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| Specimen Information | |
| Name: | Watson and Park 1989, No. 8 |
| 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: | 39 (MPa) |
| Transverse Steel: | Grade: 275 Yield Stress: 372 (MPa) Strength: 516 (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: | 4,368 (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: 8 (mm) Hoop Sets: 8 Hoop Spacing: 77 (mm) |
| Region of Wide Spacing: | Bar Diameter: 8 (mm) Hoop Sets: 0 Hoop Spacing: 0 (mm) |
| Reinforcement Ratio: | 0.007 |
| 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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