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- Title
- Behavior Classification of Short Reinforced Concrete Columns Subjected to Cyclic Deformations.
- File
- PB81158222.pdf
- Author(s)
- Woodward, K. A.; Jirsa, J. O.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., July 1980, 357 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- PMFSEL-80-2
- Abstract
- Guidelines were developed for describing and predicting the behavior of short reinforced concrete columns subjected to cyclic reversed deformations. The guidelines are presented in a flowchart encompassing a broad range of behavior. The end result is a unified approach to classifying and describing the hysteretic behavior of the columns. Eleven short columns were tested, the majority of which were subjected to cyclic deformations applied along two orthogonal axes. A constant compressive axial load was also applied to the majority of the columns. Results of the tests showed a wider range of behavioral characteristics than was expected. Based on test results, a predictive guide was developed to provide a rationale for understanding column behavior under cyclic loading conditions.
- Keywords
- Earthquake resistant structures; Reinforced concrete; Columns (Supports); Mechanical hysteresis; Earthquake engineering; Cyclic loads; Concrete construction; Earthquakes