Effect of precast-prestressed flooring systems on the seismic performance of reinforced concrete frames

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University of Canterbury. Civil and Natural Resources Engineering
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2008
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Peng, B.H.H.
Dhakal, Rajesh
Fenwick, R.C.
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A one story, two bays, approximately half scaled, perimeter moment frame containing precastprestressed floor units was built and tested at the University of Canterbury to investigate the effect of precastprestressed floor units on the seismic performance of reinforced concrete moment resisting frame. This paper gives an overview of the experimental set up and summarizes the results obtained from the test. The results show that elongation in the beam plastic hinges is partially restrained by the prestressed floor, which increases the strength of the beams much more than that being specified in the codes around the world.

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Peng, B.H.H., Dhakal, R.P., Fenwick, R.C. (2008) Effect of precast-prestressed flooring systems on the seismic performance of reinforced concrete frames. Toowoomba, Australia: 20th Australasian Conference on Mechanics of Structure and Materials, 2-5 Dec 2008.
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Fields of Research::40 - Engineering::4005 - Civil engineering::400506 - Earthquake engineering
Fields of Research::40 - Engineering::4005 - Civil engineering::400510 - Structural engineering
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