Pseudo-Dynamic Testing and Analytical Modeling of AAC Infilled RC Frames

Two concrete frames were tested by the PsD procedure. One frame was bare and the other was infilled with AAC blocks in the middle bay. The objective was to determine the effect of AAC infills on the seismic performance of reinforced concrete frames and developing an AAC strut model. Based on the tes...

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Published in:	Journal of earthquake engineering : JEE Vol. 18; no. 8; pp. 1281 - 1301
Main Authors:	Sucuoğlu, Haluk, Siddiqui, Umair A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon Taylor & Francis 01-01-2014 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	AAC Infilled Concrete Frame Autoclave Aerated Concrete Boundaries Boundary Columns Building foundations Confined Panel Deformation Drift Limits Equivalent Strut Model Frames Mathematical models Panels Reinforced concrete Seismic engineering Seismic phenomena Seismic response Shear Struts Test methods
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Summary:	Two concrete frames were tested by the PsD procedure. One frame was bare and the other was infilled with AAC blocks in the middle bay. The objective was to determine the effect of AAC infills on the seismic performance of reinforced concrete frames and developing an AAC strut model. Based on the test results, it was found that AAC infill panels did not modify the deformation response of the RC test frame significantly; however, shear in diagonal strut must be considered in boundary column design. A shear design procedure is proposed for the boundary columns in infilled frames. The drift limits of AAC infill panels measured during the tests were 0.005, 0.008, and 0.014 during diagonal cracking, corner crushing, and severe damage states, respectively.
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ISSN:	1363-2469 1559-808X
DOI:	10.1080/13632469.2014.932723