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    Life-Cycle Cost Assessment of RC and Engineered Cementitous Composite Frames Using Structural Optimization

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    The document discusses investigating the use of engineered cementitious composite (ECC) in structural frames to reduce life-cycle cost compared to typical reinforced concrete frames. It describes ECC as having much higher tensile ductility than concrete. The methodology involves designing and analyzing three frame types - reinforced concrete, ECC, and a hybrid - and assessing their life-cycle costs considering factors like material and construction costs, repair costs from seismic damage, and retrofitting costs. The objective is to see if ECC can improve structural performance at different damage states and limit states while reducing overall life-cycle costs.

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    The document discusses investigating the use of engineered cementitious composite (ECC) in structural frames to reduce life-cycle cost compared to typical reinforced concrete frames. It describes ECC as having much higher tensile ductility than concrete. The methodology involves designing and analyzing three frame types - reinforced concrete, ECC, and a hybrid - and assessing their life-cycle costs considering factors like material and construction costs, repair costs from seismic damage, and retrofitting costs. The objective is to see if ECC can improve structural performance at different damage states and limit states while reducing overall life-cycle costs.

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    The document discusses investigating the use of engineered cementitious composite (ECC) in structural frames to reduce life-cycle cost compared to typical reinforced concrete frames. It describes ECC as having much higher tensile ductility than concrete. The methodology involves designing and analyzing three frame types - reinforced concrete, ECC, and a hybrid - and assessing their life-cycle costs considering factors like material and construction costs, repair costs from seismic damage, and retrofitting costs. The objective is to see if ECC can improve structural performance at different damage states and limit states while reducing overall life-cycle costs.

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    Life-Cycle Cost Assessment of RC and Engineered Cementitous Composite Frames using Structural Optimization

    Eric Liu

    Objective

    Objective
    Investigate

    use of ECC to reduce Life-Cycle Cost (LCC) of structural frames and improve the performance at different limit states.

    ECC vs Typical Concrete

    What is ECC?

    Ultra Ductile Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Composite


    ECC:

    5% tensile strain capacity


    Concrete: 0.01% tensile strain capacity

    Typical ECC

    500 times Typical Concrete

    Minimum Fiber Reinforcement ~ 2% of volume


    If If

    less then behaves like typical Fiber-Reinforced Composite more then brittle failure

    Flexural Bending

    Tensile Stress Strain Graph

    Shear Stress-Strain Graph

    Drift Comparison

    What is LCC?

    Takes into account the entirety of the structures lifespan


    Initial

    Cost
    Use (concrete, reinforcement) Cost (I.E.: Placing steel reinforcement)

    Material

    Construction

    Future

    Cost
    Cost due to Seismic Damage

    Retrofitting

    LCC: ECC Advantages vs Disadvantages

    Advantages
    No/shear less

    reinforcement, less construction time


    cosmetic repair and structural retrofit 3x more expensive than typical concrete

    Disadvantages
    ECC

    Methodology

    Objective

    Investigate use of ECC to reduce Life-Cycle Cost (LCC) of structural frames and improve the performance at different limit states.
    R/C R/ECC R/C with R/ECC joint

    3 Frames: 2-Story 2-Bay


    Frame

    Flow Chart

    Design Variables

    ASCE

    ACI
    Japan Society of Civil Engineers Building Construction Cost Data Zeus NL Earthquake Motions

    Cost

    Inelastic Dynamic Analysis


    LCC Assessment: Repair Cost

    FEMA Drift criteria (1%, 2%, 4%)

    Questions

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