Numerical Validation on SRC-RC Transfer Columns’ Experiments

This paper presents the numerical validation of experiments’ transfer columns in hybrid structures with steel-reinforced concrete (SRC) columns in some stories while having reinforced concrete (RC) columns in the others. These hybrid structures may be subjected to localised story failure mechanism in an earthquake if they are not detailed properly. A numerical validation was carried in the ABAQUS software package. The parameters from the experiments were input in the software to get the backbone curve that would match with the experimental results. Once validation is complete, this model can be further used for conducting a parametric study.