scholarly journals Experimental Research of Ratio between Residual and Elastic Strains eres/eE in High-Strength Concrete Beams Subjected to Bending

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (20) ◽  
pp. 6007
Author(s):  
Hydayatullah Bayat ◽  
Andrzej Ubysz ◽  
Marek Maj ◽  
Marek Chalecki ◽  
Jarosław Wójt ◽  
...  

In the mechanics of concrete constructions, one distinguishes between residual and elastic strains. Cyclic loadings evoke changes mainly in the elastic strains; however, the total strains are decided by the sum of the residual and elastic strains. The knowledge of the ratio between the residual and total strains allows to predict the total deformations of a construction assuming it is made from an ideally elastic material. This paper presents the effect of the load level at the values of the residual strains for beams made of high-strength concretes and subjected to bending. The investigations showed that the share of residual strains for these concretes differed from the share of residual strains for concretes of lower classes. The investigations were made for cyclically loaded concrete samples and ferroconcrete beams for various relative load levels. The ratio between the residual and total strains was presented in the form of a dependence on the relative load level of the element. An important conclusion was that, after the crack formation, the share of residual stresses reduced, along with the increase in the concrete strength and elastic features of the construction which started to predominate.

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luís Bernardo ◽  
Sérgio Lopes ◽  
Mafalda Teixeira

This article describes an experimental program developed to study the influence of longitudinal prestress on the behaviour of high-strength concrete hollow beams under pure torsion. The pre-cracking, the post-cracking and the ultimate behaviour are analysed. Three tests were carried out on large hollow high-strength concrete beams with similar concrete strength. The variable studied was the level of longitudinal uniform prestress. Some important conclusions on different aspects of the beams’ behaviour are presented. These conclusions, considered important for the design of box bridges, include the influence of the level of prestress in the cracking and ultimate behaviour.


2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 1152-1162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo N.F. do Carmo ◽  
Sérgio M.R. Lopes

An experimental program was formulated to study moment redistribution in continuous high-strength concrete beams. The evaluation of ductility is important for this type of beam as, for high-strength concrete, the ductility decreases as the concrete strength increases. It is therefore necessary to determine whether the critical sections are able to develop appreciable plastic rotations to justify the application of a linear elastic analysis with moment redistribution. This work specifically examined the influence of the tensile reinforcement ratio and the transverse reinforcement ratio on the rotation capacity of plastic hinges. The moment redistribution obtained experimentally is compared with the guidelines recommended in Eurocode 2, CEB-FIP Model Code 1990, and ACI 318. The results show that ACI 318 recommendations for linear analysis with moment redistribution are too conservative and that the predictions, according to Eurocode 2 and CEB-FIP Model Code 1990, agree with experimental evidence.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-224
Author(s):  
Atur P.N. Siregar

This paper discusses and reports based on the experimental investigation of the flexural ductility of singly reinforced normal strength and high strength concrete beams. Compressive concrete strength of 40 and 95 MPa were employed to create singly reinforced normal strength and high strength concrete beams, respectively. Fourteen samples made of normal and high strength concrete were engaged to observe the flexural ductility behaviour of beams on the basis of four point bend testing. Analysis on the basis of the flexural cracking, ultimate failure and curvature ductility were carried out to derive the comparison of singly reinforced normal strength and high strength beams. The beams using high strength concrete revealed a higher ductility ratio than that of normal strength concrete, i.e. 4.50 for high strength concrete and 2.60 for normal strength concrete.


2008 ◽  
Vol 400-402 ◽  
pp. 857-863
Author(s):  
Wei Jian Yi ◽  
Yan Mei Lv

19 RC beams with shear span-to-depth equal to 3 were tested under a stiff testing facility, and complete load-deflection curves including the post-peak branch were obtained. Based on the test results the effects of concrete strength, stirrups strength, inclined stirrup angle, the amount of longitudinal reinforcement on failure mode, shear ductility index and shear capacity were analyzed. The test results were compared with the shear design approaches of Chinese Code and American Code. The results indicate that the shear failure of beam with appropriate web reinforcement has finite ductility. High-strength concrete beams with high-strength stirrups can increase not only the shear capacity, but also the shear ductility. The shear capacity of beams with high-strength concrete and stirrup can be designed with Chinese Code, but shear capacity of high-strength concrete beams without stirrups, or with the smaller amount of longitudinal reinforcement, and normal strength concrete beams with high-strength stirrups may be over-estimated by the Code.


2018 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 587-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haitang Zhu ◽  
Shengzhao Cheng ◽  
Danying Gao ◽  
Sheikh M. Neaz ◽  
Chuanchuan Li

2022 ◽  
Vol 1048 ◽  
pp. 359-365
Author(s):  
Ihtesham Hussain Mohammed ◽  
Ahmed Majid Salim Al Aamri ◽  
Shakila Javed ◽  
Yahya Ubaid Al Shamsi

In this study, an experimental investigation was done to study the behaviour of Normal Strength Concrete (NSC) and High Strength Concrete (HSC) Plain beams under torsion with the concrete mix of M40 and M100. No mineral admixtures are used to obtain the required strength of concrete. Eight NSC beams and eight HSC beams whose width was varying with 75 mm, 100 mm, and 150 mm; depth varying as 75 mm, 100 mm, 150 mm and 200 mm; and span of the beams varying 600 mm, 800 mm and 1200 mm were casted and cured to stud the effect of torsion. The principle aim of this study was to understand the torsional behaviour of the NSC and HSC beams for rotation, cracking, size effect and torsional strength. A standard torsional loading method was used for conducting the testing of beams. The results obtained were compared with different theories and code equations. It was observed that the torsional strength of the beam increases with the increase in strength of concrete. HSC beams have higher torsional strength than the NSC beams which has the same amount of reinforcement.


2002 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Alavi-Fard ◽  
H Marzouk

Structures located in seismic zones require significant ductility. It is necessary to examine the bond slip characteristics of high strength concrete under cyclic loading. The cyclic bond of high strength concrete is investigated under different parameters, including load history, confining reinforcement, bar diameter, concrete strength, and the rate of pull out. The bond strength, cracking, and deformation are highly dependent on the bond slip behavior between the rebar and the concrete under cyclic loading. The results of cyclic testing indicate that an increase in cyclic displacement will lead to more severe bond damage. The slope of the bond stress – displacement curve can describe the influence of the rate of loading on the bond strength in a cyclic test. Specimens with steel confinement sustained a greater number of cycles than the specimens without steel confinement. It has been found that the maximum bond strength increases with an increase in concrete strength. Cyclic loading does not affect the bond strength of high strength concrete as long as the cyclic slip is less than the maximum slip for monotonic loading. The behavior of high strength concrete under a cyclic load is slightly different from that of normal strength concrete.Key words: bond, high strength, cyclic loading, bar spacing, loading rate, failure mechanism.


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