Experimental investigation of the flexural ductility of singly reinforced concrete beam using normal and high strength concrete

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.

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 614-629
Author(s):  
Shaohua Zhang ◽  
Xizhi Zhang ◽  
Shengbo Xu ◽  
Xingqian Li

This study reports the cyclic loading test results of normal-strength concrete-filled precast high-strength concrete centrifugal tube columns. Seven half-scale column specimens were tested under cyclic loads and axial compression loads to investigate their seismic behavior. The major parameters considered in the test included axial compression ratio, filled concrete strength, and volumetric stirrup ratio. The structural behavior of each specimen was investigated in terms of failure modes, hysteresis behavior, bearing capacity, dissipated energy, ductility, stiffness degradation, drift capacity, and strain profiles. Test results revealed that the concrete-filled precast high-strength concrete centrifugal tube column exhibited good integral behavior, and the failure modes of all columns were ductile flexural failures. Lower axial compression ratio and higher volumetric stirrup ratio resulted in more satisfactory ductile performance. In contrast, the filled concrete strength has a limited influence on the structural behavior of concrete-filled precast high-strength concrete centrifugal tube columns. Based on the limit analysis method, the calculation formula for the bending capacity of the concrete-filled precast high-strength concrete centrifugal tube column was developed, and the results predicted from the formulas were in good agreement with the experiment results.


2021 ◽  
Vol 309 ◽  
pp. 01194
Author(s):  
Vemundla Ramesh ◽  
Chitla Raju

Due to the application of advanced material technology, concrete with high compressive strength is currently produced and used in many countries. This type of concrete can be produced by micro-silica and superplasticizers as well as applying good quality control procedures. The use of high-strength concrete (HSC) in building construction is becoming popular because it has many advantages such as increased strength and stiffness, reduced size of concrete sections, improved resistance to creep and drying shrinkage, and material durability. Therefore we can use high strength concrete (HSC) in columns and normal strength concrete (NSC) for beams & floor sections. Thus this study will investigate the performance of 8 storey tall buildings in ZoneIV for medium grade soil with varying high strength concrete (HSC) normal strength concrete (NSC) subjected to far-field ground motions scaled to collapse of the structure using varying grades (M20, M25, M30, M35, M40, and M50) of concrete strength subjected to seismic ground motions scaled to collapse of the structure using a linear static method and this will be achieved through analytical modeling and analysis using ETABS2018 software.


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.


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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