Recently, the demand for seismic retrofitting has risen rapidly due to the increasing risk of collapse of existing reinforced concrete columns due to the subsequent occurrence of the Gyeon-gju earthquake and the Po-hang earthquake in Korea. In the existing seismic retrofitting method, there are many seismic retrofitting methods such as steel plate reinforcement, fiber reinforcement, and cross-sectional enlargement, but there is a need for an improved method in terms of workability, economic feasibility, durability and maintenance. Therefore, seismic strengthening method of rectangular shaped RC column using rapid fastening of steel bars on the outside of the column is proposed, and the seismic evaluation of the proposed method is investigated through experiments.

Eight small scale circular reinforced concrete columns were tested under cyclic lateral load with 4.5 aspect ratio. The test variables are longitudinal steel ratio, transverse steel ratio, and axial load ratio. Eight flexurally dominated columns were tested. In all specimens, initial flexural-shear cracks occurred at 1.5% drift ratio. The multiple flexural-shear crack width and length gradually increased until the final stage. The angles of the major inclined cracks measured from the vertical column axis ranged between 40 and 48 degrees. In particular, this study focused on assessing transverse reinforcement contribution to the column shear strength. Transverse reinforcement contribution measured during test. Each three components of transverse reinforcement contribution, axial force contribution and concrete contribution were investigated and compared.

The basis of capacity design has been explicitly or implicitly regulated in most bridge design specifications. It is to guarantee ductile failure of entire bridge system by preventing brittle failure of pier members and any other structural members until the columns provides fully enough plastic rotation capacity. Brittle shear is regarded as a mode of failure that should be avoided in reinforced concrete bridge pier design. To provide ductility behavior of column, the one of important factors is that flexural hinge of column must be detailed to ensure adequate and dependable shear strength and deformation capacity. In particular, this study focused on assessing transverse reinforcement contribution to the column shear strength. Transverse reinforcement contribution measured during test. Each three components of transverse reinforcement contribution, axial force contribution and concrete contribution were investigated and compared. It was assessed that the concrete stresses of all specimen were larger than stress limit of Korea Bridge Design Specifications.

Spiral reinforcement in a circular column plays an effective role in the ductile behavior of a column through position fixing and buckling restraining of the longitudinal reinforcement, and confining core-concrete. Each country has suggested the minimum volumetric ratio of spiral reinforcement in order to secure the ductility of concrete columns. The minimum volumetric ratio of spiral reinforcement suggested by ACI 318-14 and the national concrete structure design standard was developed based on the theory of Richard et al. (1928); furthermore it has been used until now. However, their theory cannot consider the effects of high strength concrete and high strength reinforcement, and arrangement condition of the spiral reinforcement. In this study, a modified minimum volumetric ratio equation is suggested, which is required to improve the ductility of reinforced concrete circular columns and to recover their stress. The modified minimum volumetric ratio equation suggested here considers the effect of the compressive strength of concrete, the yield strength of spiral reinforcement, the cross sectional area of columns, the pitch of spiral reinforcements and the diameter of spiral reinforcement. In this paper, the validity of the minimum volumetric ratios from ACI 318-14 and this study was investigated and compared based on the results of uniaxial compression experiment for specimens in which the material strength and the spiral reinforcements ratio were used as variables. In the end of the study, the modification method for the suggested equation was examined.

The paper presents a comparison of available shear strength models of RC columns by considering the effect of axial force. Although various shear strength models are proposed by many researchers, some of them neglect the effect of axial force. Thus, to clarify the effect of axial force on shear strength, the comparative study is conducted with a total of 54 experimental data of RC column collected from the PEER center. The shear strength of RC column is also evaluated with design code.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of steel fiber reinforced concrete on structural performance when applied to joints. For this purpose, the development length was designed not to satisfy the concrete structure criterion. Experimental results show that the maximum strength of steel fiber reinforced concrete increases by about 12% in the direction of the settling force. Also, due to the increase of the tensile strength of the concrete, the strength of the cracks increased by 33% in the positive direction.

