Static load cycle testing of a low-aspect-ratio four-inch wall, TRG-type structure, TRG-5-4 (1. 0, 0. 56)

Technical Report · Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6242041· OSTI ID:6242041

Farrar, C R; Bennett, J G; Dunwoody, W E ^[1]; Baker, W E ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
2. New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM (USA)

This report is the second in a series of test reports that details the quasi-static cyclic testing of low height-to-length aspect ratio reinforced concrete structures. The test structures were designed according to the recommendations of a technical review group for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission sponsored Seismic Category I Structures Program. The structure tested and reported here had 4-in.-thick shear and end walls, and the elastic deformation was dominated by shear. The background of the program and previous results are given for completeness. Details of the geometry, material property tests, construction history, ultrasonic testing, and modal testing to find the undamaged dynamic characteristics of the structures are given. Next, the static test procedure and results in terms of stiffness and load deformation behavior are given. Finally, results are shown relative to other known results, and conclusions are presented. 33 refs., 140 figs., 13 tabs.

• Research Organization: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Washington, DC (United States). Div. of Engineering; Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USNRC
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6242041
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-5487; LA-11739-MS; ON: TI91004054; TRN: 91-000791
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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