• Computers and Concrete
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.393-411
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• 2013

In the analysis and design of reinforced concrete frames beam-column joints are sometimes assumed as rigid. This simplifying assumption can be unsafe because it is likely to affect the distributions of internal forces and moments, reduce drift and increase the overall load-carrying capacity of the frame. This study is concerned with the relevance of shear deformation of beam-column joints, in particular of exterior ones, on the quasi-static behavior of regular reinforced concrete sway frames. The included parametric studies of a simple sub-frame model reveal that the quasi-static monotonic behavior of unbraced regular reinforced concrete frames is prone to be significantly affected by the deformation of beam-column joints.

• 콘크리트학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.156-164
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• 1995

기둥의 축력-모멘트-곡률곡선으로 결정된 등가강성을 이용하여 P-${\Delta}$- 해석을 수행하는 방법은 횡화중을 받는 철근콘크리트 장주의 극한지지력을 비교적 정확하게 예측할 수 있으나 실무설계에 이용하기에는 복잡한 방법이다. 보다 효율적인 해석과정을 위하여 시방서상 사용가능한 기둥단면에 대한 축력-모멘트-곡률곡선과 이에 따른 등가강성을 구하고, 이를 간편하게 계산할 수 있는 등가강성식을 제안하였다. 제안된 강성식을 P-${\Delta}$ 해석법과 모멘트확대법에 적용하여 실험치와 비교하여 해석의 정확도를 확인하였다. 횡하중을 받는 철근콘크리트장주의 설계시 제안된 강성식을 입력자료로 이용한다면 좀더 간편하게 P-${\Delta}$ 해석을 수행할 수 있을 것이며, 시방서에서 규정된 모멘트확대법의 기둥강성식 대신 사용한다면 모멘트확대법의 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있을 것이다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제85권3호
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• pp.353-367
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• 2023

An extended parametric study based on nonlinear finite element analyses is performed to assess the key factors affecting the shear behaviour of exterior beam-column joints of unbraced reinforced concrete frames. Extensive results are presented, the major conclusion being that the few shear behaviour models for exterior reinforced concrete beam-column joints available in the literature do not properly account for some of the most influential factors. The present results are also compared with recently published results for interior joints, showing that while some factors have a similar influence on interior and exterior joints others are relevant for only one of these types of joints. This also confirms, numerically, that some resisting mechanisms of exterior joints differ from those of interior joints.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제76권3호
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• pp.337-354
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• 2020

Reinforced concrete beam-column (RCBC) joints of laterally loaded unbraced frames are sometimes controlled by their shear behavior. This behavior relies on multiple and interdependent complex mechanisms. There are already several studies on the influence of some parameters on the shear strength of reinforced concrete joints. However, there are no studies methodically tackling all the most relevant parameters and quantifying their influence on the overall joint behavior, not just on its shear strength. Hence, considering the prohibitive cost of a comprehensive parametric experimental investigation, a nonlinear finite element analysis (NLFEA) was undertaken to identify the key factors affecting the shear behavior of such joints and quantify their influence. The paper presents and discusses the models employed in this NLFEA and the procedure used to deduce the joint behavior from the NLFEA results. Three alternative, or complementary, quantities related to shear are considered when comparing results, namely, the maximum shear stress supported by the joint, the secant shear stiffness at maximum shear stress and the secant shear stiffness in service conditions. Depending on which of these is considered, the lower or higher the relevance of each of the six parameters investigated: transverse reinforcement in the joint, intermediate longitudinal bars and diagonal bars in the column, concrete strength, column axial load and confining elements in transverse direction.