Open AccessCold Formed Steel Beam-Column Joints with Latex Layer Wrapping
Author(s) -
P.S.Aravind Raj,
R. Divahar,
Kundan Kumar,
K. Rakkshana
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and advanced technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2249-8958
DOI - 10.35940/ijeat.b3747.129219
Subject(s) - materials science , beam (structure) , structural engineering , composite material , column (typography) , layer (electronics) , engineering , connection (principal bundle)
Columns are the primary element of a structure and are the first element to face the effect of lateral load during an earthquake. To resist such lateral seismic loading high strength and ductile steel frames with higher energy absorption capacity are generally preferred. The nominal ductile capacity of the steel can be boosted up with additional wrapping that could optimize the seismic performance significantly. The present work deals on the behaviour of cold-formed steel beam and cold formed steel column wrapped with latex layers for strengthening. The specimens were subjected to reversed quasi-static cyclic loading to partially simulate the seismic forces. Experimental results shows significant increase in strength capacity of beam-column with latex layer wrapping.