Post-fire cyclic behavior of reinforced concrete shear walls

The effects of fire exposure,reinforcement ratio and the presence of axial load under fire on the seismic behavior of reinforced concrete(RC) shear walls were investigated.Five RC shear walls were tested under low cyclic loading.Prior to the cyclic test,three specimens were exposed to fire and two of them were also subjected to a constant axial load.Test results indicate that the ultimate load of the specimen with lower reinforcement ratio is reduced by 15.8%after exposure to elevated temperatures.While the reductions in the energy dissipation and initial stiffness are 59.2%and 51.8%,respectively,which are much higher than those in the ultimate load.However,this deterioration can be slowed down by properly increasing reinforcement due to the strength and stiffness recovery of steel bars after cooling.In addition,the combined action of elevated temperatures and axial load results in more energy dissipation than the action of fire exposure alone.

Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Mechanical Performance of Reinforced Concrete Short-Limb Shear Wall

On the basis of test, nonlinear finite element analysis of reinforcedconcrete (R. C) short-limb shear walls under monotonic horizontal load are carried out by ANSYSprogram in order to understand the evolution of cracking, deformation and failure course of thespecimens. At the same time, the results of numerical calculation are compared with the results oftest. The results indicate that, under monotonic horizontal load the failures of the specimens withflange wall and without flange wall all occur at the intersections of lintel bottom and limb ofwall, the failures also occur at the bottom of limb; the load-displacement curve of wall withoutflange is steeper than that of wall with flange, and the ductility is worse than that of wall withflange; the results, such as cracking, deformation, yield load and so on of finite element analysisagree well with the results of test. These results provide theoretical basis of study andapplication of R. C short-limb shear wall.

Experimental studies on behavior of fully grouted reinforced-concrete masonry shear walls

An experimental study is conducted on fully grouted reinforced masonry shear walls (RMSWs) made from concrete blocks with a new configuration. Ten RMSWs are tested under reversed cyclic lateral load to investigate the influence of different reinforcements and applied axial stress values on their seismic behavior. The results show that flexural strength increases with the applied axial stress, and shear strength dominated by diagonal cracking increases with both the amount of horizontal reinforcement and applied axial stress. Yield displacement, ductility, and energy dissipation capability can be improved substantially by increasing the amount of horizontal reinforcement. The critical parameters for the walls are derived from the experiment: displacement ductility values corresponding to 15% strength degradation of the walls reach up to 2.6 and 4.5 in the shear and flexure failure modes, respectively; stiffness values of flexure- and shear-dominated walls rapidly degrade to 17%–19% and 48%–57% of initial stiffness at 0.50 Dmax (displacement at peak load). The experiment suggests that RMSWs could be assigned a higher damping ratio (～14%) for collapse prevention design and a lower damping value (～7%) for a fully operational limit state or serviceability limit state.

Performance index limits of high reinforced concrete shear wall components

The deformation performance index limits of high reinforced concrete(RC) shear wall components based on Chinese codes were discussed by the nonlinear finite element method.Two typical RC shear wall specimens in the previous work were first used to verify the correctness of the nonlinear finite element method.Then,the nonlinear finite element method was applied to study the deformability of a set of high RC shear wall components designed according to current Chinese codes and with shear span ratio λ≥2.0.Parametric studies were made on the influence of shear span ratio,axial compression ratio,ratio of flexural capacity to shear capacity and main flexural reinforcement ratio of confined boundary members.Finally,the deformation performance index and its limits of high RC shear wall components under severe earthquakes were proposed by the finite element model results,which offers a reference in determining the performance status of RC shear wall components designed based on Chinese codes.

Analysis on Construction Quality Control Technology of Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Structure

In the process of continuous development of construction enterprises, new requirements have been put forward for construction projects. By strengthening the construction quality control of reinforced concrete shear wall structure, the construction level of reinforced concrete can be continuously improved, the construction quality can be guaranteed, and the construction project can be successfully completed, which is worthy of extensive application and promotion in construction enterprises, thus providing a broader development space for construction enterprises.

