{"title":"Experimental investigation of high temperature effect on Slag based alkali activated concrete and ordinary concrete","authors":"S. Thakkar, U. Dave, Jay Patel","doi":"10.56748/ejse.20242","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56748/ejse.20242","url":null,"abstract":"Effect of elevated temperature on residual mechanical properties of slag based alkali activated concrete (SAC) was compared with Ordinary Portland cement concrete (OPC) when subjected to temperature up to 900 ° C. SAC was prepared using sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate activators. Residual compres-sive strength, tensile strength, flexural strength, modulus of elasticity and bond strength was studied at differ-ent temperature ranges to evaluate effect of high temperature on both concrete. It was observed that compres-sive strength for OPC decreased from 32 MPa to 19 MPa while in SAC variation was decrease was found to be from 32 MPa to 25 MPa. Similarly in SAC variation in residual split tensile, residual flexural strength, re-sidual Modulus of Elasticity and residual bond test was much less compared to OPC concrete. Physical changes were much noticeable in case of OPC at high temperature compared to SAC. This indicates that SAC performed better at high temperature as compared to that OPC.","PeriodicalId":52513,"journal":{"name":"Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42572077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Waleed E. El-Demerdash, Salah El-Din E. El-Metwally, Mohamed E. El-Zoughiby
{"title":"Survival of Reinforced Concrete Flat Plate System against Column Loss","authors":"Waleed E. El-Demerdash, Salah El-Din E. El-Metwally, Mohamed E. El-Zoughiby","doi":"10.56748/ejse.20244","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56748/ejse.20244","url":null,"abstract":"Column loss in a flat plate building, due to punching shear, explosion, impact load or any acci-dental event, can lead to what is termed progressive collapse. Progressive collapse is inherently a dynamic process, which makes it difficult to experimentally explore structures with real scale. Therefore, this paper aims to numerically investigate the behavior of flat plate systems due to column loss utilizing nonlinear finite element analysis with the aid of the computer software (ABAQUS). In this investigation, the nonlinear dynamic re-sponse of both an old flat plate building, designed according to the ACI 318-71, and a similar modern building, designed according the ACI 318-14, subjected to an instant removal of a column is examined. The obtained results clearly reveal that the old flat plate building without continuous slab bottom reinforcement at columns is highly vulnerable to progressive collapse and the efficiency of the continuous bottom reinforcement within the column strip, as recommended by the ACI 318-14, in preventing the disproportion or progressive collapse of a reinforced concrete flat plate building. Such reinforcement is able to produce alternate load path through the tensile membrane action, thus providing ductility and robustness in the system.","PeriodicalId":52513,"journal":{"name":"Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44029567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structural Optimization for Asymmetric Framed Structures without Shear Walls","authors":"Walls, Anandu Sreeraj, B. Sunil","doi":"10.56748/ejse.20245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56748/ejse.20245","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a method for the preliminary arrangement of columns having variable sizes on an asymmetric plan, such that the resulting structure will have minimum torsion. Asymmetry can be due to shape of the plan as well as arrangement of columns having variable sizes. This study shows the influence of first three modes in determining the structural behavior of RCC framed buildings during earthquake. The time periods were approximately calculated by using 3D-shear-torsion beam method. The optimization was done using Genetic algorithm in Matlab. The seismic performance of general asymmetric structures with uniform square columns were compared with optimized asymmetric structures having columns with variable sizes. The results from pushover analysis showed significant increase in strength and ductility along the direction having torsion.","PeriodicalId":52513,"journal":{"name":"Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46366866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stochastic Finite Fault Modeling and Simulation of Strong Ground Motion of Mosha Fault in Iran","authors":"H. Saffari, A. Roohafzayan, A. Mahdavian, M. Yari","doi":"10.56748/ejse.20247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56748/ejse.20247","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims at predicting large earthquakes caused by Mosha fault in Tehran, the capital of Iran with population of more than 13 million people which located alongside active faults. This study uses the EXSIM program to do the finite fault modeling of simulation. Using Geopsy software and programming in MATLAB we evaluated the site effect of 13 