Seismic behavior and strength of L-shaped steel reinforced concrete column-concrete beam planar and spatial joints

Zongping Chen, Deyi Xu, Jinjun Xu, Ni Wang

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Abstract

The study presented experimental and numerical investigation on the seismic performance of steel reinforced concrete (SRC) L-shaped column- reinforced concrete (RC) beam joints. Various parameters described as steel configuration form, axial compressive ratio, loading angle, and the existence of slab were examined through 4 planar joints and 7 spatial joints. The characteristics of the load-displacement response included the bearing capacity, ductility, story drift ratio, energy-dissipating capacity, and stiffness degradation were analyzed. The results showed that shear failure and flexural failure in the beam tip were observed for planar joints and spatial joint, respectively. And RC joint with slab failed with the plastic hinge in the slab and bottom of the beam. The results indicated that hysteretic curves of spatial joints with solid-web steel were plumper than those with hollow-web specimens. The capacity of planar joints was higher than that of space joints, while the opposite was true for energy-dissipation capacity and ductility. The high compression ratio contributed to the increase in capacity and initial stiffness of the joint. The elastic and elastic-plastic story deformation capacity of L-shaped column frame joints satisfied the code requirement. A design formula of joint shear resistance based on the superposition theory and equilibrium plasticity truss model was proposed for engineering application.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)337-352
Number of pages16
JournalSteel and Composite Structures
Volume39
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 May 2021

Keywords

  • Hysteretic performance
  • L-shaped column
  • Loading angle
  • Planar joint
  • Pseudo-static test
  • Seismic behavior
  • Space joint
  • Steel reinforced concrete

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