Title:
Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Joints with Headed Bars
Author(s):
Thomas H.-K. Kang, Myoungsu Shin, Nilanjan Mitra, and John F. Bonacci
Publication:
Commentary Reference
Volume:
Issue:
Appears on pages(s):
868-877
Keywords:
beam-column joints; headed bars; reinforced concrete; seismic
DOI:
Date:
11/1/2009
Abstract:
ection 12.6 provisions of ACI 318-08 detail the development of headed and mechanically anchored deformed bars for the first time in the Code series. Prior to this, Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 352 published design recommendations for headed reinforcement used in reinforced concrete beam-column joints (ACI 352R-02). However, both ACI 318-08 and 352R-02 are based on quite limited experimental research. Given this concern, these ACI standards and recommendations were evaluated using an extensive database encompassing most available test data for reinforced concrete beam-column joints with headed bars subjected to reversed cyclic loading. The primary objectives of this study are to document the experimental investigations in a uniform format; provide a detailed review for the test data; and, finally, propose design guidelines to supplement ACI 352R-02 and 318-08 on the subject of headed bars anchored in beam-column joints.