Specimen Information | |
Name: | Kowalsky et al. 1996, FL2 |
Type: | Spiral |
Comments: | lightweight concrete |
Reference: | Kowalsky, M.J.; Priestley, M.J.N.; and Seible, F, "Shear and Flexural Behavior of Lightweight Concrete Bridge Columns in Seismic Regions," American Concrete Institute, ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 96, No. 1, January-February 1999, pp. 136-148. |
Material Properties | |
Concrete Strength: | 40 (MPa) |
Transverse Steel: | Yield Stress: 437 (MPa) |
Longitudinal Steel: | Yield Stress: 477 (MPa) Strength: 0 (MPa) |
Geometry | |
Diameter: | 457 (mm) Cross-Section: Circular |
Length: | L-Inflection: 3,656 (mm) L-Measured: 3,656 (mm) |
Test Configuration: | Cantilever |
Loading | |
Axial Load: | 1,780 (kN) |
P-D: | Feff provided |
L-Bottom: | 0 |
Longitudinal Reinforcement | |
Diameter: | 15.9 (mm) |
Number of Bars: | 30 |
Reinforcement Ratio: | 0.0362 |
Transverse Reinforcement | |
Diameter Spiral: | 6.4 (mm) |
Hoop Spacing, Sv: | 51 (mm) |
Cover to Center of Hoop Bar: | 30.2 (mm) |
Reinforcement Ratio: | 0.6 |
Non-Dimensional Properties | |
Span-to-Depth Ratio: | 8 |
Axial Load Ratio: | 0.271 |
Test Results | |
Failure Type: | Flexure |
Damage Observation: | Concrete Crushing: 70 (mm) Significant Concrete Spalling: 70 (mm) Long Bar Buckling: 210 (mm) Long Bar Fracture: 0 (mm) Spiral Fracture: 210 (mm) Loss of Axial Load Capacity: 0 (mm) |
Resources: | Force-Displacement Hysteresis (graph) Force Displacement Data (data) |
Record Information | |
Version: | 1 (April 8, 2003) |
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