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http://dx.doi.org/10.4334/JKCI.2012.24.3.285

Nonlinear Lateral Behavior and Cross-Sectional Stress Distribution of Concrete Rocking Columns  

Roh, Hwa-Sung (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University)
Hwang, Woong-Ik (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University)
Lee, Hu-Seok (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University)
Lee, Jong-Seh (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University)
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Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute / v.24, no.3, 2012 , pp. 285-292 More about this Journal
Abstract
Fixed connection is generally used for beam and column connections of concrete structures, but significant damages at the connection due to severe earthquakes have been reported. In order to reduce damages of the connection and improve seismic performance of the connection, several innovative connections have been suggested. One newly proposed connection type allows a rotation of the connection for applications in rotating or rocking beams, columns, and shear walls. Such structural elements would provide a nonlinear lateral force-displacement response since their contact depth developed during rotation is gradually reduced and the stress across the sections of the elements is non-linearly distributed around a contact area, which is called an elastic hinge region in the present study. The purpose of the present study is to define the elastic hinge region or length for the rocking columns, through investigating the cross-sectional stress distribution during their lateral behavior. Performing a finite element analysis (FEA), several parameters are considered including axial load levels (5% and 10% of nominal strength), different boundary conditions (confined-ends and cantilever types), and slenderness ratios (length/depth = 5, 7, 10). The FEA results showed that the elastic hinge length does not directly depend on the parameters considered, but it is governed by a contact depth only. The elastic hinge length started to develop after an opening state and increased non-linearly until a rocking point(pre-rocking). However, the length did not increase any more after the rocking point (post-rocking) and remained as a constant value. Half space model predicting the elastic hinge length is adapted and the results are compared with the numerical results.
Keywords
concrete rocking columns; FEM analysis; elastic hinge length; half space model; nonlinear lateral behavior;
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