Experimental study on seismic performance of prefabricated frames with embedded lightweight concrete wall panels partially wrapped in concrete T-shaped columns and H-shaped steel beams
To study the seismic performance of partially encased concrete(PEC)T-columns and H-shaped steel beam prefabricated frames with embedded lightweight concrete(ALC)wall panels,low-cycle repeated load comparative tests were conducted on one PEC T-column frame with two floors and one span,and one PEC T-column frame with embedded ALC wall panels.The failure phenomena of the frames was observed,and its hysteresis curves,skeleton curves,stiffness degradation,energy dissipation capacities,etc.were analyzed.The experimental results show that the PEC T-column H-shaped steel beam frame structure has good seismic performance,with yield drift angles of about 1/130 and 1/110 for the two frames,and failure drift angles of about 1/35.At the same time,the ductility coefficients of each floor of the two specimens are greater than 2,meeting the requirements of structural seismic design.The contribution of ALC wall panels to the stiffness,load-bearing capacity,and energy dissipation capacity of the frame is mainly reflected in the initial stage of stress.As the structure further deforms,the ALC wall panels withdraw from work early,with the load becoming mainly borne by the main structure.After yielding,the overall energy dissipation capacity of the frame decreases due to the sliding between the ALC wall panels and the main structure in the later stage.Using the finite element software ABAQUS,a prefabricated frame finite element model was established.The finite element analysis results show that weak infill walls have a relatively small impact on the frame node region.However,as the upper inter-story stiffness increases,the proportion of shear force in the bottom frame column section increases,leading to shear lag and shear failure of the bottom frame column.
prefabricated framePEC T-shaped columnsALC panelsquasi-static testfinite element analysisseismic performance