Cyclic Loading Test for Composite Walls with U-Shaped Steel Boundary Elements
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 148, Issue 1
Abstract
A steel–concrete composite wall with boundary elements of steel U-section was developed for high structural performance and efficient use of materials. Cyclic lateral loading tests were performed on the proposed walls to investigate the flexural and shear performances. The test parameters included the failure mode of specimens, type of boundary reinforcement, sectional area of steel U-sections, horizontal web reinforcement ratio, and wall thickness. In the flexural yielding specimens, the flexural strengths of the proposed walls were equivalent to those of conventional reinforced concrete (RC) walls with boundary elements of vertical rebars, even though the yield strength of steel plates was 24% less than that of rebars. Further, the use of steel U-sections increased displacement ductility and energy dissipation, providing lateral confinement to the boundary concrete and restraining shear cracking and sliding. In the shear failure-mode specimens, the use of steel U-sections increased the diagonal tension-shear strength of walls. Thus, the shear strength of the composite walls was greater than that of conventional RC walls. The existing design method of JGJ 138 reasonably predicted the shear strength of the proposed composite walls, considering the contribution of boundary steel U-sections.
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Some or all data, models, or code generated or used during the study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The Institute of Engineering Research Institute of Construction and Environmental Engineering at Seoul National University provided research facilities for this work. This research was also supported by the Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement funded by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (No. 20AUDP-B147683-06). The authors are grateful for the support of the authorities.
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Volume 148 • Issue 1 • January 2022
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Received: Apr 19, 2021
Accepted: Aug 17, 2021
Published online: Oct 25, 2021
Published in print: Jan 1, 2022
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