Corrigendum: Seismic performance of a full-scale, reinforced high-performance concrete building. Part II: Analytical study

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 676-676
Author(s):  
Sébastien Mousseau ◽  
Patrick Paultre ◽  
Jacky Mazars
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Performance ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Concrete Building

Seismic performance of a full-scale, reinforced high-performance concrete building. Part II: Analytical study

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 849-862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sébastien Mousseau ◽  
Patrick Paultre ◽  
Jacky Mazars
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Damage Mechanics ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Seismic Behaviour ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Concrete Building

Full-scale tests provide valuable information on the characteristics of building structures that can be used to evaluate design methods, to calibrate modelling techniques, and to determine damage corresponding to loading levels. These tests are scarce due to the enormous requirements in testing space and specialized testing equipment. The seismic behaviour of a full-scale, two-storey, reinforced high-performance concrete building designed with moderate ductility detailing is evaluated by pseudo-dynamic testing, during which increasing seismic loads are applied, resulting in increasing levels of permanent damage to the structure. This paper presents the analytical predictions of the test results using a global force–displacement parameters approach and a refined approach, half-way between global modelling and finite element modelling, using force–strain parameters and damage mechanics principles. Identification of the parameters required to describe the response parameters are presented together with a description of the numerical procedures used in each approach. It is shown that the predictions are in good agreement with the test results. Advantages and disadvantages of each approach are highlighted in the context of performance-based analysis and design.

Seismic performance of a full-scale, reinforced high-performance concrete building. Part I: Experimental study

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 832-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sébastien Mousseau ◽  
Patrick Paultre
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Dynamic Testing ◽  
Dynamic Properties ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Seismic Behaviour ◽  
Earthquake Excitation ◽  
Concrete Building ◽  
Full Scale Tests

Full-scale tests provide valuable information on the characteristics of building structures that can be used to evaluate design methods, to calibrate modelling techniques, and to determine damage corresponding to loading levels. These tests are scarce due to the enormous requirements in testing space and specialized testing equipment. The seismic behaviour of a full-scale, two-storey, reinforced high-performance concrete building designed with moderate ductility detailing is evaluated by pseudo-dynamic testing, during which increasing seismic loads are applied, resulting in increasing levels of permanent damage to the structure. To monitor the level of damage, a series of successive forced-vibration tests are also carried out at each step of the process and are used to track changes in the key dynamic properties of the building. The paper presents the design of the test structure according to the new edition of the CSA A23.3-04 Design of concrete structures standard, the series of pseudo-dynamic tests simulating different levels of earthquake excitation consistent with the 2005 edition of the National building code of Canada, and the evaluation of the performance of the building. It is shown that the detailing requirements of CSA A23.3-04 are more than adequate to provide the ductility and overstrength expected.

scholarly journals Experimental Behavior of Precast Bridge Deck Systems with Non-Proprietary UHPC Transverse Field Joints

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (22) ◽  
pp. 6964
Author(s):  
Mohamed Abokifa ◽  
Mohamed A. Moustafa
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Bridge Deck ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Bridge Decks ◽  
Transverse Field ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Bridge Construction ◽  
Vertical Loading ◽  
Precast Bridge Deck

Full-depth precast bridge decks are widely used to expedite bridge construction and enhance durability. These deck systems face the challenge that their durability and performance are usually dictated by the effectiveness of their field joints and closure joint materials. Hence, commercial ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) products have gained popularity for use in such joints because of their superior mechanical properties. However, the proprietary and relatively expensive nature of the robust UHPC mixes may pose some limitations on their future implementation. For these reasons, many research agencies along with state departments of transportation sought their way to develop cheaper non-proprietary UHPC (NP-UHPC) mixes using locally supplied materials. The objective of this study is to demonstrate the full-scale application of the recently developed NP-UHPC mixes at the ABC-UTC (accelerated bridge construction university transportation center) in transverse field joints of precast bridge decks. This study included experimental testing of three full-scale precast bridge deck subassemblies with transverse NP-UHPC field joints under static vertical loading. The test parameters included NP-UHPC mixes with different steel fibers amount, different joint splice details, and joint widths. The results of this study were compared with the results of a similar proprietary UHPC reference specimen. The structural behavior of the test specimens was evaluated in terms of the load versus deflection, reinforcement and concrete strains, and full assessment of the field joint performance. The study showed that the proposed NP-UHPC mixes and field joint details can be efficiently used in the transverse deck field joints with comparable behavior to the proprietary UHPC joints. The study concluded that the proposed systems remained elastic under the target design service and ultimate loads. In addition, the study showed that the use of reinforcement loop splices enhanced the load distribution across the specimen’s cross-section.

