Retrofit Using Increased Section Area Method of Artificially Perforated Shear Wall in Existing Wall Dominant Structure

2006 ◽  
Vol 324-325 ◽  
pp. 639-642
Author(s):  
Chang Sik Choi ◽  
Yun Cheul Choi ◽  
Hyun Do Yun

The characteristics relating to high tensile ductility, High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites (HPFRCC) are being so that studied it’ll be adopted in repair and retrofit of buildings. A series of three shear wall specimens were tested under constant axial stress and reversed cyclical lateral loading in order to evaluate the seismic retrofit that had been proposed for the shear wall with the opening. The retrofit involved the use of ECC and MDF, both of which are sprayed through the high pressure pump, over the entire face of the wall. The results indicate that two different types of retrofitting strategies cause the different effects on the strength and ductility of each specimen.

Author(s):  
Nicolas Naud ◽  
Luca Sorelli ◽  
Alexander A Salenikovich ◽  
Samuel Cuerrier-Auclair

Timber-concrete composite (TCC) structures provide a breakthrough solution for multi-storey buildings. Besides the importance of the connection stiffness, recent research has focused on ductile connectors. This work aims at developing an economic new cast-in-place connector to guarantee the suitable stiffness and structural ductility. A new composite connector has been developed by combining an Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) shell with an embedded inner steel rod. The former governs the connection stiffness, while the latter governs the connection strength and ductility. In order to realize a cast-in-place construction method, a wide experimental investigation on the connection shear behaviour with different geometry was carried out. Secondly, the results were analysed by Winkler model which allowed to define a simplified formula. Finally, a design example of the ductile connectors is presented with emphasis on the importance of a smart design of the connection system for avoiding a brittle structural failure.


2019 ◽  
Vol 271 ◽  
pp. 07002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Bhuyan ◽  
Mohammad Khattak ◽  
Qian Zhang ◽  
Emilee Schlader

Reflective cracking at transverse joints is considered as a predominant distress in composite pavements. Various interlayers have been used previously to prevent or retard reflective cracking. Engineered cementitious composite (ECC) is a special type of high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious material that is expected to perform better as an interlayer due to its higher tensile strength and ductility. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of ECC as an interlayer system experimentally. A laboratory test protocol was designed to simulate repeated traffic loads to measure the fatigue performance of ECC interlayer system using digital image correlation (DIC) technique. It was found that the composite pavement specimens with ECC interlayer provided significantly higher fatigue life as compared to the control specimens without interlayer. This result indicates that ECC could be used as a potential effective interlayer system to retard or mitigate reflective cracking.


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