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Failure Probability of Short High-Strength Concrete Tied Columns

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2011

Wen-Yao Lu  and
Ing-Juang Lin
Wen-Yao Lu*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Civil Engineering, Chung Kuo Institute of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan 116, R.O.C.
Ing-Juang Lin*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Construction Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan 106, R.O.C.
*
* Associate Professor
**Professor
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Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the failure probability of short high-strength concrete tied columns using the Monte Carlo technique. The random variables considered in this study are the strength of concrete, the strength of steels, the cross-section dimensions, the location of the steel reinforcement, the variability of strength model and the loads. The results show that the failure probabilities of high-strength concrete columns designed according to the ACI Code are relatively high. The current ACI Code may not be conservative for design of short high-strength concrete tied columns.

Keywords

Failure probabilityMonte Carlo techniqueHigh-strength concrete columns.
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Journal of Mechanics , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , June 2003 , pp. 299 - 309
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Copyright © The Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, R.O.C. 2003

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