CN211690755U - Energy-consuming connecting joint of precast concrete beam column - Google Patents

Energy-consuming connecting joint of precast concrete beam column Download PDF

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CN211690755U
CN211690755U CN201922274393.6U CN201922274393U CN211690755U CN 211690755 U CN211690755 U CN 211690755U CN 201922274393 U CN201922274393 U CN 201922274393U CN 211690755 U CN211690755 U CN 211690755U
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The utility model discloses an energy consumption connected node of precast concrete beam column, including first, second precast concrete column, first, second precast concrete beam, energy consumption angle steel, pre-buried angle steel and pre-buried steel sheet. The first precast concrete column is connected with an upper included angle of the first precast concrete beam and an upper included angle of the second precast concrete beam through energy-consuming angle steel respectively; the second precast concrete column is connected with the lower included angle of the first precast concrete beam and the lower included angle of the second precast concrete beam through angle steel and a pre-buried steel plate respectively; and a laminated rubber shock-insulation support is connected between the first precast concrete column and the second precast concrete column. The utility model discloses it is convenient to be under the construction, under side direction load and seismic action, stromatolite rubber shock insulation support takes place the limit of horizontal shear deformation and tip and opens, and the power consumption angle steel is surrendered the power consumption, ensures that beam column node has good bearing capacity, deformability and power consumption performance.

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Energy-consuming connecting joint of precast concrete beam column
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of civil engineering building structure technique and specifically relates to an energy consumption connected node of precast concrete beam column is related to.
Background
With the rapid development of the technology and the continuous expansion of the application field, the assembled integral frame structure is widely applied to the situations of flexible and changeable requirements on building space and functions, such as office buildings, markets, hotels, schools and the like. The frame structure, especially the beam-column connection design, is the key and difficult point of assembling the integral frame structure, directly determines the performance indexes of the integral structure, such as strength, deformation, ductility, energy consumption and the like, and is especially important in the seismic region and the high-intensity region.
The existing beam column connection is mainly realized through sleeve grouting connection, the connection method is simple in concept and reliable in force transmission path, but has high requirements for construction quality and large field wet workload, the construction quality cannot be effectively monitored and controlled after construction, and once concrete in a connection node area is broken, the integrity and the safety of the whole structure are endangered.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
For solving the problem that exists among the above-mentioned prior art, the utility model provides an energy consumption connected node of precast concrete beam column, it is convenient not only to be under the construction, moreover under side direction load and seismic action, stromatolite rubber shock insulation support takes place horizontal shear deformation and the limited opening of power consumption and tip, power consumption angle steel yield power consumption, ensures that beam column node has good bearing capacity, deformability and good power consumption performance.
In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a pair of prefabricated concrete beam column's power consumption connected node's technical scheme as follows: including first precast concrete post, second precast concrete post, first precast concrete roof beam and second precast concrete roof beam, first precast concrete post with the upper portion contained angle department of first precast concrete roof beam the upper portion contained angle department of second precast concrete roof beam is equipped with first power consumption device respectively, second precast concrete post with the lower part contained angle department of first precast concrete roof beam the lower part contained angle department of second precast concrete roof beam is equipped with angle steel connecting device respectively, terminal surface under the first precast concrete post with install the second power consumption device between the second precast concrete post up end.
Further, the first energy dissipation device is composed of a first steel plate, a first energy dissipation angle steel and a second energy dissipation angle steel, wherein the first steel plate, the first energy dissipation angle steel and the second energy dissipation angle steel are pre-embedded at the lower end part of the first precast concrete column, the first energy dissipation angle steel is installed at an included angle between the first precast concrete column and the upper part of the first precast concrete beam, and the second energy dissipation angle steel is installed at an included angle between the first precast concrete column and the upper part of the second precast concrete beam; one part of the first energy-consuming angle steel is connected with the embedded angle steel at the included angle at the upper part of the first precast concrete beam through a high-strength bolt, the other part of the first energy-consuming angle steel is connected with the embedded first steel plate at the lower end part of the first precast concrete column through a high-strength bolt, one part of the second energy-consuming angle steel is connected with the embedded angle steel at the included angle at the upper part of the second precast concrete beam through a high-strength bolt, and the other part of the second energy-consuming angle steel is connected with the steel plate through a high-strength bolt.
