Research Initiation:  Effects of Sustained Load on the      Performance of Reinforced Concrete Columns During           Earthquakes
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The objectives of this project are:  to quantify the stress-transfer            process in concrete columns due to creep deformations, (2) to                   determine if column longitudinal reinforcement can yield under the              action of sustained axial loads, (3) to identify changes in column              lateral strength, stiffness, and deformability, and (4) to define the           influence of axial load, sustained axial loads, (3) to identify changes         in column lateral strength, stiffness, and deformability, and (4) to            define the influence of axial load, sustained load period, and                  material properties on column response to lateral loads.                                                                                                        Laboratory specimens, comprising pairs of beam-column                           subassemblages will be subjected to a sustained axial load prior to             the lateral load tests.                                                                                                                                         A computerized nonlinear model will be developed to simulate the                behavior of the columns including realistic representation of material          properties, effect of transverse reinforcement, and creep effects.                                                                                              This is a research initiation award to develop a computational                  method for assessing the effect of sustained loads on the integrity             of concrete columns.  Use of the model will allow the user to define            the strength, stiffness, and deformation limits of old concrete                 columns.
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{'Code': '1499', 'Text': 'EARTHQUAKE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION'}
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