Specimen Information
Name: Bechtoula, Kono, Arai and Watanabe, 2002, L1D60
Type: Rectangular
Comments:
Reference: Arai, Yusaku; Hakim, Bechtoula; Kono, Susumu; Watanabe, Fumio, "Damage Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Columns Under High Axial Loading", Personal Contact, September 2002.
Material Properties
Concrete Strength:39.2 (MPa)
Transverse Steel:Grade: -
Yield Stress: 524 (MPa) Strength: 673 (MPa)
Longitudinal Steel:Grade: -
Corner Yield Stress: 388 (MPa) Strength: 588 (MPa)
Intermediate Yield Stress: 388 (MPa) Strength: 588 (MPa)
Geometry
X-Section:Width: 600 (mm) Depth: 600 (mm)
Length: L-Inflection: 1,200 (mm) L-Measured: 1,200 (mm)
Test Configuration:Cantilever
Loading
Axial Load:8,000 (kN)
P-D:Shear provided
L-Top:0
L-Bottom:0
Longitudinal Reinforcement
Diameter:25.4 (mm) corner bars | 25.4 (mm) intermediate bars
Number of Bars:12
Perpendicular to Load:Clear cover: 44.5 (mm) Number of intermediate bars: 2
Parallel to Load:Clear cover: 44.5 (mm) Number of intermediate bars: 2
Reinforcement Ratio:0.0169
Transverse Reinforcement
Type:RU: Rectangular ties and U-bars
Number of Shear Legs:4
Region of Close Spacing:Bar Diameter: 12.7 (mm) Hoop Sets: 0 Hoop Spacing: 100 (mm)
Region of Wide Spacing:Bar Diameter: 12.7 (mm) Hoop Sets: 0 Hoop Spacing: 0 (mm)
Reinforcement Ratio:0
Non-Dimensional Properties
Span-to-Depth Ratio:2
Axial Load Ratio:0.567
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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