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- Title
- Experimental and Analytical Study of Internal Beam to Column Connections Subjected to Reversed Cyclic Loading.
- File
- PB83188359.pdf
- Author(s)
- Durrani, A. J.; Wight, J. K.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., July 1982, 298 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- UMEE-82R3
- Abstract
- Six full-sized interior beam-to-column subassemblages were tested under quasi-static loading which was intended to simulate earthquake input. Three variables were investigated: (1) percentage of transverse hoop reinforcement in the joint; (2) joint shear stress level; and (3) presence of transverse beams and slab on half of the specimens. It was concluded that the joint shear stress level was critical for the satisfactory performance of beam-to-column connections without transverse beams and slab. A joint performance index is proposed which integrates the effect of pertinent variables influencing the joint behavior. A hysteretic model for beam-to-column subassemblages is developed from the hysteretic behavior of the specimens tested.
- Keywords
- Earthquake resistant structures; Dynamic loads; Beams (Supports); Reinforced concrete; Columns (Supports); Mechanical hysteresis; Stiffness methods; Construction joints; Earthquake engineering; Ultimate strength method; Concrete construction