INFLUENCE OF THE WIDTH OF LOADING PLATE ON THE ROTATION CAPACITY OF REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBERS

SEVEN IDENTICAL SIMPLY SUPPORTED REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS WERE TESTED WITH LOADS APPLIED THROUGH LOADING PLATES OF VARYING WIDTHS. THE MEASURED INELASTIC DEFORMATIONS AS AFFECTED BY THE WIDTH OF THE LOADING PLATE ARE COMPARED WITH CONCLUDED FROM THESE RESULTS THAT THE INELASTIC DEFORMATIONS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE HINGING REGIONS ARE ADVERSELY INFLUENCED BY A NARROW WIDTH OF LOADING PLATE AS REFLECTED BY THE NOMINAL VERTICAL BEARING STRESSES ON THE CONCRETE UNDER THE PLATE ESPECIALLY WHEN THESE STRESSES ARE LARGER THAN 10 PERCENT OF THE CYLINDER CRUSHING STRENGTH OF CONCRETE.

• Authors:
  • Chandrasekhar, C S
  • Falkner, H A
• Publication Date: 1974-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 49-54
• Serial:
  • Am Concrete Inst Journal & Proceedings
  • Volume: 71
  • Issue Number: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Bearing capacity; Bending; Bending moments; Hinged structures; Loads; Reinforced concrete; Reinforcing steel; Stresses; Ultimate load design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00210079
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 15 1974 12:00AM