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Computers and Concrete Volume 15, Number 5, May 2015 , pages 807-831 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/cac.2015.15.5.807 |
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Improved strut-and-tie method for 2D RC beam-column joints under monotonic loading |
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Xu Long and Chi King Lee
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| Abstract | ||
| In the previous analytical studies on 2D reinforced concrete (RC) beam-column joints, the modified compression field theory (MCFT) and the strut-and-tie method (STM) are usually employed. In this paper, the limitations of these analytical models for RC joint applications are reviewed. Essentially for predictions of RC joint shear behaviour, the MCFT is not applicable, while the STM can only predict the ultimate shear strength. To eliminate these limitations, an improved STM is derived and applied to some commonly encountered 2D joints, viz., interior and exterior joints, subjected to monotonic loading. Compared with the other STMs, the most attracting novelty of the proposed improved STM is that all critical stages of the shear stress-strain relationships for RC joints can be predicted, which cover the stages characterized by concrete cracking, transverse reinforcement yielding and concrete strut crushing. For validation and demonstration of superiority, the shear stress-strain relationships of interior and exterior RC beam-column joints from published experimental studies are employed and compared with the predictions by the proposed improved STM and other widely-used analytical models, such as the MCFT and STM. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| improved strut-and-tie method; 2D RC beam-column joint; shear stress-strain relationship; monotonic loading | ||
| Address | ||
| Xu Long: School of Mechanics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 710072, Xi\'an, Shaanxi, China Chi King Lee: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore | ||