TY - GEN
T1 - Behavior and design of reinforced concrete beam-column connections with wide beams
AU - LaFave, James M.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The American Concrete Institute (ACI) Recommendations for Design of Beam-Column Joints in Monolithic Reinforced Concrete Structures (ACI 352R-91) currently recommends that wide beam construction not be used in structures to inelastically dissipate energy from earthquake ground motions, because of concerns about wide beam flexural reinforcement anchored in transverse beams, as well as concerns about the stiffness and energy dissipation of wide beam frames. In the last ten years, much research has been conducted on wide beam construction, and as a result, changes are being introduced for the treatment of wide beam construction in the new revised ACI 352 recommendations. This paper summarizes the research results to date and presents the revised ACI 352 recommendations.
AB - The American Concrete Institute (ACI) Recommendations for Design of Beam-Column Joints in Monolithic Reinforced Concrete Structures (ACI 352R-91) currently recommends that wide beam construction not be used in structures to inelastically dissipate energy from earthquake ground motions, because of concerns about wide beam flexural reinforcement anchored in transverse beams, as well as concerns about the stiffness and energy dissipation of wide beam frames. In the last ten years, much research has been conducted on wide beam construction, and as a result, changes are being introduced for the treatment of wide beam construction in the new revised ACI 352 recommendations. This paper summarizes the research results to date and presents the revised ACI 352 recommendations.
KW - Beams
KW - Columns
KW - Concrete, reinforced
KW - Connections
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U2 - 10.1061/40558(2001)71
DO - 10.1061/40558(2001)71
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78650437346
SN - 0784405581
SN - 9780784405581
T3 - Structures - A Structural Engineering Odyssey, Structures 2001 - Proceedings of the 2001 Structures Congress and Exposition
BT - Structures - A Structural Engineering Odyssey, Structures 2001 - Proceedings of the 2001 Structures Congress and Exposition
T2 - 2001 Structures Congress and Exposition, Structures 2001
Y2 - 21 May 2001 through 23 May 2001
ER -