Large-Scale Testing of Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams with Embedded Structural Steel Sections

Large-Scale Testing of Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams with Embedded Structural Steel Sections

Through nearly full-scale testing of reinforced concrete coupling beams with embedded structural steel sections, assess the behavior, modeling, and detailing required for structural steel reinforced coupling beams subjected to reversed cyclic loading. Extrapolation of prior tests on relatively small sections to such large sections has yielded questionable results. In the proposed test program, large scale tests will be conducted on realistic scale specimens to address this gap. Test results will be synthesized and presented to ACI and ASCE Committees as a proposed code change for incorporation into the next cycle of the IBC and material codes.

• Grant Details

  Project

  Large-Scale Testing of Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams with Embedded Structural Steel Sections

  Grantee

  University of California, Los Angeles

  Category

  Concrete

  Subcategory

  Miscellaneous

  Grant #

  02-08

  Award Amount

  $283,342

  Grant Period

  August 2008 - July 2010

  Grant Status

  Complete

  Principal Investigators

  Professor John Wallace

  Industry Champions

  Ron Klemencic

  CPF Allies

  Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)

• Resources / Downloads

  • Design Recommendations for Steel-Reinforced Concrete (SRC) Coupling Beams, 2013
  • Large Scale Testing of SRC Coupling Beams Embedded into Reinforced Concrete Structural Walls, 2013

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