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This dissertation, Inelastic Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams and Limited Ductile High-strength Concrete Columns by Ching-ming, Johnny, Ho, 何正銘, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of thesis entitled INELASTIC DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS AND LIMITED DUCTILE HIGH-STRENGTH CONCRETE COLUMNS submitted by Ho Ching Ming Johnny for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at The University of Hong Kong in January 2003 This thesis studies the inelastic analysis and design of normal- and high-strength reinforced concrete beams and high-strength reinforced concrete columns. Particular attention is given to the proposed design method of limited ductile high-strength reinforced concrete columns. Analytical studies on normal- and high-strength reinforced concrete beams and experimental research on high-strength reinforced concrete columns are conducted and discussed. To investigate the post-peak behaviour and flexural ductility performance of reinforced concrete beams and columns, the author proposes a new method of rigorous nonlinear moment-curvature analysis that incorporates the strain history effect of tension steel. The moment-curvature curves derived using the new method resemble more closely the actual post-peak behaviour of reinforced concrete members compared to their conventionally-derived counterparts. The results enable the author to derive: (1) a theoretical equation that correlates the curvature ductility factor of reinforced concrete beams to various structural parameters; (2) two sets of design ultimate concrete strains suitable for use with either the proposed equivalent rectangular concrete stress block or the equivalent rectangular stress block of BS 8110; and (3) a series of design charts that facilitates the concurrent design of flexural strength and ductility of reinforced concrete beams. A new parametric study using the proposed analysis method is also conducted to refine the author's previously-proposed equation on transverse steel content of limited ductile high-strength reinforced concrete columns. A series of high-strength reinforced concrete columns containing transverse reinforcement calculated in accordance with this refined equation are tested under compressive axial load and reversed cyclic inelastic displacements to assess its adequacy. These columns prove capable of achieving a curvature ductility factor close to 10, which is the commonly-accepted measure for limited ductile structures. They are subsequently compared with another series of columns containing transverse steel calculated in accordance with the shear requirement of BS 8110. The performance of the latter series is shown to be much worse than the former in terms of flexural strength and ductility. The influence of transverse steel configuration is investigated on some test specimens selected from these two series of columns. In addition, three column specimens are tested to investigate the effect of tension steel lap splice. The test results indicate that the lap splice should be located further away from the potential plastic hinge region. The author also proposes a rational evaluation of plastic hinge length, which could hitherto only be assessed empirically during experimental tests, using various methods that can be grouped into direct and indirect methods. The results are compared with the experimental data obtained from the majority of the column test specimens and with the experimental data obtained by other researchers, and they match closely. To facilitate the design of limited ductile hig

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