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Tests of reinforced concrete deep beams

  • Lu, Wen-Yao (Department of Interior Design, China University of Technology) ;
  • Hsiao, Hsin-Tai (Department of Civil Engineering, China University of Technology) ;
  • Chen, Chun-Liang (Department of Interior Design, China University of Technology) ;
  • Huang, Shu-Min (Department of Interior Design, China University of Technology) ;
  • Lin, Ming-Che (Department of Interior Design, China University of Technology)
  • Received : 2013.01.17
  • Accepted : 2014.02.18
  • Published : 2015.03.25
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Abstract

This study reports the test results of twelve reinforced concrete deep beams. The deep beams were tested with loads applied through and supported by columns. The main variables studied were the shear span-to-depth ratios, and the horizontal and vertical stirrups. The shear strengths can be effectively enhanced for deep beams reinforced with both horizontal and vertical stirrups. The test results indicate the shear strengths of deep beams increase with the decrease of the shear span-to-depth ratios. The normalized shear strengths of the deep beams did not increase proportionally with an increase in effective depth. An analytical method for predicting the shear strengths of deep beams is proposed in this study. The shear strengths predicted by the proposed method and the strut-and-tie model of the ACI Code are compared with available test results. The comparison shows the proposed method can predict the shear strengths of reinforced concrete deep beams more accurately than the strut-and-tie model of the ACI Code.

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Supported by : National Science Council

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