Research Article
Numerical Analysis on Shear Behavior of Joints under Low Confining and Eccentric Loads
Table 6
Numerical results for specimens at different loading positions.
| Type of joint | Specimen | Loading position (mm) (deviation from midpoint) | Ultimate strength (kN) | Slip at ultimate strength (mm) | | |
| Monolithic joint (NC) | M0-C50-2.0(0) | 0 | 200.92 | 0.499 | 1.000 | 1.00 | M0-C50-2.0(30) | 30 | 181.37 | 0.519 | 0.903 | 1.04 | M0-C50-2.0(60) | 60 | 130.69 | 0.451 | 0.650 | 0.90 | M0-C50-2.0(90) | 90 | 80.36 | 0.365 | 0.400 | 0.73 |
| Single-keyed dry joint with NC | K1-C50-2.0(0) | 0 | 141.33 | 0.489 | 1.000 | 1.00 | K1-C50-2.0(30) | 30 | 95.92 | 0.504 | 0.679 | 1.03 | K1-C50-2.0(60) | 60 | 60.67 | 0.668 | 0.429 | 1.37 | K1-C50-2.0(90) | 90 | 42.23 | 0.661 | 0.299 | 1.35 |
| Single-keyed dry joint with SFRC | K1-S50-2.0(0) | 0 | 162.71 | 0.629 | 1.000 | 1.00 | K1-S50-2.0(30) | 30 | 97.91 | 0.585 | 0.602 | 0.93 | K1-S50-2.0(60) | 60 | 60.80 | 0.796 | 0.374 | 1.27 | K1-S50-2.0(90) | 90 | 42.23 | 0.638 | 0.260 | 1.01 |
| Single-keyed epoxied joint (NC) | EA1-C50-2.0(0) | 0 | 414.00 | 0.447 | 1.000 | 1.00 | EA1-C50-2.0(30) | 30 | 326.00 | 0.518 | 0.787 | 1.16 | EA1-C50-2.0(60) | 60 | 244.00 | 0.898 | 0.589 | 2.01 | EA1-C50-2.0(90) | 90 | 163.00 | 0.994 | 0.394 | 2.22 |
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