Effect of Shear Stud Layout on the Seismic Behavior of Slab-Column Connections

Effect of Shear Stud Layout on the Seismic Behavior of Slab-Column Connections

Results from seismic tests have indicated poor performance by slab-column connections reinforced with an orthogonal shear stud layout which meets the requirements of ACI 318-08. Recent testing however suggests that seismic performance could be substantially enhanced by using slab-column connections reinforced with a radial layout of shear studs, as opposed to the traditional orthogonal layout. In this research project testing of two large-scale slab-column subassemblies with different shear stud layouts under combined gravity load and bi-axial lateral displacements will be conducted. Analysis of the data will enable developing a set of guidelines ready for practitioners' use, with examples, for the design of slab-column connections with radial shear stud reinforcement. The data generated from this research, together with the design recommendations and code change proposal, will benefit the building industry by providing practicing engineers with the necessary tools for the safe and economical use of shear studs in slab-column connections.

• Grant Details

  Project

  Effect of Shear Stud Layout on the Seismic Behavior of Slab-Column Connections

  Grantee

  University of Michigan

  Category

  Concrete

  Subcategory

  Miscellaneous

  Grant #

  07-11

  Award Amount

  $162,000

  Grant Period

  September 2011 - April 2013

  Grant Status

  Complete

  Principal Investigators

  Professor Gustavo Parra-Montesinos

  Industry Champions

  David Fields, Magnusson Klemencic Associates

  CPF Allies

  American Concrete Institute (ACI)

• Resources / Downloads

  • Drift Capacity of Slab-Column Connections Reinforced with Headed Shear Studs and Subjected to Combined Gravity Load and Biaxial Lateral Displacements, 2014

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