Research Article

Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Hollow and Solid Reinforced Concrete Piers under Static and Impact Loadings

Table 1

Details of the specimens and the experimental results.

SpecimenNM (kg)E (J) (kN) (ms) (kN)Failure mode

Static testSA2020142.73Bending failure
SB2020140.91Bending and local failure
SC202056.36Local failure

Dynamic testDA20I20230676102.5910.328.67No obvious damage
DA20II20330970163.8512.857.04Bending failure
DA20III204301264185.9011.152.05Bending failure
DA30III304301264254.2011.074.08Bending failure
DB20I2023067680.4810.433.88Shear failure
DB20II2033097091.8412.050.65Bending-shear failure
DB20III204301264130.2714.750.24Bending-shear failure
DB30III304301264133.9712.074.79Bending-shear failure
DC20I2023067640.2914.220.00Local failure
DC20II2033097063.7818.424.25Shear and local failure
DC30I3023067658.6811.828.77Local failure