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1Department of Architectural Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Deogyeong-Daero 1732, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
This paper presents the results of a combined cyclic loading test on a single reinforced concrete column which was retrofitted with a newly proposed brace-type replaceable steel link. A total of four retrofitted reinforced concrete columns, with the length of the brace as a variable, were fabricated and tested. A companion column without retrofitting was used as the control specimen. The test results indicate that the proposed brace-type replaceable steel link can be effective in retrofitting the concrete columns, resulting in improvements in the strength, stiffness, and energy dissipation of columns. We observed that the maximum load increases by at least 87%, effective stiffness increases by 44%, and energy dissipation capacity increases by 91% when compared with non-retrofitted specimen.
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