Specimen Information
Name: Kowalsky and Moyer, 2001, 1
Type: Spiral
Comments:
Reference: Moyer, M.J. and Kowalsky, M.J., "Influence of tension strain on buckling of reinforcement in RC bridge columns." ACI Structural Journal, 2002.
Material Properties
Concrete Strength:32.7 (MPa)
Transverse Steel:Yield Stress: 434.4 (MPa)
Longitudinal Steel:Yield Stress: 565.4 (MPa) Strength: 696.4 (MPa)
Geometry
Diameter: 457.2 (mm) Cross-Section: Octagonal
Length: L-Inflection: 2,438.4 (mm) L-Measured: 2,438.4 (mm)
Test Configuration:Cantilever
Loading
Axial Load:231.3 (kN)
P-D:Feff provided
L-Bottom:0
Longitudinal Reinforcement
Diameter:19 (mm)
Number of Bars:12
Reinforcement Ratio:0.0198
Transverse Reinforcement
Diameter Spiral:9.5 (mm)
Hoop Spacing, Sv:76.2 (mm)
Cover to Center of Hoop Bar:12.7 (mm)
Reinforcement Ratio:0.92
Non-Dimensional Properties
Span-to-Depth Ratio:5.33
Axial Load Ratio:0.041
Test Results
Failure Type:Flexure
Damage Observation:Concrete Crushing: 0 (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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