A significant amount of research in Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC) technology has been devoted to evaluate the suitability of the material to be used in structural applications. However, more researches are required to confirm the adequacy of SCC structural members to resist gravity and seismic loads. This study focuses on the experimental investigation of the seismic performance of interior reinforced concrete beam-column connections with SCC.In this experimental study, four beam-column connection specimens, three SCC and one normally vibrated concrete (NC), were designed. Factors such as the concrete type (SCC and NC) and axial load ratio (0%, 7.5% and 15% of column section capacity) were assumed to be the variables in designing the specimens. Beam-column connections made with NC and SCC were studied and compared under reversed cyclic loading. The performance of SCC specimens is comparable with NC specimens in terms of strength, displacement and ductility, but SCC specimens show lower energy dissipation capacity.
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