Confining Transverse Reinforcements for Circular Composite Hollow Rc Column With Inner Tube

Abstract

<jats:p>The confining transverse reinforcement has been arranged in plastic hinge region to resist the lateral load, increasing the lateral confining effect in the substructure of the bridge. Columns increased the seismic performance by securing the stiffness and ductility. The calculation method of confining transverse reinforcements is reported in AASHTO-LRFD specification. This specification is only proposed for solid RC columns. In this reason, if this specification is applied to another column as composite column besides solid RC columns, a proper evaluation of the column cannot be done. In particular, composite hollow RC columns have limits for applying this specification. The composite hollow RC column consists of transverse longitudinal reinforcement, cover concrete, core concrete, and an inner tube inserted on hollow face. It increases the ductility, strength, and stiffness of the composite hollow RC column. This paper suggests a modified equation for an economical and rational design through an investigation of displacement ductility when applied to the existing specifications of the composite hollow RC column. Moreover, parametric study is performed for evaluating the detail behavior. Using these results, a calculation method of economic transverse reinforcements is proposed. </jats:p>