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Table 4 Results summary of test specimens.

From: Effects of Variation of Axial Load on Seismic Performance of Shear Deficient RC Exterior BCJs

Specimen ID

Load

σN (f’c %)

ICL (kN)

JCL (kN)

P (kN)

T (kN)

Vu(col) (kN)

Vj(Joint) (kN)

vj(Joint) (MPa)

SP-1

M

0.00

16

16

37

166

28

137

2.74

SP-2

M

0.19

29

29

51

212

37

174

3.50

SP-3

M

0.57

38

38

57

254

43

211

4.23

SP-6

M

0.70

45

45

66

310

49

260

5.20

SP-4

RC

0.19

20

21

41/43

182/187

31/32

152/155

2.98/3.09

SP-5

RC

0.57

27

36

47/50

207/210

35/37

171/172

3.43/3.50

SP-7

RC

0.70

51

51

59/54

273/255

44/40

228/215

4.58/4.30

  1. M Monotonic; RC reverse cyclic; ICL beam-joint interface cracking load; JCL joint cracking load; P beam tip load; T tension force in beam reinforcement; Vu(col) is the column shear; Vj(Joint) is the joint shear force; vj(Joint) is equivalent joint shear strength.