Title
Evaluation of the Seismic Performance of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Walls with Internal and External Dampers. I: Experimental Research
Date Issued
01 August 2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Abstract
This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation on the performance of half-scale, unbonded, post-tensioning, precast concrete walls subjected to fully reversed cyclic loads. Moreover, this paper discusses the damage progression and failure mechanism of each specimen, associated with their construction details (damper types and confinement details of the boundary elements). Five isolated walls were tested, each consisting of precast concrete panels joined only by unbonded post-tensioning strands. The bottom joint of the walls featured two kinds of dampers: Three specimens had mild steel reinforcement, crossing the bottom joint, and the other two specimens had external replaceable hysteretic dampers, attached to the wall sides. Different types of confinement details at the boundary elements were used among the specimens. Steel fibers were mixed into the concrete of one specimen. The prestressing load ratio was 0.05 in most of the specimens. An additional axial load of 468.5 kN was applied to each specimen (additional axial load ratio of about 0.04), before any lateral loading. Quasi-static, displacement-controlled loads were applied to the specimens until a significant strength reduction was observed. Although only moderate axial loads were applied, most of the specimens sustained drifts above 3% while maintaining their lateral strength, gravity load stability, and self-centering. A better performance was observed in the specimens with external dampers, with drifts above 4%, less residual drifts and less cover concrete spalling, particularly in the specimen with steel fibers. The external dampers were very effective in dissipating energy before fracture, until 3% drifts. On the other hand, the specimens with internal dampers sustained unexpected damage at their bottom joint, after reaching their peak strength. For instance, the gravity load-carrying capacity of one specimen with internal dampers was compromised after 4% drifts. Then, the use of external replaceable dampers provided higher performance and post-earthquake recovery for unbonded post-tensioned precast walls. Additional design recommendations are provided based on the test results.
Volume
148
Issue
8
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería de materiales Ingeniería civil
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85131831932
Resource of which it is part
Journal of Structural Engineering (United States)
ISBN of the container
07339445
Sponsor(s)
The experimental work presented here was financially supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) through its Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research program (KAKENHI), Grant Nos. 16K06572 (Principal Investigator: M. Tani) and 16H02373 (Principal Investigator: S. Kono). In addition, Sumitomo (SEI) Steel Wire Corp., Splice Sleeve Japan, Ltd., Haiko-Honten Co., Ltd., P.S. Mitsubishi Construction Co., Ltd., and Sumikura-kozai Co., Ltd. supported the construction of the test specimens. The assistance of Kaiwei Zhang, Duc Quang Tran, and Sakie Shiotani, former graduate students at Kyoto University, is appreciated. The first author thanks the financial support of the Peruvian National Council of Science, Technology, and Technological Innovation (CONCYTEC/CIENCIACTIVA) for his doctoral studies at Kyoto University, where this research was conducted. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necess ...
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