= 18. CHAPTER 18 — EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT STRUCTURES

= 18.9 — Special moment frames constructed using
precast concrete.

== 18.9.1 Scope

=== 18.9.1.1 This section shall apply to special moment
frames constructed using precast concrete forming part of
the seismic-force-resisting system.

= R18.9 — Special moment frames constructed using
precast concrete.
 The detailing provisions in 18.9.2.1 and 18.9.2.2 are
intended to produce frames that respond to design displacements
essentially like monolithic special moment frames.
 Precast frame systems composed of concrete elements
with ductile connections are expected to experience flexural
yielding in connection regions. Reinforcement in ductile
connections can be made continuous by using mechanical
splices or any other technique that provides development
in tension or compression of at least the specified tensile
strength of bars (Yoshioka and Sekine 1991; Kurose et al.
1991; Restrepo et al. 1995a,b). Requirements for mechanical
splices are in addition to those in 18.2.7 and are intended to
avoid strain concentrations over a short length of reinforcement
adjacent to a splice device. Additional requirements for
shear strength are provided in 18.9.2.1 to prevent sliding on
connection faces. Precast frames composed of elements with
ductile connections may be designed to promote yielding at
locations not adjacent to the joints. Therefore, design shear
Ve, as calculated according to 18.6.5.1 or 18.7.6.1, may not
be conservative.
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= R18.9 continuation
 Precast concrete frame systems composed of elements
joined using strong connections are intended to experience
flexural yielding outside the connections. Strong connections
include the length of the mechanical splice hardware
as shown in Fig. R18.9.2.2. Capacity-design techniques are
used in 18.9.2.2(c) to ensure the strong connection remains
elastic following formation of plastic hinges. Additional
column requirements are provided to avoid hinging and
strength deterioration of column-to-column connections.
 Strain concentrations have been observed to cause brittle
fracture of reinforcing bars at the face of mechanical splices
in laboratory tests of precast beam-column connections
(Palmieri et al. 1996). Locations of strong connections should
be selected carefully or other measures should be taken, such
as debonding of reinforcing bars in highly stressed regions,
to avoid strain concentrations that can result in premature
fracture of reinforcement.

== 18.9.2 General

=== 18.9.2.1 Special moment frames with ductile connections
constructed using precast concrete shall satisfy (a) through (c):
(a) Requirements of 18.6 through 18.8 for special moment
frames constructed with cast-in-place concrete
(b) Vn for connections calculated according to 22.9 shall
be at least 2Ve, where Ve is in accordance with 18.6.5.1 or
18.7.6.1
(c) Mechanical splices of beam reinforcement shall be
located not closer than h/2 from the joint face and shall
satisfy 18.2.7

=== 18.9.2.2 Special moment frames with strong connections
constructed using precast concrete shall satisfy (a) through (e):
(a) Requirements of 18.6 through 18.8 for special moment
frames constructed with cast-in-place concrete;
(b) Provision 18.6.2.1(a) shall apply to segments between
locations where flexural yielding is intended to occur due
to design displacements;
(c) Design strength of the strong connection, ϕSn, shall be
at least Se;
(d) Primary longitudinal reinforcement shall be made
continuous across connections and shall be developed
outside both the strong connection and the plastic hinge
region;
(e) For column-to-column connections, ϕSn shall be at
least 1.4Se, ϕMn shall be at least 0.4Mpr for the column
within the story height, and ϕVn shall be at least Ve in
accordance with 18.7.6.1 ;

== R18.9.2 General
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Fig. R18.9.2.2—Strong connection examples.

=== 18.9.2.3 Special moment frames constructed using precast
concrete and not satisfying 18.9.2.1 or 18.9.2.2 shall satisfy
(a) through (c):

(a) ACI 374.1
(b) Details and materials used in the test specimens shall
be representative of those used in the structure
(c) The design procedure used to proportion the test specimens
shall define the mechanism by which the frame
resists gravity and earthquake effects, and shall establish
acceptance values for sustaining that mechanism. Portions
of the mechanism that deviate from Code requirements
shall be contained in the test specimens and shall be tested
to determine upper bounds for acceptance values.

=== R18.9.2.3 Precast frame systems not satisfying the prescriptive
requirements of Chapter 18 have been demonstrated in
experimental studies to provide satisfactory seismic performance
characteristics (Stone et al. 1995; Nakaki et al. 1995).
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=== R18.9.2.3 continuation
ACI 374.1 defines a protocol for establishing a design procedure,
validated by analysis and laboratory tests, for such
frames. The design procedure should identify the load path
or mechanism by which the frame resists gravity and earthquake
effects. The tests should be configured to investigate
critical behaviors, and the measured quantities should establish
upper-bound acceptance values for components of the
load path, which may be in terms of limiting stresses, forces,
strains, or other quantities. The design procedure used for the
structure should not deviate from that used to design the test
specimens, and acceptance values should not exceed values
that were demonstrated by the tests to be acceptable. Materials
and components used in the structure should be similar to those
used in the tests. Deviations may be acceptable if the licensed
design professional can demonstrate that those deviations do
not adversely affect the behavior of the framing system.
 ACI 550.3M defines design requirements for one type of
special precast concrete moment frame for use in accordance
with 18.9.2.3.


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