RESEARCH ARTICLE
Numerical Models to Predict the Collapse Behavior of RC Columns and Frames
Xuchuan Lin1, *, Xinzheng Lu2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2017Volume: 11
Issue: Suppl-3, M5
First Page: 854
Last Page: 860
Publisher ID: TOCIEJ-11-854
DOI: 10.2174/1874149501711010854
Article History:
Received Date: 8/11/2016Revision Received Date: 16/01/2017
Acceptance Date: 04/02/2017
Electronic publication date: 17/11/2017
Collection year: 2017
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Introduction:
Blind analysis contests for predicting the results of several collapse tests on RC frame structure, were carried out by the Collapse Prevention Committee of Architectural Society of China in 2011. This paper presents the adopted numerical models for the collapse simulations of four RC column tests and one RC frame test.
Methods:
The columns and beams in the RC frame were modeled by beam elements using the fiber model of THUFIBER program. The confined effect of the stirrups in the square RC column was taken into account by using the backbone curve of confined concrete. The methods to determine the key parameters of the adopted model were introduced.
Results and Conclusion:
The prediction results were compared with the test results, and the adopted models exhibited good predictions for the general behavior of both the RC columns and frame. The model was proposed for investigating the collapse mechanism of RC frames.