Effect of Cyclic Loading Frequency on the Behavior of External RC Beam-Column Connections |
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| Authors: | Comingstarful Marthong Anjan Dutta Sajal K Deb |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Meghalaya, Meghalaya, Indiacommarthong@nitm.ac.in;3. Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India |
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| Abstract: | Reduced-scale external RC beam-column specimens with three typical deficiencies as beam weak in flexure (BWF), beam weak in shear (BWS) and column weak in shear (CWS) were tested under cyclic excitations of different frequencies, varying from 0.025–2.0 Hz. Parameters like load carrying capacity, stiffness degradation, energy dissipation, principal tensile stress were monitored for exploring the effect of rate of loading on different types of deficient beam-column connections in a holistic manner. Test results showed that the rate effect is significant in beam-column connection with BWF, while the same is not so significant in BWS and CWS specimens. |
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| Keywords: | Beam-Column Connections Deficiency Type Excitation Frequency Seismic Parameters Inertial Effect |
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