A Quantitative Investigation on the Effects of Flexure-Dominated Reinforced Concrete Column Characteristics on the Dissipated Energy

Abstract

This paper presents the effects of fundamental member and loading parameters on total dissipated energy capacity of RC columns in a quantitative way by using an experimental shear span-to-depth ratio, reinforcement ratios; peak drift ratio, and axial load ratio, are considered as influencing factors. Pearson's correlation coefficients are utilized as dependency indicators to construct a correlation matrix where the effect of each factor on