This paper focused on the seismic performance of buckling-restrained braced concrete frame. Two different systems including the single-level yielding buckling-restrained braced concrete frame (SYBRBCF) and the double-level yielding buckling-restrained braced concrete frame (DYBRBCF) were designed for comparison. Compared with the single-level yielding buckling-restrained braces which are similar to many existing types of buckling-restrained braces, the double-level yielding buckling-restrained braces (DYBRBs) have two different energy absorption mechanisms that are expected to provide energy dissipations under the frequent earthquakes and rare earthquakes. To comparatively investigate the seismic performances of the two systems, cyclic tests were performed on one DYBRBCF specimen and another SYBRBCF specimen. The seismic response including the hysteretic curves, backbone curves, ductility coefficients, equivalent damping ratios, strengths, and stiffness degradations of the two experimental specimens was compared and analyzed. The test results indicate that the properly designed SYBRBCF and DYBRBCF can both exhibit the full hysteretic curves, meet the strong-column–weak-beam design requirement, and achieve the expected seismic performance. However, it was found that the ductility coefficient and energy dissipation capacity of the DYBRBCF were 72.2% and 23.4% higher than those of the SYBRBCF. The present study also provided useful design recommendations, which were beneficial to promote the application of DYBRBs.
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Connectors are crucial for steel–concrete composite girder to insure cooperative work of the two different materials. Flanges in connectors can be used as supports and templates to accelerate construction progress. Embedded connector is a type of connector formed by embedded web with opening holes for arranging reinforcements. However, traditional embedded connector does not include flanges. In this paper, an embedded connector with flanges was proposed. Three full-scale specimens were fabricated and push-out tests were conducted to investigate the shear behavior of the innovative connector. The failure mode and shear performance of the traditional embedded shear connector without flanges and the innovative connector with flanges were compared. Three-dimensional finite-element model (FEM) was developed and validated based on the test results. Furthermore, parametric analysis was conducted to further study the effects of the strength of the concrete, diameter of the hole, diameter of the perforating rebar, embedding depth, and height of the corrugated web on the shear performance of the innovative connector. The results of the parametric study were analyzed to evaluate the shear capacity for the embedded connector with flanges. Finally, an analytical model was proposed to predict the shear strength of the innovative embedded connector, which will provide important guidance for engineering application.
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