Analysing the base of precast column in socket foundations with smooth interfaces

Autor(es)

Fernandes Canha, Rejane Martins ^[1] ; Ebeling, Eimair Bottega ; de Cresce El Debs, Ana Lucia H. ^[2] ; El Debs, Mounir Khalil ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 - USA

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Struct Engn, Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Materials and Structures; v. 42, n. 6, p. 725-737, JUL 2009.
• Citações Web of Science: 3

Resumo

This paper analyzes the behavior of the base of a precast column in the socket foundation with smooth interfaces. This research is motivated by the lack of information and guidelines on the behavior of column bases in the embedded region. An experimental program with two full-scale specimens was carried-out. These two specimens had smooth interfaces at the internal faces of the socket, different embedded lengths and were subjected to loads with large eccentricities. The experimental results showed that the failure of the specimens occurred by the yielding of the longitudinal reinforcement out of the embedded region, while the transverse reinforcement was not very stressed. Some recommendations on the anchorage of the longitudinal reinforcement and a strut-and-tie model for the behavior of column bases in the embedded region are proposed. (AU)