Furthermore, strengthen connecting device and include the pre-buried second steel sheet of second precast concrete post upper end, the pre-buried angle steel of first precast concrete beam lower part contained angle department and second precast concrete beam lower part contained angle department. Two ends of the second steel plate extend out of two side faces of the second precast concrete column and are respectively connected with the lower portion of the first precast concrete beam and the lower portion of the second precast concrete beam in a close fit manner at included angles; the right-hand member of second steel sheet pass through high strength bolt, first high strength limit bolt with the pre-buried angle steel of first precast concrete roof beam lower part contained angle department is connected, the left end of second steel sheet pass through high strength bolt, first high strength limit bolt with the pre-buried angle steel of second precast concrete roof beam lower part contained angle department is connected.
Furthermore, the second energy consumption device comprises a laminated rubber shock-insulation support, a corresponding hole is formed in a connecting plate at the upper end of the laminated rubber shock-insulation support, a second high-strength limiting bolt is inserted into the hole and is connected with a high-strength built-in nut pre-embedded in the first precast concrete column and the second steel plate, and the upper end of the laminated rubber shock-insulation support is fixedly connected with the first precast concrete column; the lower end connecting plate of the laminated rubber shock-isolation support is also provided with a corresponding hole, and a second high-strength limiting bolt is inserted into the hole and connected with a high-strength built-in nut and a first steel plate which are pre-embedded in the second precast concrete column, so that the lower end of the laminated rubber shock-isolation support is fixedly connected with the second precast concrete column.
Further, high-strength built-in nuts are arranged at the end parts and the side surfaces of the first precast concrete column and the second precast concrete column; high-strength built-in nuts are arranged on the upper parts, the lower parts and the web plates of the first precast concrete beam and the second precast concrete beam; the first energy-consuming angle steel and the second energy-consuming angle steel are provided with holes, the first steel plate and the second steel plate are provided with holes, and the first precast concrete beam and the second precast concrete beam are provided with holes on embedded angle steel.
The utility model discloses technical scheme is for prior art's beneficial effect:
a laminated rubber shock insulation support is designed between the precast concrete column and the precast concrete beam, so that the vertical load and the lateral load are reliably and stably transmitted by the connecting node and the beam column structure; under the action of lateral load and earthquake, the deformation and energy consumption of a connection node area can be realized by the horizontal shear deformation of the laminated rubber shock-insulation support, the limited opening of the connection end surface of the laminated rubber shock-insulation support and the precast concrete column and the limited opening of the side surface of the precast concrete beam; energy-consuming angle steel designed on the precast concrete beam realizes the dissipation of partial earthquake input energy when an earthquake occurs by the yielding of the angle steel with low yield point.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an energy-consuming connection node of a precast concrete beam column according to the present invention;
fig. 2 is a partially enlarged view of fig. 1.
The correspondence between the components and the reference numbers in the above figures is as follows:
in the drawings: 1. the high-strength steel-concrete composite beam comprises a first precast concrete column, a second precast concrete column, a first precast concrete beam, a second precast concrete beam, a first energy-consuming angle steel, a second energy-consuming angle steel, a first steel plate, a second steel plate, a laminated rubber shock-insulation support 9, a high-strength bolt 10, a first high-strength limiting bolt 11, a second high-strength limiting bolt 12, a second high-strength limiting bolt 13 and embedded angle steel;
A. the angle between the first precast concrete column and the upper part of the first precast concrete beam, the angle between the B precast concrete column and the upper part of the second precast concrete beam, the angle between the C precast concrete column and the lower part of the first precast concrete beam, and the angle between the D precast concrete column and the lower part of the second precast concrete beam.