Experimental and analytical study on seismic behavior of steel-concrete multienergy dissipation composite shear walls

In this paper, a steel-concrete multi-energy dissipation composite shear wall, comprised of steel-reinforced concrete （SRC） columns, steel plate （SP） deep beams, a concrete wall and energy dissipation strips, is proposed. In order to study the multi-energy dissipation behavior and restorability after an earthquake, two stages of low cyclic loading tests were carded out on ten test specimens. In the first stage, test on five specimens with different number of SP deep beams was carried out, and the test lasted until the displacement drift reached 2%. In the second stage, thin SPs were welded to both sides of the five specimens tested in the first stage, and the same test was carried out on the repaired specimens （designated as new specimens）. The load-bearing capacity, stiffness, ductility, hysteretic behavior and failure characteristics were analyzed for both stages and the results are discussed herein. Extrapolating from these results, strength calculation models and formulas are proposed herein and simulations using ABAQUS carried out, they show good agreement with the test results. The study demonstrates that SRC columns, SP deep beams, concrete wall and energy dissipation strips cooperate well and play an important role in energy dissipation. In addition, this study shows that the shear wall has good recoverability after an earthquake, and that the welding of thin SP＇s to repair a deformed wall is a practicable technique.

Effect of Eccentric Shear Stiffness of Walls on Structural Response of RC Frame Buildings

Current research study consists of determining the optimum location of the shear wall to get the maximum structural efficiency of a reinforced concrete frame building. It consists of a detailed analysis and design review of a seven-story reinforced concrete building to understand the effect of shear wall location on the response of reinforced concrete structures when subjected to different earthquake forces. Three trail locations of shear walls are selected and their performance is monitored in terms of structural response under different lateral loads. Required objectives are achieved by obtaining design and construction drawings of an existing reinforced concrete structure and modeling it on Finite Element Method (FEM) based computer software. The structure is redesigned and discussed with four different configurations (one without shear wall and three with shear walls). Main framing components (Beams, Columns and Shear walls) of the superstructure are designed using SAP 2000 V. 19.0 whereas substructure (foundation) of RC building was?designed using SAFE. American Concrete Institute (ACI) design specifications were used to calculate the cracked section stiffness or non-linear geometrical properties of the cracked section. Uniform Building Code (UBC-97) procedures were adopted to calculate the lateral earthquake loading on the structures. Structural response of the building was monitored at each story level for each earthquake force zone described by the UBC-97. The earthquake lateral forces were considered in both X and Y direction of the building. Each configuration of shear wall is carefully analyzed and effect of its location is calibrated by the displacement response of the structure. Eccentricity to the lateral stiffness of the building is imparted by changing the location of shear walls. Results of the study have shown that the location of shear wall significantly affects the lateral response of the structure under earthquake forces. It also motivates to carefully decide the center of lateral stiffness of building prior to deciding the location of shear walls.

Structural Analysis of a RC Shear Wall by Use of a Truss Model

Purpose of present work is to develop a reliable and simple method for structural analysis of RC Shear Walls. The shear wall is simulated by a truss model as the bar of a truss is the simplest finite element. An iterative method is used. Initially, there are only concrete bars. Repeated structural analyses are performed. After each structural analysis, every concrete bar exceeding tensile strength is replaced by a steel bar. For every concrete bar exceeding compressive strength, first its section area is increased. If this is not enough, a steel bar is placed at the side of it. For every steel bar exceeding tensile or compressive strength, its section area is increased. After the end of every structural analysis, if all concrete and steel bars fall within tensile and compressive strengths, the output data are written and the analysis is terminated. Otherwise, the structural analysis is repeated. As all the necessary conditions (static, elastic, linearized geometric) are satisfied and the stresses of ALL concrete and steel bars fall within the tensile and compressive strengths, the results are acceptable. Usually, the proposed method exhibits a fast convergence in 4 - 5 repeats of structural analysis of the RC Shear Wall.

Performance evaluation of low-rise infilled reinforced concrete frames designed by considering local effects on column shear demand

The interactions between reinforced concrete(RC)frames and infill walls play an important role in the seismic response of frames,particularly for low-rise frames.Infill walls can increase the overall lateral strength and stiffness of the frame owing to their high strength and stiffness.However,local wall-frame interactions can also lead to increased shear demand in the columns owing to the compressive diagonal strut force from the infill wall,which can result in failure or in serious situations,collapse.In this study,the effectiveness of a design strategy to consider the complex infill wall interaction was investigated.The approach was used to design example RC frames with infill walls in locations with different seismicity levels in Thailand.The performance of these frames was assessed using nonlinear static,and dynamic analyses.The performance of the frames and the failure modes were compared with those of frames designed without considering the infill wall or the local interactions.It was found that even though the overall responses of the buildings designed with and without consideration of the local interaction of the infill walls were similar in terms the overall lateral strength,the failure modes were different.The proposed method can eliminate the column shear failure from the building.Finally,the merits and limitations of this approach are discussed and summarized.

