Seismic behavior and modeling of steel reinforced concrete (SRC) walls

The steel reinforced concrete (SRC) wall consists of structural steel embedded at the boundary elements of a reinforced concrete (RC) wall. The use of SRC walls has gained popularity in the construction of high‐rise buildings because of their superior performance over conventional RC walls. This paper presents a series of quasi‐static tests used to examine the behavior of SRC walls subjected to high axial force and lateral cyclic loading. The SRC wall specimens showed increased flexural strength and deformation capacity relative to their RC wall counterpart. The flexural strength of SRC walls was found to increase with increasing area ratio of embedded structural steel, while the section type of embedded steel did not affect the wall's strength. The SRC walls under high axial force ratio had an ultimate lateral drift ratio of approximately 1.4%. In addition, a multi‐layer shell element model was developed for the SRC walls and was implemented in the OpenSees program. The numerical model was validated through comparison with the test data. The model was able to predict the lateral stiffness, strength and deformation capacities of SRC walls with a reasonable level of accuracy. Finally, a number of issues for the design of SRC walls are discussed, along with a collection and analysis of the test data, including (1) evaluation of flexural strength, (2) calculation of effective flexural stiffness, and (3) inelastic deformation capacity of SRC walls. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Hysteretic cyclic response of concrete columns reinforced with smooth bars

The application of smooth (plain) bars in reinforced concrete (RC) construction has been abandoned since the 1970s; however, there are many old reinforced concrete buildings in the world whose construction is based on this old style that are now in need of structural seismic rehabilitation according to the requirements of present day seismic rehabilitation codes. The focus of this study concerns the investigation of the hysteretic cyclic response of RC columns with smooth bars. The results of six column specimens having a variety of details for overlapping splices of longitudinal bars while experiencing two different levels of axial loads under cyclic loading reversals are presented. Through analysis of test observations and the obtained experimental results, it is attempted to clarify major aspects of hysteretic response for RC columns with smooth bars, from a seismic assessment point of view. The hysteretic force–drift responses of columns are deeply investigated and a new concept explaining the flag shape form of the hysteretic response is presented. Furthermore, the rocking response of columns is predicted with a new formulation that assumes an internal compression strut inside the column body as a consequence of rocking that originated from high base rotations. Finally, a simple hysteresis rule is proposed which is the result of considering the combination of two springs in parallel to provide the total hysteretic response as the summation of rocking hysteretic and bottom anchor (smooth bar) hysteretic responses.     

Seismic behavior and strength capacity of steel tube‐reinforced concrete composite columns

The steel tube‐reinforced concrete (ST‐RC) composite column is a novel type of composite column, which consists of a steel tube embedded in RC. In this paper, the seismic behavior of ST‐RC columns is examined through a series of experiments in which 10 one‐third scale column specimens were subjected to axial forces and lateral cyclic loading. The test variables include the axial force ratio applied to the columns and the amount of transverse reinforcement. All specimens failed in a flexural mode, showing stable hysteresis loops. Thanks to the steel tube and the high‐strength concrete it is filled with, the ST‐RC column specimens had approximately 30% lower axial force ratios and 22% higher maximum bending moments relative to the comparable RC columns when subjected to identical axial compressive loads. The amount of transverse reinforcement made only a small difference to the lateral load‐carrying capacity but significantly affected the deformation and energy dissipation capacity of the ST‐RC columns. The specimens that satisfied the requirements for transverse reinforcement adopted for medium ductile RC columns as specified by the Chinese Code for Seismic Design of Buildings (GB 50011‐2010) and EuroCode 8 achieved an ultimate drift ratio of around 0.03 and a displacement ductility ratio of approximately 5. The design formulas used to evaluate the strength capacity of the ST‐RC columns were developed on the basis of the superposition method. The predictions from the formulas showed good agreement with the test results, with errors no greater than 10%. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

型钢混凝土柱受剪承载力的统一计算公式

随着高强、超高强混凝土应用于型钢混凝土结构,型钢混凝土柱受剪承载力的计算缺乏统一的计算公式。为了能够反映型钢混凝土柱的实际受力,提出了以混凝土抗拉强度为基础、考虑型钢与混凝土共同工作的受剪承载力公式。公式形式简单并且能够与《混凝土结构设计规范》(GB50010-2002)衔接,适用于工程实践。通过77根型钢高强、普强混凝土柱的对比分析,计算结果与试验结果吻合。公式可应用于混凝土强度在C30~C80之间的型钢混凝土柱,可以将型钢普强混凝土柱和型钢高强混凝土柱的受剪承载力计算统一,因此可称之为型钢混凝土柱受剪承载力的统一计算公式。     