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the invention will be further explained with reference to the drawings and the specific embodiments. The following examples are intended to illustrate the invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.
Please refer to fig. 1, which shows a schematic structural diagram of an energy-consuming connection node of a precast concrete beam column, including a first precast concrete column 1, a second precast concrete column 2, a first precast concrete beam 3, a second precast concrete beam 4, an angle steel connection device, and an energy-consuming device. A first energy dissipation device is respectively arranged at the upper included angle A between the first precast concrete column 1 and the first precast concrete beam 3 and at the upper included angle B between the second precast concrete beam 4. And angle steel connecting devices are respectively arranged at the lower included angle C of the second precast concrete column 2 and the first precast concrete beam 3 and the lower included angle D of the second precast concrete beam 4. And a second energy dissipation device is arranged between the first precast concrete column and the second precast concrete column.
The end faces and the side faces of the first precast concrete column 1 and the second precast concrete column 2 are provided with high-strength built-in nuts, and holes are formed in the first steel plate 7 pre-embedded at the lower end of the first precast concrete column 1 and the second steel plate 8 pre-embedded at the upper end of the second precast concrete column 2 correspondingly for bolts to be inserted. The upper parts and the lower parts of the first precast concrete beam 3 and the second precast concrete beam 4 are provided with high-strength built-in nuts at an included angle A, B, C, D, and holes are formed in the embedded angle steel at the included angle A, B, C, D corresponding to the first precast concrete beam 3 and the second precast concrete beam 4, so that bolts can be inserted into the holes. Similarly, the first energy-consuming angle steel 5 and the second energy-consuming angle steel 6 are also provided with holes.
As shown in fig. 2, in this embodiment, the first energy dissipation device is composed of a first steel plate 7, a first energy dissipation angle iron 5, and a second energy dissipation angle iron 6, which are pre-embedded at the lower end of the first precast concrete column 1.
First power consumption angle steel 5 is installed in first precast concrete post 1 and the upper portion contained angle A department of first precast concrete beam 3, and partly of first power consumption angle steel 5 is connected with the pre-buried angle steel 13 on the first precast concrete beam 3 upper portion of contained angle A department through high strength bolt 10, and another part is connected with the pre-buried first steel sheet 7 of tip under first precast concrete post 1 through high strength bolt 10.
The second energy-consuming angle steel 6 is installed at an upper included angle B between the first precast concrete column 1 and the second precast concrete beam 4, one part of the second energy-consuming angle steel 6 is connected with a pre-embedded angle steel 13 of the second precast concrete beam 4 at the upper included angle B through a high-strength bolt 10, and the other part of the second energy-consuming angle steel is connected with a pre-embedded first steel plate 7 at the lower end of the first precast concrete column through the high-strength bolt 10.
The first energy-consuming angle steel 5 and the second energy-consuming angle steel 6 are preferably low-yield-point angle steels, and when an earthquake occurs, deformation of the side face of the precast concrete beam can be achieved through yielding of the low-yield-point angle steels, so that the effect of yielding and energy consumption is achieved.
The angle steel connecting device comprises a second steel plate 8 embedded in the upper end of the second precast concrete column 2, embedded angle steel 13 at an included angle C of the lower portion of the first precast concrete beam 3 and an included angle D of the lower portion of the second precast concrete beam 4, two ends of the second steel plate 8 extend out of two side faces of the second precast concrete column 2 and are respectively connected with the lower portion of the first precast concrete beam 3 and the lower portion of the second precast concrete beam 4 in a clinging mode at an included angle C, D. The right end of the second steel plate 8 is connected with the embedded angle steel 13 at the lower part of the first precast concrete beam 3 at the included angle C through the high-strength bolt 10 and the first high-strength limiting bolt 11, and the left end of the second steel plate 8 is connected with the embedded angle steel 13 at the lower part of the second precast concrete beam 4 at the included angle D through the high-strength bolt 10 and the first high-strength limiting bolt 11.
