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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sem.2014.52.2.427

Interaction of internal forces of interior beam-column joints of reinforced concrete frames under seismic action  

Zhou, Hua (Hainan University)
Zhang, Jiangli (Hainan University)
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Structural Engineering and Mechanics / v.52, no.2, 2014 , pp. 427-443 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents detailed analysis of the internal forces of interior beam-column joints of reinforced concrete (RC) frames under seismic action, identifies critical joint sections, proposes consistent definitions of average joint shear stress and average joint shear strain, derives formulas for calculating average joint shear and joint torque, and reports simplified analysis of the effects of joint shear and torque on the flexural strengths of critical joint sections. Numerical results of internal joint forces and flexural strengths of critical joint sections are presented for a pair of concentric and eccentric interior connections extracted from a seismically designed RC frame. The results indicate that effects of joint shear and torque may reduce the column-to-beam flexural strength ratios to below unity and lead to "joint-yielding mechanism" for seismically designed interior connections. The information presented in this paper aims to provide some new insight into the seismic behavior of interior beam-column joints and form a preliminary basis for analyzing the complicated interaction of internal joint forces.
Keywords
axial strength; beam columns; flexural strength; interaction; joints; reinforced concrete; seismic behavior; shear; torsion;
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