Specimen Information
Name: Paultre et al., 2001, No. 806040
Type: Rectangular
Comments:
Reference: Paultre, P.; Legeron, F.; and Mongeau, D., " Influence of Concrete Strength and Transverse Reinforcement Yield Strength on Behavior of High-Strength Concrete Columns", American Concrete Institute, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 98, No. 4, July-August 2001,
Material Properties
Concrete Strength:78.7 (MPa)
Transverse Steel:Grade: 400
Yield Stress: 438 (MPa) Strength: 689 (MPa)
Longitudinal Steel:Grade: -
Corner Yield Stress: 446 (MPa) Strength: 719 (MPa)
Intermediate Yield Stress: 499 (MPa) Strength: 734 (MPa)
Geometry
X-Section:Width: 305 (mm) Depth: 305 (mm)
Length: L-Inflection: 2,000 (mm) L-Measured: 2,000 (mm)
Test Configuration:Cantilever
Loading
Axial Load:2,900 (kN)
P-D:Feff provided
L-Top:0
L-Bottom:0
Longitudinal Reinforcement
Diameter:19.5 (mm) corner bars | 16 (mm) intermediate bars
Number of Bars:8
Perpendicular to Load:Clear cover: 19 (mm) Number of intermediate bars: 1
Parallel to Load:Clear cover: 19 (mm) Number of intermediate bars: 1
Reinforcement Ratio:0.0215
Transverse Reinforcement
Type:RD: Rectangular and diagonal ties
Number of Shear Legs:3.4
Region of Close Spacing:Bar Diameter: 11.3 (mm) Hoop Sets: 33 Hoop Spacing: 60 (mm)
Region of Wide Spacing:Bar Diameter: 11.3 (mm) Hoop Sets: 0 Hoop Spacing: 0 (mm)
Reinforcement Ratio:0
Non-Dimensional Properties
Span-to-Depth Ratio:6.56
Axial Load Ratio:0.396
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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