Essential Mechanical Properties of Structural Steels for Steel Reinforced Buildings in the Earthquake Sensitive Areas

Authors

  • M. A. Islam Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v4i1.7069

Keywords:

Earthquake, High-rise buildings, Reinforcing steel bars, Conventional structural steel, Advanced structural steel.

Abstract

During earthquake, the ground along with its various natural and manmade structures experiences shaking of various intensities and frequencies depending on the nature of the earthquake. The loading activities caused by earthquakes on various structures are very much cyclic type, which is popularly known as fatigue loading. On the other hand, for modern high-rise buildings a large volume of steel bar is used to reinforce the concrete because of the pioneer role of steel bars embedded inside the concrete for safety of the buildings. In this study various mechanical properties of reinforcing steel bars that are essential to counter balance the earthquake effects have been identified first. At the same time these essential mechanical properties have been defined and studied for most commonly used reinforcing steel bars. For doing this, both the conventional and advanced structural steels were selected. The mechanical properties and fatigue behaviours of these steels have been presented and discussed in this paper.  

Keywords: Earthquake; High-rise buildings; Reinforcing steel bars; Conventional structural steel; Advanced structural steel.

© 2012 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved.

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v4i1.7069

 J. Sci. Res. 4 (1), 51-63 (2012)

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M. A. Islam, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Bangladesh University of  Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

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Published

2011-12-23

How to Cite

Islam, M. A. (2011). Essential Mechanical Properties of Structural Steels for Steel Reinforced Buildings in the Earthquake Sensitive Areas. Journal of Scientific Research, 4(1), 51. https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v4i1.7069

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2012)

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Section A: Physical and Mathematical Sciences

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