Parametric study on seismic performance of self-centering reinforced concrete column with bottom-placed rubber layer

Abstract

To realize seismic-resilient reinforced concrete (RC) moment-resisting frame structures, a novel self-centering RC column with a rubber layer placed at the bottom (SRRC column) is proposed herein. For the column, the longitudinal reinforcement dissipates seismic energy, the rubber layer allows the rocking of the column, and the unbonded prestressed tendon enables self-centering capacity. A refined finite element model of the SRRC column is developed, the effectiveness of which is validated based on experimental results. Results show that the SRRC column exhibits stable energy dissipation capacity and no strength degradation; additionally, it can significantly reduce permanent residual deformation and mitigate damage to concrete. Extensive parametric studies pertaining to SRRC columns have been conducted to investigate the critical factors affecting their seismic performance.

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Keywords

seismic resilience / self-centering / rubber layer / flag-shaped hysteresis loop / parametric study

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Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the support from the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2022YFC3803003) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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