Specimen Information
Name: Vu et al. 1998, NH1
Type: Spiral
Comments:
Reference: Vu, Nganha D.; Priestley, M.J.Nigel; Seible, Frieder; Benzoni, Gianmario,Seismic Response of Well Confined Circular Reinforced Concrete Columns with Low Aspect Ratios, 5th Caltrans Seismic Research Workshop, 1998
Material Properties
Concrete Strength:38.3 (MPa)
Transverse Steel:Yield Stress: 430.2 (MPa)
Longitudinal Steel:Yield Stress: 427.5 (MPa) Strength: 0 (MPa)
Geometry
Diameter: 457 (mm) Cross-Section: Circular
Length: L-Inflection: 910 (mm) L-Measured: 910 (mm)
Test Configuration:Double Cantilever
Loading
Axial Load:1,928 (kN)
P-D:Feff provided
L-Bottom:0
Longitudinal Reinforcement
Diameter:15.9 (mm)
Number of Bars:20
Reinforcement Ratio:0.0241
Transverse Reinforcement
Diameter Spiral:9.5 (mm)
Hoop Spacing, Sv:60 (mm)
Cover to Center of Hoop Bar:24.8 (mm)
Reinforcement Ratio:1.14
Non-Dimensional Properties
Span-to-Depth Ratio:1.99
Axial Load Ratio:0.307
Test Results
Failure Type:Flexure
Damage Observation:Concrete Crushing: 23 (mm)
Significant Concrete Spalling: 23 (mm)
Long Bar Buckling: 0 (mm)
Long Bar Fracture: 92 (mm)
Spiral Fracture: 0 (mm)
Loss of Axial Load Capacity: 0 (mm)
Resources:Force-Displacement Hysteresis (graph)
Force Displacement Data (data)
Record Information
Version:1 (April 8, 2003)
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