Research Article

Experiments on Hybrid Precast Concrete Shear Walls Emulating Monolithic Construction with Different Amounts of Posttensioned Strands and Different Debond Lengths of Grouted Reinforcements

Table 1

Tensile properties of steel materials.

Characteristics15.24 mm diameter posttensioned strand16 diameter bar10 diameter bar8 diameter stirrup

Area, mm2 (in.2)140 (0.22)201.1 (0.31)78.5 (0.12)50.3 (0.08)
Yield strength, MPa (ksi)1650 (239.25)438 (63.51)430 (62.35)451 (65.4)
Strain at yield strength, %0.850.310.360.43
Peak strength, MPa (ksi)2050 (297.25)620 (89.9)557 (80.77)618 (89.61)
Strain at peak strength, %5.615127.7
Elongation, %5.61914.310.8