Strength Degradation and Energy Dissipation of Stainless Steel Reinforced Concrete Columns

Abstract:

Three specimens with ribbed stainless steel rebar and one specimen with ribbed ordinary steel rebar are tested concerning the strength degradation and energy dissipation of stainless steel reinforced concrete columns. The tests results indicate that the damage of the specimens exhibit ductile failure characteristics, and the reinforced concrete columns with stainless steel rebar damage to a lesser extent, appear good ductility and energy dissipation. The strength degradation of stainless steel reinforced column with high axial compression ratio is quite obvious, and with the increasing of the stirrup ratio of column with stainless steel rebar, the strength of column is enhanced.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 90-93)
• Pages: 1614-1617
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.90-93.1614
• Online since: September 2011
• Authors: Guo Xue Zhang, Chang Wei Wang, Zhi Hao Zhang
• Keywords: Energy Dissipation, Reinforced Concrete Column, Stainless Steel Rebar, Strength Degradation

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