Shaking Table Test of RC Frame-Shear Wall Structures with Partial Columns Sliding at Upper Ends

Abstract:

A new kind of RC frame-shear wall structures with partial columns sliding at upper ends is proposed in this paper. A shaking table test of this new kind of structure model (Model B) and a conventional frame shear-wall structure Model (Model A) were carried out, and the plan layout and the member size of the two models are nearly identical. The two models are 3-story and 2-bay by 2-bay, and the second story of either structure is weak story. The test results showed that: (1) under the same intense earthquake, the damage of Model B is slighter than that of Model A; and (2) under the same intense earthquake, the interstory drift angle, the acceleration and the shear force of weak story of Model B are reduced remarkably in comparison to Model A.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 405-408)
• Pages: 795-798
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.405-408.795
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Wen Long Lu, Chao Yong Shen
• Keywords: Frame-Shear Wall Structure, Reinforced Concrete (RC), Shaking Table Test, Sliding at Column Upper End

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