scholarly journals A Restoring Force Model for Prefabricated Concrete Shear Walls with Built-In Steel Sections

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 12131
Author(s):  
Tan Wang ◽  
Ruinian Jiang ◽  
Shuaifeng Yuan ◽  
Kuo Yuan ◽  
Liwei Li ◽  
...  

Prefabricated shear walls have been widely used in engineering structures. Vertical connection joints of the walls are the key to ensure the safety of the structures. Steel–concrete composite structures have been proved to have a good bearing capacity and ductility. In this paper, a new type of prefabricated structure is proposed, in which vertical wall members are connected together through built-in steel sections and cast-in-place concrete. This paper studies the seismic performance of the proposed prefabricated concrete shear wall structure. Hysteretic curves and skeleton curves of the shear wall are obtained based on experimental analyses. A dimensionless skeleton curve model is developed using the theory of material mechanics and the method of regression analysis. A stiffness calculation method for different loading stages is obtained and a restoring force model is proposed. The proposed innovative prefabricated shear wall structure provides good resistance to seismic performance and the related analysis provides a fundamental reference for studies of prefabricated shear wall structures.

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Wang ◽  
Weizeng Huang ◽  
Shansuo Zheng

In order to study the restoring force characteristics of corroded steel frame beams in an acidic atmosphere, based on different corrosion damage degrees, tests on the material properties of 48 steel samples and six steel frame beam specimens with a scale ratio of 1/2 under low cyclic repeated loading were conducted. According to the test results, the relationship between the weight loss rate and the mechanical properties of corrosion damage steel was obtained by numerical regression analysis, and the hysteresis curves and skeleton curves of the corroded steel frame beams were also obtained. The simplified trilinear skeleton curve model of the corroded steel frame beams and the expression of the corresponding feature points were determined by analyzing the failure process. The strength and stiffness degradation rule of the steel frame beam was analyzed furtherly. The hysteresis rule was established by introducing the cyclic degradation index which considers the effect of different corrosion degrees, and finally the restoring force model based on the corroded steel frame beams in an acidic atmospheric environment was established. Comparison with the test results show that the skeleton curve and the restoring force model established in this paper can accurately describe the seismic performance of corrosion damaged steel frame beams and can provide a basis for the seismic calculation analysis of corroded steel structures in an acidic atmosphere.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Yanhua Wang ◽  
Yan Feng ◽  
Dongsheng Huang ◽  
Zirui Huang ◽  
Zhongfan Chen

In this paper, a restoring force model, composed of a trilinear skeleton curve and hysteretic rules, is proposed based on nine pseudostatic tests of the energy-dissipation joint under horizontal low cyclic loading. The critical points of the simplified skeleton curve are obtained via theoretical derivation and FE simulation. The hysteretic rules for the joints are simplified as a concave hexagon, where the parameters of the critical points are optimized by the genetic algorithm (GA). Using the established trilinear skeleton curve, three different working stages, i.e., elastic, hardening, and softening, were divided by the critical points and the moment stiffness of three stages can be calculated. The proposed hysteretic rules of each stage can reveal and explain the “pinching” in the cyclic loading, which make it easier to understand the mechanism of the energy-dissipation joint. The comparison between the restoring force model and the tests shows that the simplified skeleton curves, the established hysteretic rules, and the ductility and the damping ratio are consistent with the experimental results. Finally, the effectiveness of the established restoring force model is verified.


BioResources ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 5313-5328
Author(s):  
Zhongwei Gao ◽  
Donghui Ma ◽  
Ziyi Wang ◽  
Xiaodong Guo ◽  
Shidong Fang ◽  
...  

A restoring force model of through-tenon and half-tenon joints was studied with a certain level of universality. To address the differences among data collected under different test conditions, test data collected via through-tenon and half-tenon joints were counted and fitted, and their similarities were then generalized. To better simulate the gap and stiffness degradation between the through-tenon and half-tenon joints, the skeleton curves frameworks were simplified into four phases, namely sliding, elastic, yielding, and failure. The normalized control parameters collected through the characteristics of the framework of through-tenon and half-tenon joints, as well as the different coefficients of strength degradation and stiffness degradation were calculated. The hysteretic rules of the restoring force model of through-tenon and half-tenon joints were developed. Through case study, the results show that the MAPE (mean absolute percentage error) and R2 (coefficient of determination) of experimental data in the references and simulated data of through-tenon are respectively 12.570% and 0.735, while those of half-tenon are respectively 11.763% and 0.772; and the restoring force model of through-tenon and half-tenon joints being constructed had a certain level of universality. The results demonstrated that the construction of refined finite element analysis model of Chinese ancient timber architectures can be simplified to a certain extent to meet the pressing time for seismic performance analysis of many ancient timber architectures. It provides researchers with an innovative pathway to enhance the efficiency of seismic performance analysis of ancient timber architectures.


2014 ◽  
Vol 501-504 ◽  
pp. 700-703
Author(s):  
Pin Le Zhang

To study the seismic behavior of short pier shear wall, 6 short pier shear wall specimens are tested under low cyclic loading with axial load ratio of 0.2. Hysteretic rules and stiffness degradation rate are determined base on test results and feature points are defined by theory, restoring force model that considers the effect of two loading direction to hysteretic characteristics is proposed based on test research, which could be applied to the nonlinear dynamic analysis of the structure.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guifeng Zhao ◽  
Meng Zhang ◽  
Yaoliang Li ◽  
Dawang Li

A numerical simulation of the hysteresis performance of corroded reinforced concrete (RC) frame columns was conducted. Moreover, the results obtained were compared with experimental data. On this basis, a degenerated three-linearity (D-TRI) restoring force model was established which could reflect the hysteresis performance of corroded RC frame columns through theoretical analysis and data fitting. Results indicated that the hysteretic bearing capacity of frame columns decreased significantly due to corrosion of the rebar. In view of the characteristics of the hysteresis curve, the plumpness of the hysteresis loop for frame columns decreased and shrinkage increased with increasing rebar corrosion. All these illustrated that the seismic energy dissipation performance of frame columns reduced but their brittleness increased. As for the features of the skeleton curve, the trends for corroded and noncorroded members were basically consistent and roughly corresponded to the features of a trilinear equivalent model. Thereby, the existing Clough hysteresis rule can be used to establish the restoring force model applicable to corroded RC frame columns based on that of the noncorroded RC members. The calculated skeleton curve and hysteresis curve of corroded RC frame columns using the D-TRI model are closer to the experimental results.


2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 1943-1948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Chen ◽  
Zhong Fan Chen

CTSRC structure is a new composite structural system for residential buildings and it consists of walls and floors which are made of the prefabricated steel skeleton and the infill of concrete. Four pieces of CTSRC shear wall specimens and one piece of RC shear wall specimen are tested under low cyclic lateral loads to study the final failure modes and analyze its structural seismic performance. It shows that the CTSRC shear wall structure possess adequate bearing capacity, fine seismic performance and ductility. CTSRC shear walls are better than RC shear walls in the seismic behavior, and it could replace traditional shear walls structure applying to practical engineering. Inserting ring used for connecting profile steel can transfer stress well and it is recognized as a reasonable construction measure.


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