Description
ACI 550.4 prescribes testing and evaluation requirements for mechanical connections and reinforcement at joints intended for use under the design provisions of ASCE/SEI 7 and ACI 318 for precast concrete diaphragms subject to earthquake loading. These mechanical connections and reinforcement at joints transfer the vertical and in-plane forces between the precast concrete members that comprise the diaphragm, and between the diaphragm and vertical elements of the seismic-force-resisting system of the structure. The response of precast concrete diaphragms under earthquake loading depends not only on the strength of the connections and the reinforcement at joints, but also on their stiffness and deformation capacities. The seismic forces specified in ASCE/SEI 7 for the design of precast concrete diaphragms, including chords and collectors, in structures assigned to Seismic Design Category (SDC) C, D, E, or F are tied to the shear overstrength provided by the connections and the reinforcement at joints. This overstrength depends, in turn, on the design methodology, elastic or ductile, used for the diaphragm. ACI 550.4 prescribes the experimental procedures needed to assess the stiffness, strength, and deformation capacity of mechanical connections and reinforcement at joints for diaphragm flange-to-flange connections, including chord connections, of double-tee (DT) beams for earthquake loadings and evaluation procedures to categorize connection performance for use with the design procedures specified for precast concrete diaphragms in ASCE/SEI 7 and ACI 550. ACI 550.4 does not prescribe experimental procedures for assessing the same information for connections for hollow-core members used in the untopped condition.
Keywords: connection category; diaphragm connections; precast concrete; qualification criteria; seismic design; test method.
Document Details
Author: ACI Committee 550
Pages: 18
Categories: Codes, Precast Concrete
Formats: Printed Document, Protected PDF/Web View, or PDF
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL
1.1—Introduction
1.2—Scope
1.3—Structural drawings
1.4—Units
CHAPTER 2—NOTATION AND DEFINITIONS
2.1—Notation
2.2—Definitions
CHAPTER 3—REFERENCED STANDARDS
CHAPTER 4—TEST MODULES AND TEST SETUP
4.1—Test modules
4.2—Test setup
CHAPTER 5—TEST METHODS
5.1—Testing agency
5.2—Shear force transfer connections
5.3—Axial force transfer connections
5.4—Recording test data
CHAPTER 6—TEST REPORT
6.1—Test report
CHAPTER 7—INTERPRETATION OF TEST RESULTS
7.1—General
7.2—Backbone approximation to measured response
7.3—Performance database
7.4—Classification of deformability
R8—COMMENTARY REFERENCES
Authored references
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