Numerical Study on Shear Performance of a New Perfobond Connector with Controllable Stiffness

Table 1

Summary of parametric study results.

Model	(mm)	(mm)	(mm)	Type				(kN/mm)	(mm)		(kN)
PBL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	547.3	60.0	1.00	443.9
RPBL	2	2	10	Cur.	—	—	—	7.5	0.0	0.00	376.4
A_151	2	4	10	A	2	151	90	446.6	45.0	0.75	327.5
A_120	2	4	10	A	2	120	90	330.4	30.0	0.50	325.9
A_83	2	4	10	A	2	83	90	193.0	15.0	0.25	323.6
B_97	2	4	10	B	2	97	0	477.9	45.0	0.75	324.4
B_60	2	4	10	B	2	60	0	356.9	30.0	0.50	314.5
B_29	2	4	10	B	2	29	0	229.9	15.0	0.25	308.3
C_ns4_45_o0	2	4	10	C	4	45	0	361.3	27.5	0.46	338.5
C_ns4_45_o23	2	4	10	C	4	45	22.5	268.9	30.0	0.50	340.8
C_ns6_30_o0	2	4	10	C	6	30	0	316.3	31.1	0.52	339.3
C_ns6_30_o15	2	4	10	C	6	30	15	372.5	30.0	0.50	346.0
C_tw4_lw10	2	4	10	C	6	30	0	316.3	31.1	0.52	339.3
C_tw4_lw6	2	4	6	C	6	30	0	328.1	31.1	0.52	365.6
C_tw2_lw10	2	2	10	C	6	30	0	351.1	31.1	0.52	437.6
C_tw2_lw6	2	2	6	C	6	30	0	309.2	31.1	0.52	438.9
C_ns6_45	2	2	10	C	6	45	0	528.4	45.9	0.77	428.5
C_ns6_30	2	2	10	C	6	30	0	351.1	31.1	0.52	437.6
C_ns6_15	2	2	10	C	6	15	0	120.1	15.7	0.26	439.1
C_ns6_o0	2	2	10	C	6	30	0	351.1	31.1	0.52	437.6
C_ns6_o8	2	2	10	C	6	30	7.5	344.3	30.8	0.51	439.6
C_ns6_o15	2	2	10	C	6	30	15	408.4	30.0	0.50	434.5
C_ns6_o23	2	2	10	C	6	30	22.5	355.7	29.2	0.49	438.0
C_ns6_o30	2	2	10	C	6	30	30	289.8	28.9	0.48	443.7
C_ns6_tr1.5	1.5	2	10	C	6	30	0	345.8	31.1	0.52	430.0
C_ns6_tr2	2	2	10	C	6	30	0	351.1	31.1	0.52	437.6
C_ns6_tr3	3	2	10	C	6	30	0	354.7	31.1	0.52	360.2
C_ns6_tr4	4	2	10	C	6	30	0	299.1	31.1	0.52	348.9