As shown in fig. 2, the second energy dissipation device comprises a laminated rubber shock-insulation support 9, a connecting plate at the upper end of the laminated rubber shock-insulation support 9 is provided with a corresponding hole, a second high-strength limiting bolt 12 is inserted into the hole and connected with a high-strength built-in nut and a first steel plate 7 which are pre-embedded in the first precast concrete column 1, so that the upper end of the laminated rubber shock-insulation support 9 is fixedly connected with the first precast concrete column 1; the connecting plate at the lower end of the laminated rubber shock-insulation support 9 is also provided with a corresponding hole, and a second high-strength limiting bolt 12 is inserted into the hole to be connected with a high-strength built-in nut and a second steel plate 8 which are pre-embedded in the second precast concrete column 2, so that the lower end of the laminated rubber shock-insulation support 9 is fixedly connected with the second precast concrete column 2. The high-strength limiting bolt is adopted, the upper end connecting plate of the laminated rubber shock-insulation support 17 can be allowed to have a limited opening angle with the lower end face of the first precast concrete column 1, and the side face of the laminated rubber shock-insulation support can have a limited opening angle with the upper flange and the lower flange of the first precast concrete beam 3 and the second precast concrete beam 4, so that the deformation, namely the shock resistance, of the beam column structure under the actions of horizontal and vertical earthquakes, torsion and the like is enhanced.
According to the technical scheme, during assembly, the construction steps of the energy-consuming connecting joint of the precast concrete beam column are as follows:
firstly, installing and positioning a second precast concrete column 2;
then, mounting the lower end part of the laminated rubber shock-insulation support 9, inserting a high-strength built-in nut through a second high-strength limiting bolt 12, and screwing and fixing the laminated rubber shock-insulation support with a hole on a second steel plate 8;
hoisting the first precast concrete column 1 in place to keep the same vertical state with the second precast concrete column 2 and aligning the holes;
inserting the upper end part of the laminated rubber vibration-isolating support 9 into a high-strength built-in nut through a second high-strength limiting bolt 12, and screwing and fixing the upper end part with a hole on the first steel plate 7;
hoisting and in-place prefabricating a first precast concrete beam 3 and a second precast concrete beam 4, placing the first precast concrete beam and the second precast concrete beam on the two sides of a pre-embedded second steel plate 8 of a second precast concrete column 2, adjusting the positions, inserting a high-strength built-in nut into a first high-strength bolt 10 and a first high-strength limiting bolt 11 to be screwed and temporarily fixed with the second steel plate 8, and finishing the connection of the lower parts of the first precast concrete beam 3 and the second precast concrete beam 4;
then, a first energy-consuming angle steel 5 and a second energy-consuming angle steel 6 which are positioned at the upper parts of the first precast concrete beam 3 and the second precast concrete beam 4 are inserted into the high-strength built-in nuts through high-strength bolts and are screwed and fixed with the embedded angle steel 13, and a second energy-consuming angle steel 6 is screwed and fixed with the embedded angle steel 13 through the high-strength bolts, so that the upper parts of the first precast concrete beam 3 and the second precast concrete beam 4, the first energy-consuming angle steel 5 and the second energy-consuming angle steel 6 are connected with the first precast concrete column 1. Therefore, the assembly of the energy-consuming connecting node of the precast concrete beam column is completed.
The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various equivalent substitutions and obvious changes made in the specification and drawings should be included within the scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides an energy consumption connected node of precast concrete post, includes first precast concrete post (1), second precast concrete post (2), first precast concrete beam (3), second precast concrete beam (4), power consumption device and strengthens connecting device, its characterized in that, first precast concrete post (1) with the upper portion contained angle department of first precast concrete beam (3), the upper portion contained angle department of second precast concrete beam (4) is equipped with first power consumption device respectively, second precast concrete post (2) with the lower part contained angle department of first precast concrete beam (3), the lower part contained angle department of second precast concrete beam (4) is equipped with angle steel connecting device respectively, first precast concrete post (1) with install the second power consumption device between second precast concrete post (2).
