Opabola, Eyitayo A;
Elwood, Kenneth J;
(2023)
Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Beams Susceptible to Single-Crack Plastic Hinge Behavior.
Journal of Structural Engineering
, 149
(4)
, Article 04023020. 10.1061/JSENDH.STENG-11424.
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Abstract
Following the 2010/2011 Canterbury and 2016 Kaikoura earthquakes, a number of reinforced concrete (RC) beams in high-rise structures developed a single primary crack at the beam-column interface without the formation of distributed secondary cracks along the beam length. Detailed assessments showed that these beams have conforming longitudinal steel ratios and the single-crack mechanism may be due to design and/or construction practices for beam-column joints in the 1980s. In order to investigate the seismic behavior of reinforced concrete beams with detailing that inhibited the spread of flexural yielding, an experimental program was carried out on RC beam specimens, having similar reinforcement detailing to that of beams that developed a single crack at their ends during the Kaikoura earthquake to understand their seismic behavior, postearthquake repairability, and residual low-cycle fatigue life. Experimental results showed that the beams were able to undergo significant inelastic drift demands without loss of lateral resistance and have sufficient residual drift capacity following moderate and large earthquake demands. The response of the beam specimens was dominated by hinge rotation via the bond-slip mechanism. Comparisons showed that the measured drift capacities of the beams exceeded the predicted drift capacities computed using state-of-the-practice procedures.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Beams Susceptible to Single-Crack Plastic Hinge Behavior |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1061/JSENDH.STENG-11424 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1061/JSENDH.STENG-11424 |
| 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. |
| 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/10174322 |
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