High-Rise Residential Reinforced Concrete Building Optimisation

In the last few decades structure optimisation has become a main task in a civil engineering project. As a matter of fact, due to the complexity and particularity of every structure, the great amount of variables and design criteria to considerate and many other factors, a general optimisation’s method is not simple to formulate. As a result, this paper focuses on how to provide a successful optimisation method for a particular building type, high-rise reinforced concrete buildings. The optimization method is based on decomposition of the main structure into substructures: floor system, vertical load resisting system, lateral load resisting system and foundation system;then each of the subsystems using the design criteria established at the building codes is improved. Due to the effect of the superstructure optimisation on the foundation system, vertical and lateral load resisting system is the last to be considered after the improvement of floor. Finally, as a case example, using the method explained in the paper, a 30-story-high high-rise residential building complex is analysed and optimised, achieving good results in terms of structural behaviour and diminishing the overall cost of the structure.

HPC端部加强双钢板组合剪力墙的抗震性能

为研究高性能混凝土端部加强双钢板组合剪力墙受力机理及破坏形态,以轴压比、腹部普通混凝土强度等级为关键参数,设计了4片普通试件,7片HPC端部加强试件,运用ABAQUS构建其有限元模型,研究其抗震性能。结果表明:同轴压比下,HPC端部加强试件相比普通试件屈服荷载提高16.30%,峰值荷载提升13.40%;随着轴压比提高,HPC端部加强试件峰值荷载和屈服荷载分别提高7.22%和2.72%,随着轴压比减小,HPC端部加强试件延性提升22.26%;提高腹部腔体混凝土强度等级,HPC端部加强试件的屈服荷载和峰值荷载分别提高13.01%和11.14%,延性提升16.91%。

Collapse Patterns and Their Discrimination of Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Under Combined Stresses of Compression and Shear due to Strong Earthquake

The collapse patterns of reinforced concrete(RC)shear walls under seismic load are proposed.The crack distribution and propagation of shear walls are specifically based on the failure criterions of Mohr-Coulomb with tension cutoff.Three zones and five different corresponding failure modes of RC shear walls are determined according to the transfer path of shear stress in shear wall.These failure modes of shear walls under seismic load are verified by many experimental results and can be utilized in collapsing analysis for frame-shear wall structure.

钢板混凝土剪力墙拉弯剪性能试验研究

超高层建筑“细柔”特征容易引起底部剪力墙在强震下处于拉-弯-剪复合受力状态,中国《超限高层建筑工程抗震设防专项审查技术要点》(建质[2015]67号)建议墙肢采用配置型钢/钢板的方式来改善该种抗震性能,但缺乏相关试验研究。为此,进行了6片钢板混凝土剪力墙的低周往复荷载试验,研究了轴拉比、含钢率及剪跨比对墙肢拉弯剪性能的影响。研究表明:拉弯剪作用引起钢板混凝土剪力墙密集的裂缝分布和显著的钢材强化,并导致其剪切-拉弯耦合破坏。轴拉比增大,墙肢承载力、初始抗侧刚度和延性分别降低22%、41%和39%;剪跨比减小,墙肢承载力和抗侧刚度至少提升23%;同时增大含钢率和降低剪跨比,墙肢延性提高10%。相比其他国家规范,中国规范对拉弯剪作用下钢板混凝土剪力墙的抗剪承载力预测效果更好,但其未能考虑高含钢率对裂面销栓力的影响,故建议采用暗柱的初始含钢率进行修正。

集中配筋连接预制剪力墙抗震性能试验研究

针对现有预制混凝土剪力墙接缝施工容错率低、混凝土现场浇筑作业量大和钢筋锚固过长等不足,提出一种使用超高性能混凝土(UHPC)的集中配筋连接预制剪力墙。通过对比1片现浇剪力墙试件、3片不同接缝形式的集中配筋连接预制剪力墙试件的拟静力试验结果,揭示该类预制剪力墙的破坏规律和抗震性能、竖缝对墙体抗震性能的影响和连接钢筋的受力特点。采用ABAQUS软件对试件进行有限元模拟,分析轴压比和集中配筋率对试件抗震性能的影响。研究结果表明:预制试件与现浇试件具有相同的破坏规律,均为弯剪破坏;这2类试件的滞回曲线均较饱满,骨架曲线走势基本一致,耗能能力接近,且预制试件的最小承载力仅比现浇试件低5.6%,表明预制试件的抗震性能与现浇试件的抗震性能基本相同;竖缝对剪力墙承载力的影响较小,使剪力墙的延性和耗能能力有一定的削弱;不同竖缝形式预制墙的抗震性能相近但各有特点,竖缝形式预制墙采用UHPC出筋搭接具有更好的整体性,采用U形键槽的预制墙具有更大的刚度和更强的耗能能力;连接钢筋的应力分布具有典型受弯构件的特征;随着轴压比增加,模型的刚度和承载力不断增加,在轴压比从0.05增加到0.30时,最大的峰值荷载增幅发生在轴压比从0.05到0.10时,从承载力的提高、刚度、耗能和墙角抬高等方面考虑,试件的集中配筋率保持在90%~110%为宜。