station. Using other required parameters of Mosha fault in EXSIM, we gained the artificial strong motions of the stations. Finally, using SeismoSignal and MATLAB software, we depicted the Acceleration -time graph and the semi-logarithm frequency spectrum with “Fourier transform” of each station. we compared the results of the finite fault simulation with Ambraseys attenuation relationship, semi-logarithm frequency spectrum with Fourier transform and spectrum-response graphs of 2009 earthquake in Shahr-e Rey measuring Mw = 4.2. In both cases of comparing meaningful results were found. Finally, in order to generalize the results to the city of Tehran, we evaluated the seismicity using Arc GIS software. The results show that if Mosha fault is activated, east of Tehran is influenced the most. Consequently, it is of high importance to study different ways to reduce the risk of the possible earthquake caused by Mosha fault.","PeriodicalId":52513,"journal":{"name":"Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49049678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analytical and Numerical Models of Steel I-Section Beam-Columns Strengthened with Bonded Prestressed FRP Laminates","authors":"E.Y. Sayed-Ahmed, A.T. Abdelrazik","doi":"10.56748/ejse.19230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56748/ejse.19230","url":null,"abstract":"Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) laminate are currently used in strengthening steel structures having a significant favorable effect on the member capacity. Researches have been focused on FRP strength-ened beams or columns; thus, I-section beam-columns strengthened with prestressed bonded FRP laminate are scrutinized. Steel yielding, laminate rupture and/or laminate interfacial debonding common failure modes af-fecting the strengthened beam-columns capacity: debonding commonly leads to a premature failure. Prestress-ing the FRP laminate may delay this premature failure. Equations are analytically developed to evaluate the interfacial shear and normal stresses between the laminate and the steel; hence, the maximum stresses at debond-ing are evaluated. Thus, the capacity of a beam-column with prestressed FRP laminate is analytically estimated. A nonlinear numerical model is then developed for these beam-columns. The model is verified against exper-imental results available from literature. Then, a parametric study is conducted using the numerical model. Based on these results, a regression analysis is performed and the capacity of beam-columns with prestressed FRP laminate is numerically estimated considering steel yielding or FRP laminate rupture. Results of the nu-merical and analytical models lead to a proposal for evaluating the FRP strengthened beam-column capacity and the need for prestressing the FRP laminate.","PeriodicalId":52513,"journal":{"name":"Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41452375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Proposed SMA Tension Sling Damper for Passive Seismic Control of Building","authors":"S. H. Mehta, S. P. Purohit","doi":"10.56748/ejse.19235","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56748/ejse.19235","url":null,"abstract":"Passive Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) based Tension Sling Damper (TSD) is proposed to control seismic response of building represented as dynamic SDOF system. Non-linear hysteretic behavior of SMA is characterized by Tanaka model with seismic excitations as input. It is converted to equivalent piece-wise linear elastic viscous damping model described by stiffness constant ‘keff’ and damping constant ‘ceff’ to implement it with linear dynamic system. Damping constant ‘ceff’ is evaluated for TSD for given seismic excitation at each instance of time defined as instantaneous damping, unlike constant damping used in other studies, to derive accurate seismic response of the dynamic system. Seismic response control parameters – peak and rms perfor-mance indices (PI) for displacement and acceleration, peak damper force, maximum damping ratio are evalu-ated for flexible, moderately stiff and stiff dynamic systems fitted with TSD under pulse and strong ground motion type seismic excitations with varied PGA. Substantial reduction in PI is observed for controlled systems through varying design parameters of TSD – cross-sectional area and length of SMA sling. TSD yields better seismic response control for moderately stiff and flexible system due to super-elastic properties of SMA. Fur-ther, it works efficiently for seismic excitations with low to moderate PGA.","PeriodicalId":52513,"journal":{"name":"Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41412507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Behavior of Castellated Steel Beams: State of the Art Review","authors":"Samadhan G. Morkhade, Laxmikant M. Gupta","doi":"10.56748/ejse.19234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56748/ejse.19234","url":null,"abstract":"The state of the art of behaviour of Steel Castellated Beams is explain in this paper. The present research status of behavior of castellated beams is not mature and need much through study