Research Article

Resilient Performance of Self-Centering Hybrid Rocking Columns: Theory, Experiment, and Numerical Simulation

Table 5

The test case design and loading scheme.

Case number (type)The initial tension of prestressed tendons (kN)Prestressed tendon diameter (mm)Axial compression ratioRED thickness (mm)Loading scheme

Specimen 1 (RED-HRC) (Z1-0.1-0.4-10)9015.20.110Force-control for 1 cycle of the first loading step. Displacement-control for 2 cycles for other loading steps.
Specimen 2 (RED-HRC) (Z2-0.1-0.5-10)11015.20.110
Specimen 3 (RED-HRC) (Z3-0.1-0.4(12.7)-10)9012.70.110
Specimen 4 (RED-HRC) (Z4-0.3-0.4-10)9015.20.310
Specimen 5 (RED-HRC) (Z5-0.1-0.4-6)9015.20.16
Specimen 6 (RED-HRC) (Z6-0.1-0.4-14)9015.20.114
Specimen 7 (RED-ORC) (Z7-0.1-/-10)——0.110