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Preliminary results and conclusions from the PRESSS five-story precast concrete test Building
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A large-scale five-story precast concrete building constructed to 60 percent scale was tested under simulated seismic loading as the culmination of the 10-year PRESSS (Precast Seismic Structural Systems) research program as discussed by the authors.Abstract:
A large-scale five-story precast concrete building constructed to 60 percent scale was tested under simulated seismic loading as the culmination of the 10-year PRESSS (Precast Seismic Structural Systems) research program. The building comprised four different ductile structural frame systems in one direction of response and a jointed structural wall system in the orthogonal direction. The test structure was subjected to seismic input levels equivalent to at least 50 percent higher than those required for UBC (Uniform Building Code) Seismic Zone 4. The behavior of the structure was extremely satisfactory, with only minimal damage in the shear wall direction, and no significant strength loss in the frame direction, despite being taken to drift levels up to 4.5 percent, more than 100 percent higher than the design drift level. The test validated the Displacement-Based Design (DBD) approach used to determine the required strength and confirmed the low damage and low residual drift expected of the building.read more
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"building code requirements for structural concrete (aci 318-11) and commentary"
Randall W. Poston,Basile G. Rabbat,Sergio M. Alcocer,Neal S. Anderson,Florian G. Barth,Kenneth B. Bondy,Dean A. Browning,Ned M. Cleland,W. Gene Corley,Charles W. Dolan,Anthony E. Fiorato,Catherine E. French,Robert J. Frosch,Luis E. García,Satyendra Ghosh,Harry A. Gleich,James R. Harris,Terence C. Holland,James O. Jirsa,Dominic J. Kelly,Gary J. Klein,Ronald Klemencic,Cary S. Kopczynski,Colin L. Lobo,Jack P. Moehle,Gustavo J. Parra-Montesinos,Julio A. Ramirez,David M. Rogowsky,David H. Sanders,Guillermo Santana,Thomas C. Schaeffer,Andrew W. Taylor,Eric M. Tolles,James K. Wight,Sharon L. Wood,Loring A. Wyllie,F. Michael Bartlett,Allan P. Bommer,JoAnn P. Browning,Ronald A. Cook,David Darwin,Lisa R. Feldman,Kevin J. Folliard,R. Doug Hooton,Kenneth C. Hover,Steven H. Kosmatka,Michael E. Kreger,Jason J. Krohn,Daniel A. Kuchma,Andres Lepage,LeRoy A. Lutz,Joseph Maffei,Fred Meyer,Denis Mitchell,Theodore A. Mize,Suzanne Dow Nakaki,Theodore L. Neff,Viral B. Patel,Conrad Paulson,Jose A. Pincheira,Mario E. Rodríguez,Bruce W. Russell,M. Saiid Saiidi,Andrea J. Schokker,John F. Stanton,Roberto Stark,John W. Wallace,Mathias Brewer,Luis B. Fargier-Gabaldon,Alberto Giovambattista,Hector D. Hernandez,Angel E. Herrera,Patricio A. Placencia,Oscar M. Ramirez,Fernando Reboucas Stucchi,Fernando Yáñez,John E. Breen,Neil M. Hawkins,James G. MacGregor,Robert F. Mast,Charles G. Salmon +80 more
TL;DR: The Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (Code) as mentioned in this paper covers the materials, design, and construction of structural concrete used in buildings and where applicable in nonbuilding structures, including the strength evaluation of existing concrete structures.
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Self-Centering Energy Dissipative Bracing System for the Seismic Resistance of Structures: Development and Validation
TL;DR: In this article, a self-centering energy dissipative (SCED) bracing system was proposed for large axial deformations without structural damage while providing stable energy dissipation capacity and a restoring force.
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Posttensioned Energy Dissipating Connections for Moment-Resisting Steel Frames
TL;DR: In this article, the seismic performance of a posttensioned energy dissipating (PTED) connection for steel frames is investigated analytically and experimentally, and a simple design procedure for PTED connections is described.
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Seismic Performance of Precast Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Walls
TL;DR: In this article, two geometrically identical half-scale precast concrete cantilever wall units were constructed and tested under quasi-static reversed cyclic lateral loading and showed that the conventional precast reinforced wall performed very well in terms of the ductility capacity and energy absorption capability, reaching 2.5% drift before significant strength degradation.
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Seismic performance of self-centering structural walls incorporating energy dissipators
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present elements of seismic design for jointed precast cantilever wall units designed to rock about their foundation, and incorporate energy dissipators, in the way of longitudinal mild steel reinforcement crossing the joint between the walls and the foundation.
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TL;DR: In this article, a 60 percent scale five-story precast/prestressed concrete building is tested under simulated seismic loading using direct displacement based approach, which is able to take advantage of the unique properties of precast and reinforced concrete using dry jointed construction, and the test building incorporates four different seismic frame systems in one direction and a jointed shear wall system in the orthogonal direction.