MOMENT CAPACITY AND CRACKING BEHAVIOR OF FERROCEMENT IN FLEXTURE

FERROCEMENT IS A THIN SECTION CEMENT MORTAR WITH REINFORCEMENT IN THE FORM OF MULTIPLE LAYERS OF LIGHT MESH. FOR CONTINUING APPLICATIONS AND COMPARISON WITH OTHER MATERIAL, ENGINEERING DESIGN PROPERTIES OF FERROCEMENT ARE NECESSARY. THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF TESTS ON FERROCEMENT BEAMS. DATA ON INITIAL CRACKING, CRACK WIDTHS AND ULTIMATE STRENGTH ARE REPORTED. THE ULTIMATE STRENGTH OF FERROCEMENT BEAMS CAN BE PREDICTED ACCURATELY USING PROCEDURES SIMILAR TO THOSE USED IN THE ULTIMATE STRENGTH DESIGN OF CONVENTIONALLY REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS. THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF CRACKS CAN BE PREDICTED FROM THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAXIMUM STEEL STRESS AND THE SPECIFIC SURFACE OF THE REINFORCEMENT.

• Authors:
  • Logan, D
  • Shah, S P
• