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5. SEISMIC BEHAVIOUR OF RC COLUMNS EMBEDDING STEEL PROFILES<br />

Eq. (5.10) should entail <strong>the</strong> erection <strong>of</strong> composite columns, which resist more than<br />

<strong>the</strong> dead load <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> structure under severe <strong>seismic</strong> conditions providing enough<br />

residual stiffness to minimise <strong>the</strong> risk <strong>of</strong> collapse. Moreover, criteria defined in 1<br />

<strong>and</strong> 2 should provide a beneficial residual strength after <strong>the</strong> concrete crushing that<br />

should lead to improved ductility.<br />

3. The section pr<strong>of</strong>iles should not much modify <strong>the</strong> local stiffness EI <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> single<br />

RC columns (maximum modification level in <strong>the</strong> order <strong>of</strong> 10%) in order not to<br />

change <strong>the</strong> distribution in stiffness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> entire concrete structure. In fact, a<br />

change in <strong>the</strong> stiffness distribution may also signify a variation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> building<br />

periods <strong>of</strong> vibration closely tied with <strong>the</strong> inertial forces, e.g. <strong>seismic</strong> forces.<br />

4. The following ratio<br />

rmajor / rminor = [MRd,comp/MRd,concrete]major / [MRd,comp/MRd,concrete]minor ( 5.13 )<br />

should be close to 1 in order to achieve a suitable performance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> steel section<br />

both along major axis bending <strong>and</strong> minor axis bending.<br />

The steel section design is performed using <strong>the</strong> structural steel class S235 with a<br />

value <strong>of</strong> fy = 355 MPa guarantied by Pr<strong>of</strong>ilArbed. The steel pr<strong>of</strong>ile sections that<br />

ensure <strong>the</strong> above mentioned design criteria were chosen considering this limit for<br />

<strong>the</strong> structural steel yield strength.<br />

For each load combination, Static, Seismic A <strong>and</strong> Seismic B, two steel cross<br />

sections were chosen, being a HEM <strong>and</strong> a HEB type cross section. The choice fell<br />

upon <strong>the</strong>se two sections mainly for a matter <strong>of</strong> constructability <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> specimens to<br />

be tested. It is not to forget that <strong>the</strong> steel pr<strong>of</strong>iles are inserted in some critical <strong>and</strong><br />

tied up regions, e.g. <strong>the</strong> joint regions, with a quite <strong>high</strong> quantity <strong>of</strong> horizontal,<br />

vertical <strong>and</strong> transversal reinforcing bars. O<strong>the</strong>r types <strong>of</strong> cross section (IPE or UB<br />

sections) did not give enough guaranties regarding <strong>the</strong> feasibility <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> composite<br />

joints. The resulting sections are reported hereinafter for <strong>the</strong> three design cases.<br />

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