同级位移多次循环作用下型钢混凝土柱抗震性能试验研究

为研究远场长周期地震动作用下SRC柱的抗震性能,对5个不同含钢率和配箍率的SRC柱进行同级位移循环加载10次的拟静力试验,分析其抗震性能指标。结果表明:同级位移循环次数对SRC柱抗震性能的影响与循环位移幅值有关。位移角不大于1/50时,同级位移循环次数对SRC柱的裂缝发展、承载力退化和耗能能力的影响均很小;位移角1/40时,随着位移循环次数的增加,SRC柱的裂缝不断发展,角部混凝土逐渐掉落,承载力退化幅度开始加大,耗能能力逐渐增强,损伤程度增长较快;位移角1/33时,同级位移多次循环导致SRC柱的损伤急剧发展,承载力快速降低,耗能能力明显增强,破坏程度显著加重。提高含钢率和配箍率均可以改善SRC柱的抗震性能。     

纤维增强钢筋混凝土柱的抗震性能试验研究

纤维与胶粉的掺入可以改善混凝土材料的阻尼性能。本文首先利用自主开发的三点弯曲梁式大尺寸材料阻尼测试装置在频率(0.5~2.0Hz)条件下测定了4种不同配比纤维增强阻尼混凝土的损耗因子与储存模量,然后利用配制的纤维阻尼增强混凝土制作了4个框架柱,通过单轴滞回特性试验研究了在相同的轴压比、配筋率、配箍率、剪压比条件下,纤维增强阻尼混凝土与普通混凝土在非线性阶段阻尼性能、抗震性能及破坏特征的差异,得出纤维增强阻尼混凝土的骨架曲线和恢复力曲线的特征点。试验结果表明:在弹性范围内,纤维可以大幅提高素混凝土的阻尼性能,使素混凝土的损耗因子提高大约80%~200%,但是当构件进入非线性阶段以后,材料阻尼对普通混凝土阻尼性能影响很小。     

Earthquake behavior of steel cushion-implemented reinforced concrete frames

The earthquake performance of vulnerable structures can be increased by the implementation of supplementary energy-dissipative metallic elements. The main aim of this paper is to describe the earthquake behavior of steel cushion-implemented reinforced concrete frames (SCI-RCFR) in terms of displacement demands and energy components. Several quasi-static experiments were performed on steel cushions (SC) installed in reinforced concrete (RC) frames. The test results served as the basis of the analytical models of SCs and a bare reinforced concrete frame (B-RCFR). These models were integrated in order to obtain the resulting analytical model of the SCI-RCFR. Nonlinear-time history analyses (NTHA) were performed on the SCI-RCFR under the effects of the selected earthquake data set. According to the NTHA, SC application is an effective technique for increasing the seismic performance of RC structures. The main portion of the earthquake input energy was dissipated through SCs. SCs succeeded in decreasing the plastic energy demand on structural elements by almost 50% at distinct drift levels.     

型钢混凝土节点抗震性能及构造方法

根据8个型钢混凝土节点在低周反复荷载作用下的试验，研究了型钢混凝土节点的破坏形态、滞回特性、延性及风度退化等力学性能，在此基础上提出了相应的连接构造方法。     

截面中部配置型钢的混凝土剪力墙抗震性能研究

本文通过试验研究了型钢混凝土(SRC)剪力墙的抗震性能,对16个试件进行了低周反复加载试验,得到了这些构件的延性比;研究了高宽比等参数对型钢混凝土剪力墙抗震性能的影响。在试验中,研究了在中部配置型钢的型钢混凝土剪力墙,结果表明这种新型的型钢混凝土剪力墙具有更好的抗震性能。在试验的基础上,本文建立了型钢混凝土剪力墙恢复力骨架曲线的数学模型,为分析高层结构的非线性地震反应分析提供了基础数据。     

Hysteretic response of a nine-storey reinforced concrete building

The Millikan Library on the campus of the California Institute of Technology was strongly shaken during the San Fernando earthquake of 9 February 1971. The building was not damaged structurally, but the observed E-W response of the building showed a fundamental period of about 1.0 sec, significantly longer than the 0.66 sec observed in pre-earthquake vibration tests. In this study, the response of the fundamental mode was treated as that of a single-degree-of-freedom hysteretic structure, and four simple models, two stationary and two with changing properties, were examined to see if they could describe the observed response. It was found that an equivalent linear model and a bilinear hysteretic model both could match the response, provided their properties were changed during the earthquake. (Four changes were used.) A linear model with constant properties and a stationary, bilinear hysteretic model did not give nearly as good agreement as the non-stationary models. The results indicated, in general, a degrading of the stiffness and energy dissipation capacity of the building, with the suggestion that the changes were sudden rather than gradual.     

