Mechanics based approach for ductility of reinforced concrete beams under cyclic loading / Ahmad Azim Shukri
The ductility of reinforced concrete refers to the ability to absorb energy such as that from seismic loading and normal traffic loads. It is an important parameter in reinforced concrete design process, particularly in situations where major cyclic loads are a concern. However, the process of qu...
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2015
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| Summary: | The ductility of reinforced concrete refers to the ability to absorb energy such as that from
seismic loading and normal traffic loads. It is an important parameter in reinforced
concrete design process, particularly in situations where major cyclic loads are a concern.
However, the process of quantifying ductility in reinforced concrete structures is made
complex by the interface displacements that dominates the behaviour of reinforced
concrete members when cracks appear. Current methods used to quantify ductility are
strain-based, therefore they cannot be used to directly simulate interface displacement.
Indirect simulation is possible using empirically determined values, but being empirically
derived means it cannot be applied outside the testing regime from which it is derived. In
recent years a mechanics-based moment-rotation approach was developed to overcome
this problem. The approach is primarily displacement-based, which allows it to simulate
the interface displacement mechanisms and thus remove the dependency on empirical
values. In this research, the mechanics based approach is extended to allow for cyclic
loading and also include the use of size-dependent stress-strain relationship for concrete
for better simulation of concrete softening. From comparisons with experimental results,
it was found that the method was able to simulate the moment-rotation curves of
cyclically loaded beam with acceptable accuracy. The maximum moments were
simulated with an accuracy between -7.23% and 1.51% while the minimum moments
were simulated with an accuracy between -16.55% and -5.83%. From this, it can be seen
that the moment-rotation approach give conservative estimations for the strength of RC
beams. |
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