Experimental investigation on the dynamic response of RC flat slabs after a sudden column loss
To prevent disproportionate collapse under an extreme loading event, a sudden column loss scenario is often used to ensure the structure has suitable robustness. This study aims to investigate experimentally the dynamic response of reinforced concrete flat slabs after a sudden column loss. Seven 1/3...
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| description | To prevent disproportionate collapse under an extreme loading event, a sudden column loss scenario is often used to ensure the structure has suitable robustness. This study aims to investigate experimentally the dynamic response of reinforced concrete flat slabs after a sudden column loss. Seven 1/3 scale reinforced concrete flat slabs were tested under static load increases or dynamic column removal cases with different supports removed. Reaction forces and deflections were recorded throughout, along with reinforcement strains and concrete cracking patterns. During dynamic tests, a high speed camera was used to capture the dynamic motion.
The experiments demonstrated that flat slabs, in general, are able to redistribute their loading effectively after a column loss. Although large levels of damage were observed, collapse due to flexural failure did not occur. However, punching shear was shown to be an issue due to the additional vertical loading on the adjacent supports. The inclusion of continuous bottom reinforcement through a column did not significantly improve the capacity, as the new load path is not primarily through the removed column location. The results also indicate that the dynamic effects due to a sudden column loss can be significant as deflections of up to 1.5 times the static case were measured within the elastic range. It is also shown that the Dynamic Amplification Factor (DAF) reduces when nonlinear damaging effects are included, which implies conventional code-based design methods for flat slab structures may be over conservative. Additionally, the increase in material strength due the strain rates is not viewed to be significant. |
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| spelling | nottingham-355642020-05-04T17:17:12Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35564/ Experimental investigation on the dynamic response of RC flat slabs after a sudden column loss Russell, J.M. Owen, J.S. Hajirasouliha, I. To prevent disproportionate collapse under an extreme loading event, a sudden column loss scenario is often used to ensure the structure has suitable robustness. This study aims to investigate experimentally the dynamic response of reinforced concrete flat slabs after a sudden column loss. Seven 1/3 scale reinforced concrete flat slabs were tested under static load increases or dynamic column removal cases with different supports removed. Reaction forces and deflections were recorded throughout, along with reinforcement strains and concrete cracking patterns. During dynamic tests, a high speed camera was used to capture the dynamic motion. The experiments demonstrated that flat slabs, in general, are able to redistribute their loading effectively after a column loss. Although large levels of damage were observed, collapse due to flexural failure did not occur. However, punching shear was shown to be an issue due to the additional vertical loading on the adjacent supports. The inclusion of continuous bottom reinforcement through a column did not significantly improve the capacity, as the new load path is not primarily through the removed column location. The results also indicate that the dynamic effects due to a sudden column loss can be significant as deflections of up to 1.5 times the static case were measured within the elastic range. It is also shown that the Dynamic Amplification Factor (DAF) reduces when nonlinear damaging effects are included, which implies conventional code-based design methods for flat slab structures may be over conservative. Additionally, the increase in material strength due the strain rates is not viewed to be significant. Elsevier 2015-09-15 Article PeerReviewed Russell, J.M., Owen, J.S. and Hajirasouliha, I. (2015) Experimental investigation on the dynamic response of RC flat slabs after a sudden column loss. Engineering Structures, 99 . pp. 28-41. ISSN 0141-0296 Progressive collapse; Column loss; RC flat slab; Punching shear; Dynamic amplification http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141029615002965 doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2015.04.040 doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2015.04.040 |
| spellingShingle | Progressive collapse; Column loss; RC flat slab; Punching shear; Dynamic amplification Russell, J.M. Owen, J.S. Hajirasouliha, I. Experimental investigation on the dynamic response of RC flat slabs after a sudden column loss |
| title | Experimental investigation on the dynamic response of RC flat slabs after a sudden column loss |
| title_full | Experimental investigation on the dynamic response of RC flat slabs after a sudden column loss |
| title_fullStr | Experimental investigation on the dynamic response of RC flat slabs after a sudden column loss |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental investigation on the dynamic response of RC flat slabs after a sudden column loss |
| title_short | Experimental investigation on the dynamic response of RC flat slabs after a sudden column loss |
| title_sort | experimental investigation on the dynamic response of rc flat slabs after a sudden column loss |
| topic | Progressive collapse; Column loss; RC flat slab; Punching shear; Dynamic amplification |
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