A review of experimental results of steel reinforced recycled aggregate concrete members and structures in China (2010-2016)

A series of investigations on the structural performance of Steel Reinforced Concrete (SRC) members and frame structures realized employing Recycled Aggregate Concrete (RAC) have been performed in China from 2010 to 2016. The research achievements on Steel Reinforced Recycled Aggregate Concrete (SRRAC) structures are sufficient to review and share with investigators from other countries. This paper begins with an introduction of some research progress made on the bond behavior between RAC and I-steel. Discussion is then turned to the static behaviors of SRRAC members, including the flexural and shear performances of beams and concentric and eccentric compressive properties of columns. Finally, research findings on the performance of SRRAC columns and the corresponding beam-column joints and frames under cyclic loads are presented and analyzed.