Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Seismic Performance of RC Exterior Beam-Column Joints with Slabs

Table 1

Main design parameters and important values.

	Specimen	EBCJ1	EBCJ2	EBCSJ1	EBCSJ2	EBCSJ3
Beam	Section (mm×mm)	150 × 280	150 × 280	150 × 280	150 × 280	150 × 280
	Top reinforcing bars	2D12	2D12	2D12	2D12	2D12
	Bottom reinforcing bars	2D14 + 1D12	2D14 + 1D12	2D14 + 1D12	2D14 + 1D12	2D14 + 1D12
	Stirrup	D6@100	D6@100	D6@100	D6@100	D6@100
Column	Section (mm×mm)	250 × 250	250 × 250	250 × 250	250 × 250	280 × 280
	Reinforcing bars	2 × 4D12	2D14 + 2D12	2 × 4D12	2D14 + 2D12	2D16 + 2D14
	Stirrup	D6@100	D6@100	D6@100	D6@100	D8@100
Slab	Thickness (mm)	None	None	60	60	60
	Longitudinal direction	None	None	D6@150	D6@150	D6@150
	Transverse direction	None	None	D6@150	D6@150	D6@150
Joint	Stirrup	D6@100	D6@100	D6@100	D6@100	D8@100
	Ratio, ρv (%)	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.72
Axial compressive force (kN)		230	230	230	230	295