Freddi, F;
Dimopoulos, CA;
Karavasilis, TL;
(2020)
Experimental Evaluation of a Rocking Damage-Free Steel Column Base with Friction Devices.
Journal of Structural Engineering
, 146
(10)
, Article 04020217. 10.1061/(asce)st.1943-541x.0002779.
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Abstract
This paper presents the experimental evaluation of an earthquake-resilient rocking damage-free steel column base, previously proposed and numerically investigated by the authors. The column base uses post-tensioned high-strength steel bars to control its rocking behavior, and friction devices to dissipate seismic energy. It is equipped with a circular steel plate with rounded edges, which is used as a rocking base. The rounded edges prevent stress concentration and damage of the contact surfaces, whereas the circular shape allows rocking toward all plan directions. In contrast to conventional steel column bases, the proposed column base exhibits monotonic and cyclic moment–rotation behaviors that are easily described by analytical equations. This allows the definition of a step-by-step design procedure which ensures damage-free behavior, self-centering capability, and energy dissipation capacity for a target design base rotation. The experimental tests, presented in this study, were conducted under monotonic and cyclic loads demonstrating the damage-free behavior even under large rotations. The experimental results were used to validate the design procedure and to calibrate refined three-dimensional (3D) nonlinear finite-element models that will allow further investigations.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Experimental Evaluation of a Rocking Damage-Free Steel Column Base with Friction Devices |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1061/(asce)st.1943-541x.0002779 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)st.1943-541x.0002779 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | High-strength steel, Columns, Friction, Damage (material), Numerical analysis, Damage (structural), Three-dimensional models, Steel columns |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10106949 |
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