Prediction of the force–drift envelope for RC columns in flexure by the CAE method

A non‐parametric empirical approach, called the conditional average estimator (CAE) method, has been applied for the prediction of the normalized lateral force–drift envelope of reinforced concrete (RC) rectangular columns, as well as their characteristic drifts (effective yield drift, capping drift and ultimate drift), and drift‐related parameters (the ratio between the effective yield drift and elastic drift, and two ductility measures). A subset of the PEER RC column database was used. Five input parameters were employed: axial load index, index related to confinement, shear span index, concrete compressive strength, and longitudinal reinforcement index. The results suggest that the relations between the input and output parameters are complex, and that it is difficult to isolate the influence of a single parameter. Nevertheless, some trends were observed. The axial load index is the most influential input parameter. All the results decrease with an increasing axial load index, whereas they increase with an increasing longitudinal reinforcement index. An increase in the index related to confinement results in increases in the ultimate drift and in ductility. The influence of the shear span index is the most complex. The influence of the concrete strength is small with the exception of two output parameters related to elastic drift, which substantially decrease with increasing strength. The dispersion of the results is relatively large. The results of the predictions can be used for mathematical modelling of moment–rotation backbone curves for plastic hinges, and for the estimation of the deformation capacity of columns in seismic performance assessments. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Flexural deformation capacity of rectangular RC columns determined by the CAE method

A non‐parametric empirical approach, called the conditional average estimator (CAE) method, has been implemented for the estimation of the flexural deformation capacity of reinforced concrete rectangular columns expressed in terms of the ultimate (‘near collapse’) drift. Two databases (PEER and Fardis), which represent subsets of the original databases, were used. Four input parameters were employed in the basic model: axial load index, index related to confinement, shear span index, and concrete compressive strength. The results of analyses suggest that, in general, ultimate drift decreases with increasing axial load index, and increases with better confinement. An increase in the shear span‐to‐depth ratio has a beneficial effect until a turning point is reached. After that the opposite trend can be observed, i.e. a decrease in the ultimate drift with further increasing of the shear span‐to‐depth ratio. No clear trend is observed in the case of concrete compressive strength. The predictions, obtained by using the Fardis database are in general somewhat larger than the predictions from the PEER database, due to the difference in the definition of ultimate drift. The scatter of results is large. The local coefficient of variation, which is a measure for dispersion, amounts to about 0.2–0.5. The ultimate drifts obtained by using the two databases, were compared with the values predicted by the Eurocode 8 empirical formula. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Numerical study on factors that influence the in‐plane drift capacity of unreinforced masonry walls

Displacement‐based assessment procedures require as input reliable estimates of the deformation capacity of all structural elements. For unreinforced masonry (URM) walls, current design codes specify the in‐plane deformation capacity as empirical equations of interstory drift. National codes differ with regard to the parameters that are considered in these empirical drift capacity equations, but the inhomogeneity of datasets on URM wall tests renders it difficult to validate the hypotheses with the currently available experimental data. This paper contributes to the future development of such empirical relationships by investigating the sensitivity of the drift capacity to the shear span, the aspect ratio, the axial load ratio, and the size of the wall. For this purpose, finite element models of URM walls are developed in Abaqus/Explicit and validated against a set of experimental results. The results show that the axial load ratio, the shear span, and the wall size are among the factors that influence the drift capacity the most. Empirical equations are mainly derived from test results on small walls, and the numerical results suggest that this can lead to a significant overestimation of the drift capacity for larger walls.     

Experimental research on behavior of 460 MPa high strength steel I-section columns under cyclic loading

To investigate the seismic behavior of I-section columns made of 460 MPa high strength steel(HSS), six specimens were tested under constant axial load and cyclic horizontal load. The specimens were designed with different width-to-thickness ratios and loaded under different axial load ratios. For each specimen, the failure mode was observed and hysteretic curve was measured. Comparison of different specimens on hysteretic characteristic, energy dissipation capacity and deformation capacity were further investigated. Test results showed that the degradation of bearing capacity was due to local buckling of flange and web. Under the same axial load ratio, as width-to-thickness ratio increased, the deformation area of local buckling became smaller. And also, displacement level at both peak load and failure load became smaller. In addition, the full extent of hysteretic curve, energy dissipation capacity, ultimate story drift angle decreased, and capacity degradation occurred more rapidly with the increase of width-to-thickness ratio or axial load ratio. Based on the capacity of story drift angle, limiting values which shall not be exceeded are suggested respectively for flange and web plate of 460 MPa HSS I-section columns when used in SMFs and in IMFs in the case of axial load ratio no more than 0.2. Such values should be smaller when the axial load ratio increases.     

