacity. Objective: This paper presents an experiment to investigate the influence of the moisture content on the dynamic characteristics and hysteretic behavior of reinforced concrete column. Results: The results show that the natural frequency of reinforced concrete columns increases quickly at an early stage of immersion, but there is little change when the columns are close to saturation; the difference between the natural frequencies before and after cyclic test grows as the moisture content rises. The damping ratio slightly decreases first and then increases with the increase of moisture content; the damping ratio after the cyclic test is larger than before the test due to the development of the micro-cracks. Conclusion: The trend of energy dissipation is on the rise with increasing moisture content, although at an early stage, it decreases slightly. According to the experimental result, a formula for the moisture content on the average energy dissipation of reinforced concrete columns is proposed.


2005 ◽  
Vol 61 (7) ◽  
pp. 912-941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan-Shin Park ◽  
Hyun-Do Yun ◽  
Sun-Kyoung Hwang ◽  
Byung-Chan Han ◽  
Il Seung Yang

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erwin Lim ◽  
Shyh-Jiann Hwang ◽  
Chih-Hung Cheng ◽  
Pin-Yi Lin

Author(s):  
Hyun-Do Yun ◽  
Seok-Joon Jang ◽  
Sun-Woo Kim ◽  
Wan-Shin Park

The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of using hooked-end steel fibers as additional transverse reinforcements such as cross ties and leg bars for diagonally reinforced concrete (DRC) coupling beams aligned vertically over coupled special structural walls. Three 1/3-scale short beams were made and tested under cyclic shear in a double curvature condition. All specimens have the same reinforcement configuration except for transverse reinforcing details and the clear span length-to-section depth ratio (lnh) of 2.0. Reinforced concrete (RC) coupling beam (RC-CB) was designed with full confinement of diagonally reinforced concrete beam section based on the seismic design provisions of the ACI 318-14 Code. To improve the constructability without sacrificing strength and ductility, the fiber contents in the FRC0.75-CB and FRC1.50-CB specimens replacing additional transverse bars with steel fibers were 0.75% and 1.50% at volume fraction, respectively. Test results revealed that additional transverse reinforcement in the diagonally reinforced coupling beams have a significant effect on the cracking and structural behaviors. For diagonally reinforced coupling beams with only hoops and without crossties and legs of hoop, the addition of steel fiber at volume fraction of more than 0.75% to concrete provides equal cracking and structural behaviors as compared to those of diagonally reinforced coupling beam with full confinement details.


2013 ◽  
Vol 788 ◽  
pp. 538-541
Author(s):  
Peng Zhang ◽  
Fu Ma

Coupling beam, the first line resisting earthquake, is directly related to the overall performance of the shear wall structure. Using the large general finite element analysis software ANSYS, the coupling beam span-depth ratio is 2~3 different reinforcement scheme in finite element analysis. Analysis on the ductility performance of reinforced concrete coupling beams in shear wall structure in three fields: the concrete strength grade, the longitudinal reinforcement ratio and the stirrup ratio, provides a basis for the design of the structure and to provide a reference for similar studies.


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