Seismic Performance of Self-Centering UHPC Retainers Applied to Medium-Small Span Concrete Bridges

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenpeng Wu ◽  
Shiguo Long ◽  
Huihui Li
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Performance ◽  
Seismic Design ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Load Transfer ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Time History ◽  
Nonlinear Time History Analysis ◽  
Seismic Resistant

<p>Seismic resistant retainer is an important component for seismic design of the medium‐small span bridges. However, it’s difficult for the bridge engineers to design a reasonable transverse retainer due to deficiency of design detail in most of current seismic design specifications. Therefore, this paper proposed a prestressed prefabricated concrete retainer that utilize the ultra‐high performance concrete (UHPC). Firstly, the structural characteristics and the seismic design method of the new proposed retainer is illustrated. The OpenSEES model of the case‐study bridge were simulated by considering three different types of seismic resistant retainers. A total of ten high intensity ground motions were selected to conduct the nonlinear time history analysis (NTHA). Subsequently, to investigate the seismic performance of the proposed UHPC retainer, this paper performs the comparative study of seismic responses for different bridge components. It is concluded that, the proposed retainer can provide excellent displacement capacity and help to reduce the seismic damage of bridge piers significantly. In addition, the new retainer has strong ability to keep self‐centering to help the bridge reducing the residual displacement of superstructure under strong seismic events. The proposed UHPC retainer is applicable to the rapid prestressed prefabricated construction process and has a clear load transfer mode under earthquake actions. Therefore, it is a good candidate to the multi‐level performance‐based seismic design of the medium‐small span bridges.</p>

Seismic performance of seawater and sea sand concrete-filled ultra-high performance concrete tubes under low-cycle reversed lateral loading

2020 ◽  
pp. 136943322098052
Author(s):  
Gang Liu ◽  
Bo Shan ◽  
Dade Lai ◽  
Fucai Liu ◽  
Yan Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Seismic Performance ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Composite System ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Lateral Loading ◽  
Ultra High Performance Concrete ◽  
Sea Sand ◽  
Seismic Design Code ◽  
Marine Engineering

Seawater and sea sand concrete (SWSSC) filled ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) tube (SFUHPC tube) column is a cement-based tubular composite column, which combines the excellent compressive strength and toughness of UHPC and lateral confining action from fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) hoops. The novel composite system has the potential to be used in marine engineering. The aims of this paper focus on evaluating the seismic performance of SFUHPC tube columns for being designed in costal and marine engineering. A series of low-cycle reversed lateral loading tests were conducted on five relatively large-scale specimens. FRP hoop volumetric ratio, compressive strength of filling SWSSC, and the types of FRP bar were selected as test parameters in this investigation. The failure modes, hysteretic responses and effects of main parameters were studied and discussed. SFUHPC tube columns exhibited flexural failure mode without visible spalling of the UHPC cover. It is noteworthy that the limit plastic drift ratios of all SFUHPC tube columns exceed the specified limits (0.02) in accordance to the rare earthquake requirement in seismic design code. The current study reveals that the proposed composite columns have acceptable ductility and relatively reliable lateral resistant performance for being used in the marine engineering. From the point of view of seismic performance, filling high strength SWSSC in UHPC tube is acceptable for the proposed composite system.

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