Outline of “AIJ Design Guidelines for Lateral Load-carrying Capacity Calculation of Prestressed Concrete Buildings(Draft)”

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-272
Author(s):  
M. Maruta ◽  
K. Shimazaki
Author(s):  
Te Pei ◽  
Tong Qiu ◽  
Jeffrey A. Laman

Abstract The present study comprehensively evaluates the improvement in lateral load-carrying capacity of steel pipe piles by adding steel plates (fins) at grade level. This configuration of steel fin pile foundations (SFPFs) is effective for applications where high lateral loads are encountered and rapid pile installation is advantageous. An integrated finite element analysis (FEA) was conducted. The FEA utilized an Abaqus model, first developed to account for the nonlinear soil-pile interaction, and then calibrated and validated against well-documented experimental and filed tests in the literature. The validated FEA model was subsequently used to conduct a parametric study to understand the effect of fin geometry on the load transfer mechanism and the response of SFPFs subjected to lateral loading at pile head. The behavior of SFPFs at different displacement levels and load levels was studied. The effect of the relative density of soil on the performance of SFPFs was also investigated. Based on the numerical simulation results, the optimal fin width for maximum improvement in lateral load-carrying capacity was suggested and the underlining mechanism affecting the efficiency of fins was explained.


1990 ◽  
Vol 211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mette Glavind ◽  
Tine Aarre

AbstractThe application of high-strength concrete in practice is strongly limited by its more brittle behaviour than normal strength concrete.The present study deals with an investigation of the possibilities of increasing the fracture toughness of high-strength concrete by adding fibres. Tests are made with both normal strength concrete and high-strength concrete containing different amounts of steel and polypropylene fibres. Stress-strain curves in compression are obtained by a deformation controlled test system. The toughness is described with different toughness indexes.By using a previously proposed expression for the stress-strain curves, it is possible to make a non-linear load carrying capacity calculation for reinforced concrete beams. The results of the load carrying capacity calculation are compared with results of similar calculations made with the Danish code extrapolated to be valid for high-strength concrete.The investigation shows that the addition of especially steel fibres is effective in increasing toughness and the non-linear load carrying capacity for high-strength concrete. It is also shown that the compression strength of high-strength concrete is increased by addition of steel fibres. The results of the load carrying capacity calculation show that the Danish code cannot be extrapolated to be valid for high-strength concrete without any modifications.


2013 ◽  
Vol 438-439 ◽  
pp. 706-710
Author(s):  
Ya Bin Yang ◽  
Wan Lin Cao

Shear wall with concrete filled steel tube columns and concealed trusses is a new kind of shear wall. In order to further the seismic performance of the new shear wall, experiment was carried on three 1/5 scale models, which included one traditional RC shear wall, one shear wall with concrete filled steel tube columns, one shear wall with concrete filled steel tube columns and concealed trusses. Based on the experimental study, load-carrying capacity and hysteretic property of each model were analyzed. The study show that the seismic performance of shear wall with concrete filled round steel tube columns and concealed steel trusses has high bearing capacity and good hysteretic property. Load carrying capacity calculation of shear wall with concrete filled steel tube columns and concealed steel trusses were carried out, the calculate results were in good agreement with the measured results.


Author(s):  
Xiandong Liao ◽  
Xiang Hu

The seismic performance of the internal connection of precast prestressed concrete frame was studied systematically, based on the experiment of full-scale model under low cyclic reversed loading. This study was mainly focused on failure pattern, load-carrying capacity, skeleton curves, and hysteresis curves. Furthermore, a nonlinear finite element analysis using Abaqus was carried out to study the characteristics of the internal connection of precast prestressed concrete frame. Results revealed that the damage was concentrated mainly on beam end owing to flexural action, while steel bars in the columns and stirrups in the core region remained elastic until failure occurred. The calculated value of the load-carrying capacity of the internal connection was similar to the experimental one. Present study can be referenced for the application of precast prestressed concrete frame in high seismic zones.


Pile under general condition is subjected to combination of vertical and lateral loads In the analytical approaches to predict the load-displacement responses of a pile under central inclined load, it is assumed that the lateral displacement of the pile head is independent by the vertical load factor of the inclined load. Similarly, while estimating the ultimate resistance it is considered that the vertical load factor of the inclined load does not influence the ultimate lateral resistance of the pile during determination of ultimate load carrying capacity of vertical pile. In the present work, an empirical relation has been developed to predict the ultimate load carrying capacity of vertical piles subjected to combination of both vertical and lateral load in cohesion less soil. Effect of lateral load on vertical load deflection behavior of vertical piles when axial loads are present are discussed through several experimental results obtained from tests on model piles. Ultimate capacity is found to be a continuous function of ultimate lateral load, ultimate vertical load capacity and tangent of angle of resultant load made with vertical axis of pile.


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