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

COLUMN SHEAR (kN)<br />

125<br />

100<br />

75<br />

50<br />

25<br />

0<br />

-25<br />

-50<br />

-75<br />

-100<br />

-125<br />

-200 -160 -120 -80 -40 0 40 80 120 160 200<br />

DISPLACEMENT (mm)<br />

Figure 5.30. Column shear force vs. top displacement relationship for<br />

RCT5 specimen<br />

Figure 5.31. RC T5 collapse above <strong>the</strong> joint region<br />

5.6.2 COT9-COT10 Specimens<br />

The tests conducted on specimens COT9 <strong>and</strong> COT10 were utilised to compare <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>behaviour</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> RC column with that <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> streng<strong>the</strong>ned samples through <strong>the</strong><br />

steel column in <strong>the</strong> C1 configuration (long steel pr<strong>of</strong>ile). As illustrated in Figure<br />

5.32, after a first portion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> test (60÷80 mm = 4ey), in which <strong>the</strong> stiffness <strong>and</strong><br />

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