Beam-column joints are more liable to damage compared to other structural elements, when the structure is subjected to earthquakes excitations or cyclic loading. Joints in typical buildings, constructed before issuing the current Egyptian Code of Practice (ECP 95), lack adequate steel reinforcement detailing to resist dynamic excitations without suffering excessive damage. In these joints, the confining reinforcement such as column stirrups does not extend in the joint region. The pattern of joint damage in building subjected to the October earthquake in 1992 showed that the lack of joint confinement was one of the major reasons for joint damage. Hence, the need for an adequate cheap and environment friendly method for joint confinement either in strengthening or repair would be indispensable especially for probable future earthquakes. Several methods are available for joint strengthening, however, the use of steel wire mesh (or Ferrocement overlays) gives a promising method for which all the used materials are locally produced with no materials with harmful effect on human health. The challenge in the tested models in the current study is the repair of 3D-joints with the existence of a secondary beam perpendicular to the plan of loading. This secondary beam represents an obstacle for easily wrapping of steel-wire mesh and that resembles the joint in real structures. The study consists of testing 3D beam-column joints under cyclic displacement-controlled cyclic loading. Five Full-scale specimens with various study parameters are tested. The models tested are for corner joints. Test measurements include applied displacements, applied loading and induced deflection. Test comparisons are based on energy dissipation, stiffness and strength degradation with loading cycle till joint collapse initiation.
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