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

chance <strong>of</strong> studying <strong>the</strong> mechanisms mobilised in <strong>the</strong> joint. Actually, this last-<br />

mentioned frame had <strong>the</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> better reproducing <strong>the</strong> boundary condition <strong>of</strong><br />

a S<strong>of</strong>t Storey for a base column. Never<strong>the</strong>less, some o<strong>the</strong>r recent researches in<br />

this field have demonstrated that <strong>the</strong> masonry in-fills play a role, contributing to <strong>the</strong><br />

overall structural stiffness, only in <strong>the</strong> very first phase <strong>of</strong> a <strong>seismic</strong> event.<br />

5.5.2 Test set-up <strong>and</strong> test programme<br />

The test configuration adopted at <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Trento Laboratories is<br />

represented in Figure 5.21. It is to be noted that <strong>the</strong> frame does not exactly<br />

represent <strong>the</strong> S<strong>of</strong>t Storey configuration being free from <strong>the</strong> secondary forces<br />

transmitted in a presence <strong>of</strong> masonry in-fills. Besides, <strong>the</strong> beams were over-<br />

designed with respect to <strong>the</strong> columns not matching <strong>the</strong> Capacity Design philosophy<br />

<strong>of</strong> Eurocode 8 (2001). In <strong>the</strong> previous chapters we already discussed <strong>the</strong> choices<br />

made in relation to <strong>the</strong>se issue. Never<strong>the</strong>less, this test configuration has <strong>the</strong><br />

advantage that <strong>the</strong> determination <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> internal actions in <strong>the</strong> members is easier.<br />

As a result, it is possible to catch <strong>the</strong> forces acting inside <strong>the</strong> joint in order to<br />

compare <strong>the</strong> results <strong>and</strong> to work out <strong>the</strong> relevant parameters indispensable for an<br />

excellent connection design under <strong>seismic</strong> loading.<br />

Figure 5.21. Test configuration adopted in Trento<br />

The final test programme is reported in <strong>the</strong> following Table 5.13, in which it is<br />

possible to find all <strong>the</strong> characteristics <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> specimens to be tested at <strong>the</strong><br />

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