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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