Specimen Information
Name: Watson and Park 1989, No. 7
Type: Rectangular
Comments:
Reference: Watson, Soesianawati; and Park, R., "Design of Reinforced Concrete Frames of Limited Ductility," Report 89-4, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, January 1989, 232 pages.
Material Properties
Concrete Strength:42 (MPa)
Transverse Steel:Grade: 275
Yield Stress: 308 (MPa) Strength: 444 (MPa)
Longitudinal Steel:Grade: 380
Corner Yield Stress: 474 (MPa) Strength: 633.3 (MPa)
Intermediate Yield Stress: 474 (MPa) Strength: 633.3 (MPa)
Geometry
X-Section:Width: 400 (mm) Depth: 400 (mm)
Length: L-Inflection: 1,600 (mm) L-Measured: 1,600 (mm)
Test Configuration:Double Ended
Loading
Axial Load:4,704 (kN)
P-D:Shear provided
L-Top:0
L-Bottom:0
Longitudinal Reinforcement
Diameter:16 (mm) corner bars | 16 (mm) intermediate bars
Number of Bars:12
Perpendicular to Load:Clear cover: 13 (mm) Number of intermediate bars: 2
Parallel to Load:Clear cover: 13 (mm) Number of intermediate bars: 2
Reinforcement Ratio:0.0151
Transverse Reinforcement
Type:RO: Rectangular and octagonal ties
Number of Shear Legs:4
Region of Close Spacing:Bar Diameter: 12 (mm) Hoop Sets: 7 Hoop Spacing: 96 (mm)
Region of Wide Spacing:Bar Diameter: 12 (mm) Hoop Sets: 0 Hoop Spacing: 0 (mm)
Reinforcement Ratio:0.013
Non-Dimensional Properties
Span-to-Depth Ratio:4
Axial Load Ratio:0.7
Test Results
Failure Type:Flexure
Damage Observation:Concrete Crushing: 12.3 (mm)
Significant Concrete Spalling: 0 (mm)
Long Bar Buckling: 0 (mm)
Long Bar Fracture: 0 (mm)
Spiral Fracture: 0 (mm)
Loss of Axial Load Capacity: 0 (mm)
Resources:Force Displacement Data (data)
Record Information
Version:1 (April 8, 2003)
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