본 연구에서는 기존의 저자 등에 의해 수행된 유연도법에 근거한 보-기둥 섬유요소에 수치해석적 방법으로부터 전단변형 효과를 고려할 수 있도록 수정된 정식화 방안과 단면에 대한 비탄성 전단응답 이력 구성관계식을 새로이 제안함으로써 전단 및 휨 - 전단파괴 양상을 나타내는 철근콘크리트 보에 대한 합리적인 해석적 방안을 마련하는 것을 목표로 한다. 주요 실험변수들이 전단거동 특성에 미치는 영향을 파 악하기 위하여 모두 종방향 철근의 항복전에 전단파괴가 일어나도록 설계된 총 6개의 철근콘크리트 보 실험체를 검증 대상으로 저자 등에 의 해 새로이 수정된 구성관계식을 적용한 비선형 유한요소해석 프로그램(RCAHEST)을 통한 해석을 수행하였다. 모든 실험체에 대한 파괴모드 와 파괴시까지의 전반적인 거동 특성을 비교적 적절히 예측하고 있음을 확인하였으며 이러한 연구결과들은 향후, 대형화‧복잡화 되어가고 있 는 전체 구조물에 대한 신뢰도 높은 해석을 수행하기 3차원 해석에도 충분히 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

When reinforcing an existing reinforced concrete beam-column building with a precast concrete panel, special connection between the PC member and the RC member is required to solve the time dependent deformation of the RC member and to receive the large shear forces. The aim of this study is to obtain the shear strength of upper connection between the existing RC beam-column and infilled PC wall panels in experimentally and theoretically. Thus, the static shear loading tests were conducted on the 6 specimens with the plate connection. Shear failure was resulted from the weakest portion of interior PC panel, exterior RC, and the connection, when the PC portion which located at the center of specimen was pulled upward from the bottom. The experimental result was compared with analytical result from ACI 318M-14 Chapter 17 for the shear strength of post-installed anchor and PCI Handbook 7th edition 6.8 Structural Steel Corbel (PCI Design Handbook 7th edition, 2010) for the strength of cast-in H-beam. The analytical and experimental results show final failure at the same location. The failure loading of experiment showed larger than average 6% to that of the analysis.

According to the KCI 2012, it is presented that steel fiber can replace minimum shear reinforcement when beams are designed. However, there is no standard for columns, and there is a lack of research on SFRC columns. Therefore, it is evaluated how much the capacity of columns increases according to the volume fraction of steel fiber through the cyclic lateral loading tests. Also, it is evaluated whether steel fiber can replace transverse reinforcements in concrete columns.

When reinforcing an existing reinforced concrete beam-column building with a precast concrete panel, special connection between the PC member and the RC member is required to solve the time dependent deformation of the RC member and to receive the large shear forces. The aim of this study is to obtain the shear strength of upper connection between the existing RC beam-column and infilled PC wall panels in experimentally and theoretically. Thus, the static shear loading tests were conducted on the 6 specimens with the plate connection. Shear failure was resulted from the weakest portion of interior PC panel, exterior RC, and the connection, when the PC portion which located at the center of specimen was pulled upward from the bottom. The experimental result was compared with analytical result from ACI 318M-14 Chapter 17 for the shear strength of post-installed anchor and PCI Handbook 7th edition 6.8 Structural Steel Corbel (PCI Design Handbook 7th edition, 2010) for the strength of cast-in H-beam. The analytical and experimental results show final failure at the same location. The failure loading of experiment showed larger than average 6% to that of the analysis.

This research was studied on seismically strengthened RC columns with Strain Hardening Cementitious Composites(SHCC). The seismic performance of the SHCC-RC composite columns in SDOF system was evaluated by the concepts of seismic performance-based design approaches; the Capacity Spectrum Method(CSM), the Direct Displacement Based Design(DDBM) and the Displacement Coefficient Method(DCM).

In this study, the compressive behavior of 55% HVFA(High Volume Fly Ash) concrete was performed by experiment with 6 RC columns. From the test results, it was shown that yield load of tied steel, yield load of longitudinal steel and ultimate loads are produced sequently. And there was no differences between ordinay concrete and HVFA concrete.

Interest in seismic performance evaluation is increased due to various earthquake in the world. Many studies about fragility analysis of structure are performing which is based on probability analysis of failure for infrastructures maintenance. In this study, probability of failure for a numerical model of prototype square-shape reinforced concrete column was calculated in accordance with amplitude of seismic ground motion. The numerical model was updated based on results from shake table tests. The probability of failure will be used for comparing with that for scaled models. The difference of fragilities from prototype and scaled model can be confirmed by the comparing in a further study.

