Experimental Study on Repairing and Strengthening Seismically Damaged RC Frames by Installing H-Shaped Steel
Abstract Seismic disaster investigations worldwide have revealed that a large number of reinforced concrete (RC) frame structures have been damaged or even collapsed. However, most of these buildings exhibit minor or moderate damage and can be repaired and strengthened. “Strong columns and weak beam...
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| author | Yuebing Li Qushenglin Song Hang Wang Liang Shan Dawei Liu Shuang Xing |
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| description | Abstract Seismic disaster investigations worldwide have revealed that a large number of reinforced concrete (RC) frame structures have been damaged or even collapsed. However, most of these buildings exhibit minor or moderate damage and can be repaired and strengthened. “Strong columns and weak beams, strong joints and weak components” is the concept of seismic design of buildings, and the failure of beam–column joints and columns is considered nonideal. For RC frame structures with damaged joints and columns, a method for repairing and strengthening damaged frames by installing H-shaped steel and pouring grout is proposed. By applying a pseudo static load, a frame structure specimen was damaged to simulate earthquake damage. After removing the crushed concrete, the damaged frame was repaired by pouring grout. Then, the structure was further strengthened by installing H-shaped steel on the columns using post-installed anchors. Through loading tests, seismic indices such as strength, deformation capacity, energy dissipation and failure mode of the frame before and after strengthening were compared. The results showed that the seismic performance of the repaired and strengthened frames exceeded that of the original frame, and the failure mode of the frame changed from joint shear and column-end bending to ideal beam-end yielding. Installing H-shaped steel and pouring grout could effectively strengthen the damaged frame, which provides a solution for repairing and upgrading damaged RC framed structures with a nonideal failure mode. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1f0bcc0d51b54480b50afb89e5ef5c342025-02-09T12:26:23ZengSpringerOpenInternational Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials2234-13152025-02-0119111310.1186/s40069-024-00745-1Experimental Study on Repairing and Strengthening Seismically Damaged RC Frames by Installing H-Shaped SteelYuebing Li0Qushenglin Song1Hang Wang2Liang Shan3Dawei Liu4Shuang Xing5School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Northeast Electric Power UniversitySchool of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Northeast Electric Power UniversitySchool of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Northeast Electric Power UniversityPOWERCHINA Jilin Electric Power Engineering Co., Ltd.Jilin Power Supply Company, State Grid Jilin Electric Power Company Co., Ltd.School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Northeast Electric Power UniversityAbstract Seismic disaster investigations worldwide have revealed that a large number of reinforced concrete (RC) frame structures have been damaged or even collapsed. However, most of these buildings exhibit minor or moderate damage and can be repaired and strengthened. “Strong columns and weak beams, strong joints and weak components” is the concept of seismic design of buildings, and the failure of beam–column joints and columns is considered nonideal. For RC frame structures with damaged joints and columns, a method for repairing and strengthening damaged frames by installing H-shaped steel and pouring grout is proposed. By applying a pseudo static load, a frame structure specimen was damaged to simulate earthquake damage. After removing the crushed concrete, the damaged frame was repaired by pouring grout. Then, the structure was further strengthened by installing H-shaped steel on the columns using post-installed anchors. Through loading tests, seismic indices such as strength, deformation capacity, energy dissipation and failure mode of the frame before and after strengthening were compared. The results showed that the seismic performance of the repaired and strengthened frames exceeded that of the original frame, and the failure mode of the frame changed from joint shear and column-end bending to ideal beam-end yielding. Installing H-shaped steel and pouring grout could effectively strengthen the damaged frame, which provides a solution for repairing and upgrading damaged RC framed structures with a nonideal failure mode.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40069-024-00745-1Frame structureJoint failureReinforced concreteRepairing and strengtheningSeismic damageStructural steel installation |
| spellingShingle | Yuebing Li Qushenglin Song Hang Wang Liang Shan Dawei Liu Shuang Xing Experimental Study on Repairing and Strengthening Seismically Damaged RC Frames by Installing H-Shaped Steel International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials Frame structure Joint failure Reinforced concrete Repairing and strengthening Seismic damage Structural steel installation |
| title | Experimental Study on Repairing and Strengthening Seismically Damaged RC Frames by Installing H-Shaped Steel |
| title_full | Experimental Study on Repairing and Strengthening Seismically Damaged RC Frames by Installing H-Shaped Steel |
| title_fullStr | Experimental Study on Repairing and Strengthening Seismically Damaged RC Frames by Installing H-Shaped Steel |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental Study on Repairing and Strengthening Seismically Damaged RC Frames by Installing H-Shaped Steel |
| title_short | Experimental Study on Repairing and Strengthening Seismically Damaged RC Frames by Installing H-Shaped Steel |
| title_sort | experimental study on repairing and strengthening seismically damaged rc frames by installing h shaped steel |
| topic | Frame structure Joint failure Reinforced concrete Repairing and strengthening Seismic damage Structural steel installation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40069-024-00745-1 |
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