In regions of low-to-moderate seismicity, various types of lap splices are used for longitudinal reinforcement of columns at the plastic hinge zones. The seismic performance of such lap spliced columns, such as strength, deformation capacity, and energy dissipation, is affected by material strengths, longitudinal re-bar size, confinement of hoops, lap splice location, and lap splice length. In the present study, cyclic loading tests were performed for columns using three types of lap splices (bottom offset bar splice, top offset bar splice, and splice without offset bend). Lap splice length(40db and 50db) was also considered as test parameters. Ties with 90-degree end hooks were provided in the lap splice length. The test results showed that strength, deformation capacity, and energy dissipation of columns significantly differed depending on the details and the length of lap splices. The bottom offset bar splice showed high ductility and energy dissipation but low strength; on the other hand, the top offset bar splice and the splice without offset bend showed high strength but moderate ductility and energy dissipation.

The plastic hinge region of RC pier ensures its nonlinear behavior during strong earthquake events. It is assumed that the piers secure sufficient strength and ductility in order to prevent the collapse of the bridge during strong earthquake. However, the presence of a lap-splice of longitudinal bars in the plastic hinge region may lead to the occurrence of early bond failure in the lap-splice zone and result in significant loss of the seismic performance. The current regulations for seismic performance evaluation limit the ultimate strain and displacement ductility considering the eventual presence of lap-splice, but do not consider the lap-splice length. In this study, seismic performance test and analysis are performed according to the cross-sectional size and the lap-splice length in the case of longitudinal bars with lap-splice located in the plastic hinge region of existing RC bridge columns with circular cross-section. The seismic behavioral characteristics of the piers are also analyzed. Based upon the results, this paper presents a more reasonable seismic performance evaluation method considering the lap-splice length and the cross-sectional size of the column.

It is known that seismic performance of existing bridges having insufficient lateral confinements and lap-splices of longitudinal reinforcements at the base of column decreases dramatically. In this study, small-scaled model tests have been performed to confirm the seismic behaviors of RC bridge piers with various lap-splice lengths. The 8 test models have circular section with diameters of 0.65 m, 0.8 m, 1.0 m, and lap-splice lengths of B-class or C-class. The test results show that the failure modes of models are not depending on the lap-splice length itself but depend on the ratio of lap-splice length to diameter, and that the displacement ductility is also affected by this ratio.

In this study, the lap joint performance for SFRC beam with different depths was evaluated. The specimens had the lap splice details using the high-strength headed reinforcement. For the SFRC beam with different depths, the headed reinforcement which is overlapped more than 20 times of the rebar diameter has sufficient lap-splicing performance.

This paper is to evaluate the flexural characteristics of 180MPa Ultra High Performance Concrete and reinforcing steel. In this study, the bending test is performed to evaluate the flexural characteristics considering lap-splice length. The stability of the lap-splice length proposed the structural design codes are evaluated on load-displacement. The results confirmed that the ductility has increased when the lap-splice has increased.

In this research, the experimental works were conducted to study the lap strength of the headed reinforcements with confinement provided by stirrups or tie-down bars. Eleven lap splice specimens were tested. The variables in this study were: confinement details and lap length. The initial crack of the specimens lapped developed at the heads of reinforcements. Bearing stress and confinement details contributed to increase strength and deformation.

KCI 2012 and ACI318-11 contains development length provisions for the use of headed deformed bars in tension and does not allow their tension lap splices. In ACI318-11, the confinement factor, such as transverse reinforcement factor, is not used to calculate the development length of headed bars. The purpose of this experimental study is to evaluate the effect of confinement details to the lap splice performance of headed deformed reinforcing bars in grade SD400 and SD500. The confinement details are stirrups and tie-down bars in lap zone. Test results showed that specimens with only stirrups had the brittle failure and could not increase lap strengths, and that specimens with composite confinements by stirrups and tie-down bars had the flexural strengths over than nominal flexural strengths. Stirrups with tie-down bars can have an effect on improvement in lap splice of headed bars in grade SD400 and SD500.

The purpose of this experimental study is to evaluate that KCI2012 equation for the development length, ldt, of headed bars can be used to calculate the lap length of headed deformed bars in grade SD400~500 for high strength concrete. Test results showed that specimens with lap lengths equal to 1.3ldt had maximum flexural strengths as 0.84~0.90 times as the nominal flexural strengths. These observations indicate that 1.3 is unsuitable to the tensile lap length of headed deformed bars in grade SD400~500 for high strength concrete.

현행 콘크리트구조기준 (KCI2012) 및 ACI318-11에서 B급이음된 일자형 이형철근에 대하여 인장력에 대한 겹침이음길이를 정착길이의 1.3배로 산정하고 있다. 동일 기준에서 확대머리 이형철근의 정착길이를 제시하고 있지만 겹침이음상세에 대한 규정은 없다. 이에 본연구에서는 400MPa과 500MPa 설계기준항복강도를 가지는 확대머리 이형철근의 겹침이음실험을 실시함으로써, 기준의 정착길이식을 겹침이음설계에 적용가능한 지를 평가하고자 하였다. 실험결과, SD400과 SD500의 설계기준항복강도를 적용한 확대머리 이형철근에 대하여 겹침이음길이를 정착길이의 1.3배로 산정할 경우, 실험 최대휨강도가 공칭휨강도에 비하여 16~31% 크게 평가되었고 연성적인 휨파괴 거동을 나타내었다. 따라서, 이들 철근에 대해 정착길이 1.3배의 겹침이음길이로 설계함으로써 강도 및 변형성능 측면에서 겹침이음 성능을확보할 수 있는 것으로 사료된다.