Selective Weakening and Post-Tensioning for the Seismic Retrofit of Non-Ductile RC Frames
This research introduces and develops a counter-intuitive seismic retrofit strategy, referred to as “Selective Weakening” (SW), for pre-1970s reinforced concrete (RC) frames with a particular emphasis on the upgrading of exterior beam-column joints. By focusing on increasing the displacement and duc...
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University of Canterbury. Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/5237 |