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.     

免拆超高性能混凝土模板钢筋混凝土柱抗震性能研究

为研究预制超高性能混凝土(UHPC)模板钢筋混凝土(RC)柱的抗震性能,并验证预制UHPC模板在往复荷载作用下是否发生剥离,考虑轴压比、剪跨比、箍筋间距和保护层厚度,设计制作6根免拆模板柱(PTC)和1根RC对比柱试件,对其进行拟静力试验,研究其破坏形态、滞回性能、变形和耗能能力以及强度和刚度退化规律等。结果表明,与加载方向垂直的预制UHPC模板大约在PTC试件峰值荷载的70%时发生剥离,与加载方向平行的预制UHPC模板在试件最终破坏时剥离;在剪跨比、轴压比和箍筋数量均分别相同的条件下,由UHPC模板加10 mm混凝土作为保护层的试件,其抗震性能相对较好,但其承载力和前期刚度略有减小。     

部分预制型钢混凝土梁抗震性能试验研究

为探究部分预制型钢混凝土梁的抗震性能,进行了7个部分预制型钢混凝土梁试件的拟静力试验,研究了试件的裂缝开展过程、破坏形态、承载能力、延性、耗能能力和刚度退化情况,探究预制截面模式、剪跨比和后浇混凝土强度等对其抗震能力的影响。结果表明:地震作用下,该7个试件力学性能较好,剪跨比是影响试件抗震性能的首要要素,剪跨比大的试件耗能能力强,型钢约束部分混凝土可以提高试件的耗能能力,截面模式和后浇混凝土强度对抗震性能影响不大。     

Research on seismic behavior and shear strength of SRHC frame columns

The seismic behavior of steel reinforced high strength and high performance concrete(SRHC)frame columns was investigated through pseudo-static experiments of 16 frame columns with various shear span ratios,axial compression ratios,concrete strengths,steel ratios and stirrup ratios.Three kinds of failure mechanisms are presented and the characteristics of experimental hysteretic curves and skeleton curves with different design parameters are discussed.The columns’ductility and energy dissipation were quantitatively evaluated based on seismic resistance.The research results indicate that SRHC frame columns can withstand extreme bearing capacity,but the abilities of ductility and energy dissipation are inferior because of SRHC’s natural brittleness.As a result,the axial load ratio should be restricted and some construction measures adopted,such as increasing the stirrup ratio.This research established effect factors on the bearing capacity of SPHC columns.Finally,an algorithm for obtaining ultimate bearing capacity using the flexural failure mode is established based on a modified planesection assumption.The authors also established equations to determine shearing baroclinic failure and shear bond failure based on the accumulation of the axial load force distribution ratio.The calculated results of shear bearing capacity for different failure modes were in good agreement with the experimental results.     

高强钢筋混凝土短肢剪力墙抗震性能试验研究

通过对采用高强钢筋的6片T形混凝土短肢剪力墙和采用高强钢筋高强混凝土的6片L形短肢剪力墙进行低周往复加载试验,研究了T形和L形的破坏形态与性能差异,分析了高厚比、轴压比、配箍间距等参数对构件破坏形态、滞回耗能、骨架曲线、延性及耗能等抗震性能的影响,对比分析了构件与普通短肢剪力墙的抗震性能差异。试验结果表明:采用腹板端部箍筋加密的方式可减轻构件端部的损伤和降低正负向加载时承载力和延性的不对称性;T形构件中高厚比为5的试件表现为弯曲破坏,其他构件表现为弯剪破坏;试验中高厚比小的构件相对于高厚比大的试件延性耗能更好,轴压比增大,构件承载力提高但延性降低;与普通短肢剪力墙相比,T形短肢剪力墙承载力和变形能力提高,耗能增加,L形短肢剪力墙承载力提高较大,极限位移增大,构件后期变形能力略有降低,但可以满足抗震性能要求。     

关于日本框架柱受剪承载力公式的讨论

通过对日本抗震设计规范中有关钢筋混凝土框架柱受剪承载力代表性公式的研究，凸现了由经验公式到基于桁架一拱模型建立的发展趋势。对各公式中所包括的影响框架柱受剪承载力的主要因素(如剪跨比、轴压比、配箍率、混凝土强度、纵筋率等)进行了深入讨论，并采用框架柱受剪承载力试验数据考察了各个公式的有效性。     

