Abstract
This paper presents the results of reversed cyclic loading tests on reinforced recycled concrete columns. Recycled concrete aggregates were obtained from the waste of structural elements cast with low quality concrete. For investigating whether the structural concrete incorporating recycled aggregates can be reliably utilized in new reinforced concrete column construction, two full-scale reinforced concrete columns were constructed and subjected to constant axial and reversed cyclic lateral loads. The test results of the experimental study were evaluated in terms of seismic hysteresis loops, skeleton curves, energy dissipation capacities, crack patterns and failure modes. The test results showed that the RC columns made of either natural aggregate concrete and recycled aggregate concrete show similar seismic behaviour.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | COMPDYN 2017 - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering |
Editors | M. Papadrakakis, Michalis Fragiadakis |
Publisher | National Technical University of Athens |
Pages | 4914-4919 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9786188284425 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Event | 6th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, COMPDYN 2017 - Rhodes Island, Greece Duration: 15 Jun 2017 → 17 Jun 2017 |
Publication series
Name | COMPDYN 2017 - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering |
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Volume | 2 |
Conference
Conference | 6th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, COMPDYN 2017 |
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Country/Territory | Greece |
City | Rhodes Island |
Period | 15/06/17 → 17/06/17 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 National Technical University of Athens. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Column
- Low strength concrete
- Recycled aggregate
- Reinforced concrete
- Reversed cyclic
- Seismic