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International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials

Table 4 Joint shear strength of test specimens.

From: Structural Performance of PC Double Beam–Column Connection Under Gravity and Seismic Loading

Specimen

fc (MPa)

Aj (mm2)

γ

Vjn (kN)

Vju (kN)

Vjn / Vju

SRC

40.5

298,200

1.2

2277

1216

1.87

SPC1

40.3

383,400

1.2

2921

1031

2.83

SPC2

40.3

383,400

1.2

2921

1025

2.85

  1. fc′ = concrete compressive strength, Aj = effective joint shear area, γ = a coefficient addressing the confinement effect of beams framed into joint, Vjn = joint shear strength (Eq. 6), Vju = joint shear demand (Eq. 7).
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