학술논문

Experimental Study on Drilled Shaft Reinforcing Bar Anchorage in Footings
Document Type
Report
Source
ACI Structural Journal. September, 2023, Vol. 120 Issue 5, p77, 16 p.
Subject
United States
Language
English
ISSN
0889-3241
Abstract
This paper presents an experimental study on the anchorage behavior of drilled shaft reinforcement subjected to tension in drilled shaft footings loaded under combined axial force and uniaxial bending moment. Four large-scale tests were conducted on drilled shaft footing specimens employing an equivalent loading condition introducing tension in the drilled shaft reinforcement. Three different anchorage details were tested: straight bars, hooked bars, and headed bars. The drilled shaft reinforcement was capable of developing its full yield strength in tension in all the tests, regardless of the anchorage detail. The tensile stresses in drilled shaft bars were primarily developed in the region of the embedment length closest to the interface between the drilled shaft and the footing, while negligible stress and slip were measured in the vicinity of the unloaded end of the bars for all three anchorage details. Finally, a critical section is also proposed in this study to perform the anchorage check for the drilled shaft reinforcement in drilled shaft footings designed with the strut-and-tie method. The definition of the critical section provides a safe estimate of the available development length of the drilled shaft bars according to the findings of the experimental program. Keywords: bar anchorage; bond; development length; drilled shaft footing; drilled shaft reinforcement; large-scale tests; strut-and-tie method (STM).
INTRODUCTION A drilled shaft footing is a component of a pier foundation transferring forces from the pier to a group of drilled shafts. Drilled shaft footings are generally considered to [...]