compared to beams without openings in the web. The existence of various shapes of openings such as circular, hexagonal, rectan-gular, octagonal and oval etc. in beams web add some additional failure modes namely; lateral-torsional buck-ling of web posts, web post buckling due to shear force, formation of four plastic hinges around the corners of openings, rupture of welded of joints in the castellated beams over a conventional steel beams. A review of experimental and analytical work carried out on castellated steel beams has been presented. The paper also focuses on the influence of various parameters such as types of openings, size of openings, spacing of the openings, aspect ratio, various numbers of openings and strengthening on the behavior of steel beams with web openings","PeriodicalId":52513,"journal":{"name":"Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48577077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamic Analysis of Elevated Water Tanks","authors":"Damini J. Dhondge, R. S. Talikoti","doi":"10.56748/ejse.19233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56748/ejse.19233","url":null,"abstract":"Water tanks are very important components of lifeline. They are vital component in municipal water system, firefighting systems and in many industrial facilities for storage of water. The water tanks get heavily damaged or collapsed during earthquake due to the fluid-structure interactions; hence the seismic be-havior of tanks has the characteristics of complex phenomena. Water storage tanks ought to stay practical within the post-earthquake amount to confirm potable water system to earthquake affected regions. The para-metric study suggests that the elevated circular tanks performs better than elevated rectangular tanks. In the present study, a dynamic analysis of elevated RCC water tanks design for the zone III and zone V as per Indi-an Standard: 1893-2002 (Part-2) and analyzed manually as well as using the software considering all the earthquake forces. Objective of this paper is to understand the dynamic behavior of elevated water tanks un-der earthquake loading.","PeriodicalId":52513,"journal":{"name":"Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42482855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review of techniques for identifying the chemical composition of Aluminium Composite Cladding cores","authors":"T. Byrnes, L. Angel, K. Hunt, T. Flynn","doi":"10.56748/ejse.19231","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56748/ejse.19231","url":null,"abstract":"The Grenfell disaster of June 14, 2017 brought into sharp focus the dangers posed by combustible façade materials. Polyethylene core panelling has been implicated in numerous fires such as The Address Downtown, the Saif Belhasa in Dubai and the Lacrosse building in Melbourne. Due to the large number of buildings with potentially combustible cladding, there is significant pressure to find an accurate and fast method to identify such cladding and any associated insulation as part of the overall assessment process. Over the past year, several different approaches to identification have been proposed and in this paper, we recount our expe-riences in developing a methodology to achieve this and discuss the limitations of this method and of competing methods.","PeriodicalId":52513,"journal":{"name":"Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43618455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Utilizing Steel Brace for Seismic Retrofitting of Old School Buildings with Open Ground Storey","authors":"T. Sharaf, O. M. Ramadan, S. Elshazly","doi":"10.56748/ejse.19236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56748/ejse.19236","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates the seismic performance of an old school building with open ground storey. The building was designed according to an old Egyptian design code that did not consider the earthquake load; thus, the building is vulnerable to sudden lack of stiffness in the open ground storey (soft storey effect). The first check showed that the building is unable to resist the loads from earthquakes in both longitudinal and transverse directions. Therefore, two retrofitting options were suggested and investigated: using steel bracings; and changing the thickness of some ground floor infill walls. Pushover analyses were conducted to evaluate the building seismic performance. For these analyses, the FEA was applied considering both material and geometric nonlinearities. Both retrofitting methods helped to make the building capable to resist the earthquake loads according to the current Egyptian codes. In particular, retrofitting increased the lateral resistance by up to 55% and 25% in longitudinal and transverse directions, respectively. The research findings facilitate an economical and practical upgrading of many old school buildings without violating their function. Based on authors’ expe-rience, there are hundreds of such school buildings in Egypt alone.","PeriodicalId":52513,"journal":{"name":"Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45524252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}