高强钢筋混凝土柱轴心受压承载力可靠度研究

课题组搜集186根高强钢筋混凝土轴压柱的试验数据,得到相关统计参数,选用JC法并利用MATLAB软件编制计算程序迭代求解高强钢筋混凝土柱轴压承载力可靠指标。分析不同荷载组合、钢筋强度、混凝土强度以及配筋率等参数对混凝土柱轴压承载力可靠指标的影响。研究结果表明:高强钢筋混凝土柱轴压承载力可靠指标随计算模式不确定性系数的增大而增大;随着荷载效应比的增大,可靠指标呈现出先增大后减小的趋势;可靠指标随钢筋强度的提高而减小,随混凝土强度提高而增大;随着配筋率的增大,可靠指标逐渐减小,高配筋率对轴压构件不利。     

CFRP加固一字形竖缝耗能预制剪力墙抗震性能研究

以一字形竖缝耗能预制剪力墙作为研究对象,设计了3个装配式剪力墙试件及1个现浇剪力墙对比试件,进行低周往复荷载试验,并对破坏墙体进行CFRP加固,再次进行拟静力试验。试件变化参数包括轴压比、混凝土强度等级及配筋率,对比分析加固前后试件滞回性能、刚度退化、承载力和耗能能力等性能。试验结果表明,与现浇剪力墙相比,一字形竖缝耗能预制剪力墙工作性能良好,阻尼器屈服耗能提高了试件整体工作性能;CFRP加固可有效抑制墙体斜裂缝的发展,对墙体承载力及耗能能力均有显著改善作用;各试件均满足剪力墙弹塑性层间位移角限值要求,延性较好;试件整体表现出良好的抗震性能。     

T形配钢钢骨混凝土柱抗震性能数值分析

为研究非对称配钢钢骨混凝土柱的抗震性能,基于12根T形配钢钢骨混凝土柱的拟静力试验研究进行非线性数值模拟,了解其破坏机制、承载力、延性及耗能能力,探讨轴压比、配钢率、剪跨比对抗震性能的影响。结果表明,低周反复荷载作用下T形配钢钢骨混凝土柱滞回曲线饱满,具有良好的延性和耗能能力。在峰值荷载前,数值模拟结果与试验结果吻合较好。轴压力在一定范围内提高了试件承载力,但降低了延性;增大配钢率能提高试件的承载力、刚度和延性,使得峰值荷载后试件的性能退化趋于平缓;剪跨比对试件破坏形态有显著影响,随剪跨比的增大试件延性性能提高。     

高强混凝土框架柱的地震损伤模型

本文首先讨论了现有的几种地震损伤模型及其特点,然后计算出试验框架柱累积滞回耗能随加载循环水平的变化,分析和讨论了轴压比、箍筋形式、配箍率、纵向配筋率、混凝土强度等级以及剪跨比对累积滞回耗能的影响。根据现有的损伤模型,对试验框架柱的损伤指数进行了分析比较,给出了符合高强混凝土框架柱和普通混凝土框架柱的地震损伤模型。根据损伤指数随加载循环水平的变化规律,分析和讨论了剪跨比、轴压比以及配箍率对损伤的影响。最后通过对各地震损伤模型的比较分析,提出了高强混凝土框架柱的地震损伤模型。     

底部放置聚苯板的预制剪力墙抗震性能试验研究

为研究底部放置聚苯乙烯硬泡沫板的抗震性能,对3个剪跨比2.0的两端设置后浇段、底部放置聚苯乙烯硬泡沫板的预制剪力墙试件以及1个相同剪跨比的现浇剪力墙试件进行了拟静力试验。试验结果表明:预制剪力墙底部放置硬聚苯乙烯泡沫板的试件,破坏形态为后浇段与预制剪力墙脱开、后浇段受压破坏;底部放置聚苯板的预制剪力墙试件承载力小于现浇剪力墙试件,耗能能力接近或大于现浇剪力墙试件;各试件的极限位移角为1/98~1/81;预制剪力墙试件的屈服刚度及峰值刚度均比现浇剪力墙试件降低27%~75%,水平分布钢筋未伸入后浇段的试件比伸入后浇段的试件刚度降低更多,后浇段短的试件比后浇段长的试件刚度降低更多。预制试件轴压力主要由后浇段承担,名义屈服及峰值水平力时,钢筋应变分布不符合平截面假定。     

