NTL Record

Title Precast Bent System for High Seismic Regions: Laboratory Tests of Column-to-Drilled Shaft Socket Connections
Record ID 68041
Personal Name
Creator
Tran, Hung Viet; Stanton, John F. ; Eberhard, Marc O.
Corporate Creator United States. Federal Highway Administration
Corporate
Contributor
BergerABAM, Inc.
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date 20130501
Language English
Abstract This report provides detailed information from the laboratory investigation of two precast column-to-drilled shaft large-scale tests, including descriptions of the specimen design, testing, data reduction, and conclusions regarding the use of the connection with the precast bent system. The tests provide data regarding the performance of the precast column-to-drilled shaft connection. The results indicate that the connection, when used with a precast column, is sufficiently strong to resist plastic hinging in the column above the drilled shaft splice zone. The column reinforcing bars were anchored with headed bar ends to facilitate column strength development. The behavior is emulative of cast-in-place performance. The specimens tested were based on the minimum practical difference in diameters of the shaft relative to the column. When adequate confinement in the reinforcing cage of the shaft is included in the splice zone, the column can form a plastic hinging mechanism above the shaft without incurring damage in the shaft splice zone. If sufficient confinement is not included, then the resulting behavior is undesirable because the splice zone strength rapidly deteriorates. Recommendations for transverse reinforcement are provided to ensure desirable performance, and these result in more reinforcement in the upper portion of the splice zone than in the lower portion.
Rosap ID dot:42685
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42685
TRT Terms Precast concrete; Earthquake resistant design; Columns; Bridge construction
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1502030
Contract Number DTFH61-09-G-00005
Report Number FHWA-HIF-13-038
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/68000/68000/68041/FHWA-HIF-13-038.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository