Shear strength of RC columns under multi-directional loading

• Main Authors: Paulus Irawan, Teng, Susanto, Maekawa, Koichi, Nguyen, Xuan Hoang
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Research Report
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/5187
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In recent years, some reinforced concrete (RC) columns in high-rise buildings, bridges and elevated highways suffered severe damage during strong earthquakes due to brittle and catastrophic shear failure. Under seismic loads, depending on the direction of the ground motion and the connection between...