2. The energy-consuming connection node of the precast concrete beam column as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first energy-consuming device is composed of a first steel plate (7) pre-embedded at the lower end of the first precast concrete column (1), a first energy-consuming angle steel (5) and a second energy-consuming angle steel (6), the first energy-consuming angle steel (5) is installed at an upper included angle between the first precast concrete column (1) and the first precast concrete beam (3), the second energy-consuming angle steel (6) is installed at an upper included angle between the first precast concrete column (1) and the second precast concrete beam (4), and the first energy-consuming angle steel (5) and the second energy-consuming angle steel (6) are low-yield-point angle steels.
3. The energy-consuming connection node of the precast concrete beam column as claimed in claim 2, wherein one part of the first energy-consuming angle steel (5) is connected with an embedded angle steel (13) at the upper part of the first precast concrete beam (3) through a high-strength bolt (10), and the other part of the first energy-consuming angle steel (5) is connected with a first steel plate (7) embedded at the lower end part of the first precast concrete column (1) through a high-strength bolt (10); one part of the second energy-consuming angle steel (6) is connected with the embedded angle steel (13) at the upper part of the second precast concrete beam (4) through a high-strength bolt (10), and the other part of the second energy-consuming angle steel (6) is connected with the first steel plate (7) through the high-strength bolt (10).
4. The energy-consuming connection node of the precast concrete beam column as claimed in claim 3, wherein the angle steel connection device comprises a second steel plate (8) embedded at the upper end of the second precast concrete column (2), embedded angle steel (13) at the lower included angle of the first precast concrete beam (3) and the lower included angle of the second precast concrete beam (4), two ends of the second steel plate (8) extend out of two side faces of the second precast concrete column (2), and two ends of the second steel plate (8) are respectively connected with the lower portion of the first precast concrete beam (3) and the lower portion of the second precast concrete beam (4) in a close fit manner.
5. The energy-consuming connection node of the precast concrete beam column as recited in claim 4, wherein the right end of the second steel plate (8) is connected with the embedded angle steel (13) at the lower part of the first precast concrete beam (3) through the high-strength bolt (10) and the first high-strength limit bolt (11), and the left end of the second steel plate (8) is connected with the embedded angle steel (13) at the lower part of the second precast concrete beam (4) through the high-strength bolt (10) and the first high-strength limit bolt (11).
6. The energy-consuming connection joint of the precast concrete beam column as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second energy-consuming device comprises a laminated rubber vibration-isolating support (9), a corresponding hole is formed in a connection plate at the upper end of the laminated rubber vibration-isolating support (9), a second high-strength limiting bolt (12) is inserted into the hole to be connected with a high-strength built-in nut and the first steel plate (7) which are pre-embedded in the first precast concrete column (1), so that the upper end of the laminated rubber vibration-isolating support (9) is fixedly connected with the first precast concrete column (1); the lower end connecting plate of the laminated rubber shock-insulation support (9) is also provided with a corresponding hole, and a second high-strength limiting bolt (12) is inserted into the hole to be connected with a high-strength built-in nut pre-buried in the second precast concrete column (2) and the second steel plate (8), so that the lower end of the laminated rubber shock-insulation support (9) is fixedly connected with the second precast concrete column (2).
7. The energy-consuming connection node of the precast concrete beam column as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first precast concrete column (1) and the second precast concrete column (2) are provided with high-strength built-in nuts at the end and the side, and the first precast concrete beam (3) and the second precast concrete beam (4) are provided with high-strength built-in nuts at the upper part and the lower part.
8. The energy-consuming connection node of the precast concrete beam column as claimed in claim 7, wherein holes are formed in the first energy-consuming angle steel (5) and the second energy-consuming angle steel (6), holes are formed in the first steel plate (7) and the second steel plate (8), and holes are formed in the embedded angle steel of the first precast concrete beam (3) and the second precast concrete beam (4).
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