Experimental investigation of damage behavior of RC frame members including non-seismically designed columns

Reinforced concrete (RC) frame structures are one of the mostly common used structural systems, and their seismic performance is largely determined by the performance of columns and beams. This paper describes horizontal cyclic loading tests often column and three beam specimens, some of which were designed according to the current seismic design code and others were designed according to the early non-seismic Chinese design code, aiming at reporting the behavior of the damaged or collapsed RC frame strctures observed during the Wenchuan earthquake. The effects of axial load ratio,shear span ratio, and transverse and longitudinal reinforcement ratio on hysteresis behavior, ductility and damage progress were incorporated in the experimental study. Test results indicate that the non-seismically designed columns show premature shear failure, and yield larger maximum residual crack widths and more concrete spalling than the seismically designed columns. In addition, longitudinal steel reinforcement rebars were severely buckled. The axial load ratio and shear span ratio proved to be the most important factors affecting the ductility, crack opening width and closing ability, while the longitudinal reinforcement ratio had only a minor effect on column ductility, but exhibited more influence on beam ductility. Finally, the transverse reinforcement ratio did not influence the maximum residual crack width and closing ability of the seismically designed columns.     

型钢混凝土剪力墙抗震性能影响参数研究

型钢混凝土剪力墙是一种广泛应用于高层混合结构中的剪力墙形式。本文采用通用有限元程序ADINA,以边缘构件含钢率为主要参数,对不同剪跨比的几组剪力墙承载力和变形能力进行了分析,并与考虑了剪力墙混凝土等级、轴压比、配筋率和边缘约束指标等参数影响的剪力墙性能进行了比较研究。结果表明,在高层结构中采用较高强度的混凝土是有利的,但剪力墙的轴压比需要严格限制,且墙体配筋率并不是提高其抗震性能的有效手段。在高层混合结构剪力墙中,通过边缘构件设置型钢可有效增加墙体延性,且边缘约束构件的约束指标可取0.32左右。     

边缘约束构件对钢筋混凝土剪力墙抗震性能的影响

钢筋混凝土剪力墙是高层建筑中的主要抗侧力构件,边缘约束情况是影响剪力墙抗震性能的一个重要因素。为研究边缘约束构件对钢筋混凝土剪力墙抗震性能的影响,本文进行了三片边缘约束情况不同的钢筋混凝土剪力墙的低周反复试验,并对试验结果进行了分析,分析内容包括：破坏形态、水平承载力、位移延性系数、刚度退化、抗震耗能能力等方面。研究结果表明,合理地设置边缘约束能够扩大塑性破坏区域,提高试件的水平承载力,改善其抗震耗能性能。研究进一步发现,边缘纵筋配筋率在提高试件的水平承载力,改善其抗震耗能性能和刚度退化程度方面影响显著,而边缘配箍率对抗震性能的贡献在本次试验分析中表现得并不明显。     

应用OpenSees计算双钢管高强砼柱的水平力—位移滞回曲线

应用OpenSees计算外方内圆复合钢管高强混凝土柱（简称双钢管高强混凝土柱）的水平力—位移滞回曲线。分析了双钢管高强混凝土柱的单元和截面纤维划分。钢管材料采用双线性模型Steel02,混凝土模型采用Concrete02,圆钢管内和钢管之间的混凝土采用Susantha模型,考虑钢管对混凝土的约束作用,计算得到的水平力—位移滞回曲线与试验结果符合较好。在此基础上,应用OpenSees对双钢管高强混凝土柱进行参数影响分析,讨论了轴压比、方钢管壁厚（宽厚比）、径宽比、径厚比对双钢管高强混凝土柱抗震性能的影响。结果表明：增大轴压比,延性降低;增大方钢管壁厚（减小宽厚比）,水平承载力增大;增大圆钢管直径和壁厚,有助于提高双钢管高强混凝土柱的竖向和水平承载力能力,增大耗能能力。     

设置无粘结钢筋的铁路重力式桥墩抗震性能试验研究

针对铁路少筋混凝土重力式桥墩的延性不足和抗震耗能能力较差的问题,本文提出了一种兼顾改善桥墩延性与强度的抗震措施,即在墩身底部设置局部纵向无粘结钢筋,其余墩身部分的纵向钢筋保持不变.共设计了4个桥墩模型,通过拟静力试验研究了配筋率和粘结方式对少筋混凝土重力式桥墩抗震性能的影响.结果表明:无粘结模型桥墩的破坏形式为弯曲破坏...