Experimental study of reinforced concrete columns with embedded pipe

An experimental study was carried out to investigate the effect of positioning rain water down pipes inside reinforced concrete short braced columns in buildings. Thirty three columns in eleven sets, having various sizes and reinforcements were constructed and tested. The PVC or steel pipes were pos...

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Main Author: Najafabadi, Sayed Hossein Mousavian
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/11226/6/SayedHosseinMousavianMFKA2010.pdf
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description An experimental study was carried out to investigate the effect of positioning rain water down pipes inside reinforced concrete short braced columns in buildings. Thirty three columns in eleven sets, having various sizes and reinforcements were constructed and tested. The PVC or steel pipes were positioned at the centre of cross-section of each of them. The installation of the strain gauges on the models was carried out before the testing of the models. As an alternative solution, PVC drain pipes were replaced by steel pipes in reinforced concrete columns. The ultimate strength of the columns obtained from the present investigation is compared with the design strengths recommended by the British code of practice (BS 8110) and the American code of practice (ACI). The columns showed significant reduction in their load carrying capacities and the safety factors obtained were much less than the nominal value usually recommended by various codes of practice. Also the study showed that by using steel pipes instead of PVC drain pipes, the load carrying capacity of the columns can be enhanced near 10 percent.
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spelling utm.eprints-112262017-09-28T01:12:01Z http://eprints.utm.my/11226/ Experimental study of reinforced concrete columns with embedded pipe Najafabadi, Sayed Hossein Mousavian TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) An experimental study was carried out to investigate the effect of positioning rain water down pipes inside reinforced concrete short braced columns in buildings. Thirty three columns in eleven sets, having various sizes and reinforcements were constructed and tested. The PVC or steel pipes were positioned at the centre of cross-section of each of them. The installation of the strain gauges on the models was carried out before the testing of the models. As an alternative solution, PVC drain pipes were replaced by steel pipes in reinforced concrete columns. The ultimate strength of the columns obtained from the present investigation is compared with the design strengths recommended by the British code of practice (BS 8110) and the American code of practice (ACI). The columns showed significant reduction in their load carrying capacities and the safety factors obtained were much less than the nominal value usually recommended by various codes of practice. Also the study showed that by using steel pipes instead of PVC drain pipes, the load carrying capacity of the columns can be enhanced near 10 percent. 2010-04 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/11226/6/SayedHosseinMousavianMFKA2010.pdf Najafabadi, Sayed Hossein Mousavian (2010) Experimental study of reinforced concrete columns with embedded pipe. Masters thesis, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering.
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Najafabadi, Sayed Hossein Mousavian
Experimental study of reinforced concrete columns with embedded pipe
title Experimental study of reinforced concrete columns with embedded pipe
title_full Experimental study of reinforced concrete columns with embedded pipe
title_fullStr Experimental study of reinforced concrete columns with embedded pipe
title_full_unstemmed Experimental study of reinforced concrete columns with embedded pipe
title_short Experimental study of reinforced concrete columns with embedded pipe
title_sort experimental study of reinforced concrete columns with embedded pipe
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
url http://eprints.utm.my/11226/6/SayedHosseinMousavianMFKA2010.pdf
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