ON THE ISSUE OF ESTIMATING THE EFFECTIVE LENGTH OF NON-CENTRALLY COMPRESSED REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENTS

Abstract

Research work was carried out at NIIZHB named after A.A. Gvozdev, one of the tasks of which was to study the influence of the conditions for stiff fixing supports on the parameters of the effective lengths of reinforced concrete columns with square and rectangular cross-sections assigned when calculating the strength of normal sections. As part of the study, the influence of different values and directions of the angles of rotation of the fixing and their displacements was evaluated. The conducted computational and theoretical studies based on the analysis of experimental data showed that the method of determining the effective lengths, adopted in domestic standards, can be improved. Based on the results of the research, proposals were formulated to take the results of the work into account in the current regulatory framework. Taking into account the peculiarities of the conditions for fixing the structures considered in the work, which correspond to the nature of the work of monolithic columns and pylons, it is recommended to include the provisions of the proposed methodology in SP 430.1325800.2018, which applies to monolithic structural systems of buildings. The prepared proposals for the calculation are supposed to be included in the current regulatory documents as one of the possible options for determining the effective length of non-centrally compressed elements when calculating their strength.