Seismic Performance Comparison of a High-Content SDA Frame and Standard RC Frame

This study presents the method and results of an experiment to study the seismic behavior of a concrete portal frame with fifty percent of its cement content replaced with a spray dryer ash (SDA). Based on multiple-shake-table tests, the high content SDA frame was found to perform as well as the st...

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Main Authors: John W. van de Lindt, R. Karthik Rechan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/478475
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description This study presents the method and results of an experiment to study the seismic behavior of a concrete portal frame with fifty percent of its cement content replaced with a spray dryer ash (SDA). Based on multiple-shake-table tests, the high content SDA frame was found to perform as well as the standard concrete frame for two earthquakes exceeding design-level intensity earthquakes. Hence, from a purely seismic/structural standpoint, it may be possible to replace approximately fifty percent of cement in a concrete mix with SDA for the construction of structural members in high seismic zones. This would help significantly redirect spray dryer ash away from landfills, thus, providing a sustainable greener alternative to concrete that uses only Portland cement, or only a small percentage of SDA or fly ash.
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spelling doaj-art-c443a574f7a74d73ad3404cc4342aee82025-08-20T03:23:03ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80861687-80942011-01-01201110.1155/2011/478475478475Seismic Performance Comparison of a High-Content SDA Frame and Standard RC FrameJohn W. van de Lindt0R. Karthik Rechan1Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USADepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Campus Delivery 1372, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1372, USAThis study presents the method and results of an experiment to study the seismic behavior of a concrete portal frame with fifty percent of its cement content replaced with a spray dryer ash (SDA). Based on multiple-shake-table tests, the high content SDA frame was found to perform as well as the standard concrete frame for two earthquakes exceeding design-level intensity earthquakes. Hence, from a purely seismic/structural standpoint, it may be possible to replace approximately fifty percent of cement in a concrete mix with SDA for the construction of structural members in high seismic zones. This would help significantly redirect spray dryer ash away from landfills, thus, providing a sustainable greener alternative to concrete that uses only Portland cement, or only a small percentage of SDA or fly ash.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/478475
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