이 연구의 목표는 학교 건물과 같은 저층 보-기둥 철근콘크리트 구조 건물에서 프리캐스트 벽패널을 사용한 새로운 내진보강 방법 을 개발하는데 있다. 1개의 무 보강 보-기둥 실험체와 U형 PC 패널로 보강한 2개의 보강 보-기둥 실험체에 대한 정적 이력 하중실험을 진행하 였다. 앵커 접합부 실험체는 전단 파괴될 것으로 해석되었고 철판 용접 접합부 실험체는 휨 파괴할 것으로 예측되었다. 실험체의 종국 내력은 상부 접합부의 전단 내력과 PC 패널 절곡 부 휨 위험단면에서 휨 내력 중 약한 것으로 결정되었다. 이 실험체에서, 한쪽 RC기둥이 가 하중(미는 실험 하중)을 받아 PC 패널 부재를 밀게 된다면, 다른 쪽 내부 수직부재는 상부 전단 접합부로부터 부 하중(당기는 실험 하중)을 받게 되어있었 다. 가 하중을 받는 2개의 부재는 합성 휨 거동이 지배적이므로 합성단면의 휨 내력이 실험체의 최종 내력을 결정하게 되지만, 이 경우 최종 내 력에 대하여 상부 전단 접합부 강도의 직접적인 영향은 없다고 볼 수 있다. 그러나 부 하중(당기는 하중)을 받는 RC 기둥과 PC 패널 부재는 비 합성 거동이 지배적이고 실험체의 최종 내력은 상부 전단 접합부 전단내력의 크기에서 직접 영향을 받는 것으로 파악되었다. ACI 318M-11 Appendix-D 앵커 전단설계에 기초한 전단내력 그리고 실험에서 얻은 최대하중을 적용하여 마이다스 젠 탄성설계에 의하여 계산한 전단 외력 에 대한 비교 해석결과는 실험결과와 일치하는 해석결과를 보여주었다.

This study was evaluated of flexure strength and ductility of a V-tie arrangement method in reinforced concrete columns under a variable axial force. The axial load level varied to be 0.25, 0.4, and 0.55 for columns with V-ties or crossties. As compared with displacement ductility ratio and the work damage indicator of the companion crosstie columns, the V-tie columns had higher value as much as 1.5 times, 5.2 times for the axial load level of 0.55, respectively.

The hoop bars confining the longitudinal reinforcement increase the strength and ductility of the column. The enhancement effects on the strength and ductility of the RC columns with rectangular cross section are represented differently depending on the degree of hoop bars reinforcement. A theoretical studies were performed using the previous equations proposed by earlier researchers. As the results of this theoretical studies, the yield strength bar and the vertical space of hoop bars are the most influenced in the strength and ductility of the columns. A square RC column than a rectangular RC column was found to receive a larger impact on the strength and ductility effect.

Transverse reinforcement in reinforced concrete column can improve strength and ductility by confining column to expend laterally. The effects of enhancement of strength and ductility depend on the degree of confinement on transverse reinforcement. The theoretical equations about confinement effects of reinforcement concrete column were proposed by earlier investigators. In this study, it was identify the factor for significant impact on reinforced concrete circle column based on early models, and Parameter studies was carried out by each factor. Parameter studies decide the major variables for vertical interval and yield strength of transverse reinforcement, compressive strength of concrete, and sectional area. In Parameter study results, it was identify that vertical interval of transverse reinforcement is significant impact on the strength and ductility.

이 연구의 목표는 학교 건물과 같은 저층 보－기둥 철근콘크리트 구조 건물에서 프리캐스트 벽패널을 사용한 새로운 내진보강 방법을 개발하는 것이다. 1개의 무 보강 보－기둥 실험체와 U형 PC 벽패널로 보강한 2개의 보강 보－기둥 실험체에 대한 정적 이력 하중실험을 진행하였다. 앵커접합 PR1-UA 실험체와 철판접합 PR1-UP 실험체는 무 보강 실험체보다 평균 2.8배(평균 591.8 kN)의 강도 증가를 보여 주었다. 최대 변위비도 1.4%에서 2.7%사이 값을 보여주었다. RC 골조 우측 상단에서 좌측방향으로 가력 할 때 우측에 있는 RC 기둥과 보강 PC 패널의 수직 요소는 완전 합성상태로 가정하였고, 좌측에 있는 RC 기둥과 PC 패널은 완전 비 합성 거동하는 것으로 가정하여 해석한 결과 전체적인 휨 거동은 실험 결과와 대체적으로 부합하는 것으로 판단되었다.

In the both loading test results and analytical results of specimens with tapered threaded splices, the good agreement of load-carrying capacity are shown. Therefore the proposed model for tapered threaded splices can be applied to the analysis of structure with tapered threaded splices.

In this study, four reinforced concrete beam-column joints, replacing recycled materials with hybrid fiber were constructed and tested under monotonic loading. Experimental programs were carried out to improve and evaluate the seismic performance of such test specimens, such as the load-displacement, the failure mode, and the maximum load carrying capacity. All the specimens were modeled in 1/2 scale-down size.