Simplified Design Equation of Minimum Interior Joint Depth for Special Moment Frames with High-Strength Reinforcement

Abstract To avoid excessive slip of beam longitudinal bars at the joints of an earthquake-resisting moment frame, ACI 318 Building Code set a minimum joint depth of 20 times the diameter of the largest longitudinal beam bars passing through the joint, which is based on prior experimental verificatio...

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Main Authors: Hung-Jen Lee, Hsi-Ching Chen, Tsung-Chieh Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-11-01
Series:International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40069-018-0303-2