某超限高层剪力墙结构抗震性能研究

文中以广西南宁市某超限工程为例,重点讨论了在结构设计中,需要解决的超限判定、计算要点、步骤、优化方法等问题。首先利用YJK和PKPM两个软件建立对比模型,从而相互验证所研究结构的刚度及承载力影响,完成了小震、中震的性能化分析;再用Midas/Building实现了模拟大震作用下的动力弹塑性损伤分析。结果表明,采取的结构加强措施能够基本满足设定的性能目标。

剪力墙置换加固设计分析

某高层住宅建筑物经对该工程墙、柱混凝土抗压强度进行质量检测,发现部分墙、柱结构构件的混凝土强度推定值不满足要求。文章依据检测报告中墙、柱结构构件的混凝土抗压强度的检测结果,对原结构进行复核验算。根据复核验算结果和检测建议,对原结构不满足要求的墙、柱结构构件进行加固设计。针对轴压比大于规范限值要求的框架柱,采用增大截面法进行加固处理;针对轴压比大于规范限值要求的剪力墙,采用全截面置换混凝土法进行加固处理,可供参考。

混凝土置换法在剪力墙结构加固中的应用研究进展

随着结构加固理论和技术的不断发展,越来越多的学者对混凝土置换加固技术展开了研究。文章总结了近年来混凝土置换加固技术工程应用以及设计理论的研究进展,分析了已有的研究成果和问题。分析表明:置换混凝土加固法可有效解决结构混凝土强度不足的问题,适用于承重结构受压区混凝土强度偏低或有局部严重缺陷的加固;然而,现有研究缺乏置换过程中对结构受力变形的控制指标以及能够广泛应用于实际置换工程当中的设计理论方法;在模拟免支撑混凝土置换过程时,应考虑施工过程中置换用材料的时变效应。未来,解决这些问题是工程应用与理论研究中值得关注的重点方向。

自密实混凝土在建筑加固施工工程中的应用

加固施工作为提升建筑稳定性的重要手段,对延长建筑施工寿命及保证建筑安全具有重要意义,自密实混凝土是建筑加固施工工程中的关键工序。本文根据自密实混凝土技术指标要求,选择所需材料,参考相关规范,对建筑加固施工中应用的自密实混凝土进行配合比设计,根据配合比设计制备自密实混凝土,对建筑剪力墙进行自密实混凝土浇筑,实现基于自密实混凝土的建筑加固施工。实例分析表明,加固施工后建筑构件抗压强度大于最大压应力,建筑构件抗倾覆稳定安全系数大于最小限值,建筑稳定性得到了明显提升,自密实混凝土在建筑加固施工工程领域具有良好的应用前景。

不同双轴加载路径下T形截面RC剪力墙抗震性能试验研究

为了探究复杂多维地震作用下带翼缘剪力墙的损伤机理和抗震性能,进行了5个T形截面RC剪力墙的水平单、双轴拟静力试验,研究双轴加载对T形墙破坏模式、滞回性能、承载力、延性与耗能能力的影响,考察T形墙在不同双轴加载路径下的受力机理和多维抗震性能。结果表明:T形墙在单、双轴加载下的破坏均发生在墙肢自由端底部,双轴加载加剧了裂缝的开展和混凝土的剥落,且对翼缘的损伤影响更大;T形墙两正交方向的受力行为存在明显的相关性,双轴耦合受力产生的内力重分布和局部附加应力会改变T形墙的局部受力机理和整体性能,表现为一个方向受荷时,其正交方向在位移不变的情况下荷载会产生突变;相较于单轴加载,双轴加载下T形墙各方向承载力平均降低了6.90%,极限变形能力平均降低了11.28%,单个方向破坏时的累积耗能减小,且双轴耦合效应按“十”字形、“8”字形、矩形加载路径的顺序依次增强。鉴于地震动的随机性以及结构响应的多维耦合性会显著改变带翼缘RC剪力墙在实际地震作用下的抗震能力,建议在剪力墙结构抗震设计时合理考虑承载力的折减并适当减小层间位移角限值。