钢混凝土管柱-钢桁架竖向混合结构抗震性能试验研究

工业建筑结构体系取决于生产工艺及使用要求,生产工艺的复杂性往往导致复杂的结构形式。为了满足工艺要求,形成了一类钢筋混凝土管柱-钢桁架竖向混合结构。为了研究其抗震性能,选取一实际结构,取1/4子结构,模拟边界条件,按1/8缩尺比制作模型。对模型进行动力特性测试,选择El Centro波(1940 NS)对模型进行拟动力试验,再进行拟静力试验,试验得到了该结构的动力特性参数及在地震作用下的动力反应。分析了结构自振频率及阻尼比变化,变形性能,滞回性能和破坏模式等;在试验基础上,给出了结构水平承载力的计算公式,为建立该类结构的抗震设计方法提供依据。     

型钢高强混凝土柱抗震性能的试验研究

通过14根型钢高强混凝土柱的低周反复加载试验，得到了型钢高强混凝土柱在压、弯、剪共同作用下的主要破坏形态，并探讨了剪跨比、配箍率、混凝土强度对型钢高强混凝土柱滞回曲线、耗能能力以及延性的影响。试验结果表明，型钢高强混凝土柱具有抵御二次地震作用的能力，其抗震性能优于钢筋混凝土柱。     

钢纤维混凝土低剪力墙抗震性能试验研究

对不同钢纤维体积率、相同钢纤维混凝土强度的5个钢筋钢纤维混凝土低剪力墙试件以及不同钢纤维混凝土强度、相同钢纤维体积率的2个钢筋钢纤维混凝土低剪力墙试件,进行了低周反复荷载作用下的试验研究,分析了剪力墙的延性、滞回性能和耗能能力等,研究了钢纤维体积率和钢纤维混凝土强度对钢筋钢纤维混凝土低剪力墙的延性及耗能能力的影响.试验和分析结果表明:掺加钢纤维的钢筋混凝土低剪力墙的延性、耗能能力都比普通钢筋混凝土低剪力墙明显提高,抗震性能良好.     

纤维增强混凝土异形柱框架抗震性能的试验研究

通过薄弱部位应用纤维增强的混凝土异形柱框架和同条件下无纤维异形柱框架的拟静力试验研究,对比了两榀框架的破坏特征、出铰顺序、承载能力和延性、滞回特性、耗能能力及刚度退化等抗震性能指标。研究表明：应用纤维增强的异形柱框架承载能力和整体刚度显著提高,薄弱部位破坏程度减轻,耗能能力有所增强,纤维可以改善异形柱框架薄弱部位的抗震性能,提高异形柱框架结构的整体抗震能力。     

反复荷载下型钢混凝土柱受扭损伤试验研究

为研究型钢混凝土柱在反复荷载下的受扭损伤,完成了11根型钢混凝土柱和1根钢筋混凝土柱复合受扭试验。通过试验观察了构件的受力过程和破坏特征,研究两种不同型钢混凝土柱的裂缝开展与分布规律。基于能量守恒定律,考察了柱截面配钢形式、扭弯比、轴压比、混凝土强度等级、配箍率以及配钢率对累积损伤的影响。研究结果表明:型钢混凝土柱的损伤演变分为3个阶段:弹性阶段、弹塑性阶段和破坏阶段;配钢形式、扭弯比和配箍率是影响型钢混凝土柱损伤程度的重要因素;配型钢,降低扭弯比和提高配箍率对于损伤指标分别最大降低了22.1%、14.3%和14.0%;损伤指标受轴压比、配钢率和混凝土强度等级影响程度较小。     

不同加载路径对钢筋混凝土L形柱抗震性能的影响

为了进一步探讨复杂加载路径下钢筋混凝土L形柱的受力性能,采用基于有限单元柔度法纤维模型梁柱单元,对忽略剪切和扭转影响的钢筋混凝土L形柱在不同加载路径下的抗震性能进行了计算机模拟分析,研究了不同加载路径对钢筋混凝土L形柱承载力、延性、累积滞回耗能等的影响。结果表明,现有钢筋混凝土L形柱抗震性能评定方法应作适当调整,以考虑加载路径对评定结果的影响。     

钢骨-钢管混凝土组合柱延性的试验研究

本文通过14根钢骨－钢管混凝土组合柱在较高轴压比和低压反复水平荷载作用下的试验，研究了这种新型组合柱的破坏形态，分析了轴压比（n）、钢骨（As）和套箍指标（Φ）等因素对构件滞回特性、承载力和延性的影响。试验结果表明，钢骨－钢管混凝土组合柱具有很好的延性和很高的承载力。     

钢筋混凝土L形截面柱受力性能分析

讨论了异形柱结构体系中L形截面柱在结构中的受力性能，指出L形柱是截面不对称的空间杆件，不能在两个主平面内分开考虑，无法在结构分析中用对称截面的矩形柱等效，L形截面柱在无扭转结构中截面的中性轴平行于工程轴。