Experimental Data for: 

Axial Cyclic Behaviour of Ultra-Ductile Connections for Precast Concrete Shear Walls

https://doi.org/10.5683/SP4/DCUS2Y

This repository contains experimental data from a test campaign investigating the cyclic performance of a novel ultra-ductile connector (UltraDC) developed for horizontal joints in precast concrete shear walls. The UltraDC consists of a cruciform steel yielding element housed within a hollow outer steel sleeve, which provides lateral restraint against buckling and serves as an anchorage mechanism to the surrounding concrete. The experimental program investigated three connector configurations: a single UltraDC connector (UDC1), two UltraDC connectors arranged in series (UDC2), and a headed-bar configuration with the cruciform yielding element directly embedded in concrete (HCC). The specimens were subjected to cyclic tension-compression loading to evaluate their force-displacement response, hysteretic behaviour and deformation capacity. The repository includes experimental measurements, cleaned and processed datasets, specimen and test setup drawings, instrumentation layouts, and supporting metadata. The documentation provides information on the specimen configurations, experimental setup, instrumentation, and data organisation to facilitate interpretation and reuse of the experimental results. The dataset is intended to support further research on the cyclic behaviour of precast concrete connections, calibration and validation of numerical models, and development of improved seismic connection details for precast concrete structures.

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• Associated article: https://doi.org/10.1002/suco.70831