Seismic Design and Performance Assessment of Frame Buildings Reinforced by Dual-Phase Steel

To improve the durability and serviceability of reinforced concrete structures, different variants of dual-phase reinforcing steel were developed within the research project NEWREBAR. The investigated variant of the new material, termed DPD2 steel, has a specific microstructure that increases the co...

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Main Authors: Jure Žižmond, Matjaž Dolšek
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/4998
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description To improve the durability and serviceability of reinforced concrete structures, different variants of dual-phase reinforcing steel were developed within the research project NEWREBAR. The investigated variant of the new material, termed DPD2 steel, has a specific microstructure that increases the corrosion resistance, but its yielding strength is less than that of Tempcore steel B500B. DPD2 steel has no yielding plateau, which is characteristic of conventional reinforcing steel. Thus, it was investigated whether the current building codes can be used to design earthquake-resistant concrete structures reinforced by DPD2 steel bars. For this reason, three multi-story reinforced concrete frame buildings were designed according to Eurocode by considering DPD2 steel and, for comparison reasons, Tempcore steel B500B. Based on the nonlinear model, which was validated by cyclic test of columns, the seismic performance of DPD2 buildings was found to be improved compared to those designed with conventional B500B reinforcing steel. This can mainly be attributed to the substantial strain hardening of the DPD2 steel, which increases the overstrength factor of the structure by about 10%. However, for the improved seismic performance, the amount of steel in DPD2 buildings had to be increased in the design by approximately 20–25% due to the smaller yield strength of DPD2 steel. Nevertheless, it was demonstrated that Eurocode 8 could be used to design earthquake-resistant frame building reinforced with dual-phase reinforcing steel DPD2.
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spelling doaj.art-bc4a3550fefb4474be5d396a28601a522023-11-21T21:52:16ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-05-011111499810.3390/app11114998Seismic Design and Performance Assessment of Frame Buildings Reinforced by Dual-Phase SteelJure Žižmond0Matjaž Dolšek1Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaFaculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaTo improve the durability and serviceability of reinforced concrete structures, different variants of dual-phase reinforcing steel were developed within the research project NEWREBAR. The investigated variant of the new material, termed DPD2 steel, has a specific microstructure that increases the corrosion resistance, but its yielding strength is less than that of Tempcore steel B500B. DPD2 steel has no yielding plateau, which is characteristic of conventional reinforcing steel. Thus, it was investigated whether the current building codes can be used to design earthquake-resistant concrete structures reinforced by DPD2 steel bars. For this reason, three multi-story reinforced concrete frame buildings were designed according to Eurocode by considering DPD2 steel and, for comparison reasons, Tempcore steel B500B. Based on the nonlinear model, which was validated by cyclic test of columns, the seismic performance of DPD2 buildings was found to be improved compared to those designed with conventional B500B reinforcing steel. This can mainly be attributed to the substantial strain hardening of the DPD2 steel, which increases the overstrength factor of the structure by about 10%. However, for the improved seismic performance, the amount of steel in DPD2 buildings had to be increased in the design by approximately 20–25% due to the smaller yield strength of DPD2 steel. Nevertheless, it was demonstrated that Eurocode 8 could be used to design earthquake-resistant frame building reinforced with dual-phase reinforcing steel DPD2.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/4998dual-phase reinforcing steelearthquake-resistant designTempcore reinforcing steelreinforced concrete framesseismic analysispushover analysis
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Seismic Design and Performance Assessment of Frame Buildings Reinforced by Dual-Phase Steel
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dual-phase reinforcing steel
earthquake-resistant design
Tempcore reinforcing steel
reinforced concrete frames
seismic analysis
pushover analysis
title Seismic Design and Performance Assessment of Frame Buildings Reinforced by Dual-Phase Steel
title_full Seismic Design and Performance Assessment of Frame Buildings Reinforced by Dual-Phase Steel
title_fullStr Seismic Design and Performance Assessment of Frame Buildings Reinforced by Dual-Phase Steel
title_full_unstemmed Seismic Design and Performance Assessment of Frame Buildings Reinforced by Dual-Phase Steel
title_short Seismic Design and Performance Assessment of Frame Buildings Reinforced by Dual-Phase Steel
title_sort seismic design and performance assessment of frame buildings reinforced by dual phase steel
topic dual-phase reinforcing steel
earthquake-resistant design
Tempcore reinforcing steel
reinforced concrete frames
seismic analysis
pushover analysis
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/4998
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