Experimental Investigation of the effect of cold joint on strength and stiffness degradation in RC beam-column connections

Authors

  • Rooh Ullah University of engineering & Technology, Peshawar
  • Abid Ali University of engineering & Technology, Peshawar
  • Nadeem Shah Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology, Peshawar
  • Muhammad Nouman University of engineering & Technology, Peshawar
  • Tahir Ahmad University of engineering & Technology, Peshawar

Keywords:

Cold joint; beam-column connection; strength degradation; stiffness degradation

Abstract

in this paper the effect of cold joint has been discussed for two RC Beam-Column Connections. Specimen 1
was poured monolithically whereas, construction joint in specimen 2 at bottom and top column was provided according
to section 3.2.2.2, ACI 224.3R-95. Both specimens were tested through quasi static cyclic loading under displacement
controlled condition, and the effect of cold joint was investigated. It was concluded that due to construction joint in
connections the maximum load carrying capacity decreases up to 39%. In addition, the strength degradation was more in
specimen having construction joint in column. Similarly the stiffness degradation decreases up to 50% due construction
joint. It was also observed that specimen having construction joint shows overall strength lost at 1.5% while specimen
having no construction joint was maintain their strength up to 3% drift.

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Published

2019-12-25

How to Cite

Rooh Ullah, Abid Ali, Nadeem Shah, Muhammad Nouman, & Tahir Ahmad. (2019). Experimental Investigation of the effect of cold joint on strength and stiffness degradation in RC beam-column connections. International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), 6(12), 55–60. Retrieved from https://ijaerd.org/index.php/IJAERD/article/view/4525

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 12 (2019): Volume: 06, Issue: 12 - December, 2019

Section

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