Specimen Information
Name: Sezen and Moehle No. 1
Type: Rectangular
Comments:
Reference: Sezen H.; Moehle, J.P.; "Seismic Behavior of Shear-Critical Reinforced Concrete Building Columns," Seventh U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, July 21-25, 2002
Material Properties
Concrete Strength:21.1 (MPa)
Transverse Steel:Grade: 414
Yield Stress: 476 (MPa) Strength: 724 (MPa)
Longitudinal Steel:Grade: 414
Corner Yield Stress: 434.4 (MPa) Strength: 645 (MPa)
Intermediate Yield Stress: 434.4 (MPa) Strength: 645 (MPa)
Geometry
X-Section:Width: 457.2 (mm) Depth: 457.2 (mm)
Length: L-Inflection: 1,473.2 (mm) L-Measured: 1,473.2 (mm)
Test Configuration:Double Cantilever
Loading
Axial Load:667 (kN)
P-D:Shear provided
L-Top:0
L-Bottom:0
Longitudinal Reinforcement
Diameter:28.7 (mm) corner bars | 28.7 (mm) intermediate bars
Number of Bars:8
Perpendicular to Load:Clear cover: 65.1 (mm) Number of intermediate bars: 1
Parallel to Load:Clear cover: 65.1 (mm) Number of intermediate bars: 1
Reinforcement Ratio:0.0247
Transverse Reinforcement
Type:RD: Rectangular and diagonal ties
Number of Shear Legs:3.4
Region of Close Spacing:Bar Diameter: 9.5 (mm) Hoop Sets: 10 Hoop Spacing: 304.8 (mm)
Region of Wide Spacing:Bar Diameter: 9.5 (mm) Hoop Sets: 0 Hoop Spacing: 0 (mm)
Reinforcement Ratio:0.002
Non-Dimensional Properties
Span-to-Depth Ratio:3.22
Axial Load Ratio:0.151
Test Results
Failure Type:Flexure-Shear
Damage Observation:Concrete Crushing: 55.9 (mm)
Significant Concrete Spalling: 0 (mm)
Long Bar Buckling: 139.7 (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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