Title: PRESSS Project 1.3: Connection Classification and Evaluation
Date: September-October, 1991
Volume: 36
Issue: 5
Page number: 62-71
Author(s): John F. Stanton, Neil M. Hawkins, Thomas R. Hicks
https://doi.org/10.15554/pcij.09011991.62.71
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Abstract
This paper describes the studies on connections in precast concrete structures being conducted under the PRESSS Research Program. The goal of the overall program is to develop precast concrete systems suitable for use in seismic environments and to recommend the design and construction methods necessary to achieve them in practice. The connection work described here concerns the classification and evaluation of existing connections for the purpose of selecting the most promising systems for further development, for analysis, and ultimately, for testing.
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