• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.663-679
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• 2021

To elucidate the differences in the collapse behavior between a single-story beam-column assembly and multi-story frame, two 1/3-scale two-bay composite frames, including a single-story composite beam-column assembly and a three-story composite sub-frame, were designed and quasi-statically tested. The load-displacement responses, failure modes, and internal force development of the two frames were analyzed and compared in detail. Furthermore, the resistance mechanisms of the two specimens were explored, and the respective contributions of different load-resisting mechanisms to the total resistances were quantitatively separated to gain deeper insights. The experimental tests indicated that Vierendeel action was present in the two-dimensional multi-story frames, which led to an uneven internal force distribution among the three stories. The collapse resistance of TSDWA-3S in the flexural stage was not significantly increased by the structural redundancy provided by the additional story, as compared to that of TSDWA-1S. Although the development of the load response was similar in the two specimens at flexural stage, the collapse mechanisms of the multi-story composite frame were much more complicated than those of the single-story beam-column assembly, and the combined action between stories was critical in determining the internal force redistribution and rebalancing of the remaining structure.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.251-264
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• 2024

The present study pertains to the effects of variations in the location and size of drilled web openings on the behavior of fixed-fixed reinforced concrete (RC) beams. For this purpose, a reference bending beam with a transverse opening in each half span was tested to failure. Later, the same beam was modeled and analyzed with the help of finite element software using ABAQUS. Upon achieving close agreement between the experimental and numerical results, the location and size of the web opening were altered to uncover the effects of these factors on the shear strength and load-deflection behavior of RC beams. The experimental failure mode of the tested beam and the numerical results were also verified by theoretical calculations. In numerical analysis, when compared to the reference (D0) specimen, if the distance of the opening center from the support is 0 or h or 2h, reduction in load-bearing capacity of 1.5%-22.8% or 2.0%-11.3% or is 4.1%-40.7%. In other words, both the numerical analyses and theoretical calculations indicated that the beam behavior shifted from shear-controlled to flexure-controlled as the openings approached the supports. Furthermore, the deformation capacities, energy absorption values, and the ductilities of the beams with different opening diameters also increased with the decreasing distance of the opening from supports. Web compression failure was shown to be the predominant mode of failure of beams with large diameters due to the lack of sufficient material in the diagonal compression strut of the beam. The present study indicated that transverse openings with diameters, not exceeding about 1/3 of the entire beam depth, do not cause the premature shear failure of RC beams. Finally, shear damage should be prevented by placing special reinforcements in the areas where such gaps are opened.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.81-88
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• 2022

NRC (New paradigm Reinforced Concrete) 보는 강판거푸집과 함께 주보강재로 사용되는 주앵글에 기본 전단보강재로 사용되는 전단앵글을 트러스 구조형태로 용접조립한 후, 현장에서 추가적인 주 철근과 전단보강근이 배근된다. 본 연구에서는 NRC 보의 전단보강재 종류(전단앵글, 경사전단보강근, U형 덮개철근)에 따른 전단실험을 통하여 NRC 보의 전단성능평가를 실시하였다. 실험결과, 실험체별 초기균열이 발생되기전 초기강성은 유사하게 나타났으며, 모든 실험체는 전단파괴되었다. 실험체의 전단보강재가 최대내력시 항복거동하였고, 전단보강재의 보강량 증가에 따라 실험전단내력이 증가하였다. 이를 볼 때 NRC 전단보강재가 전단강도 기여분에 해당하는 전단성능을 발휘하는 것으로 판단된다. 콘크리트구조기준(KDS 14 20 22)에 의한 이론내력을 산정한 결과, 전단보강재가 배근된 NRC 보 실험체들의 실험전단내력이 이론전단내력에 비하여 37~146% 크게 나타나, 이론내력식이 NRC 실험체 상세에 대하여 안전측으로 평가하였다.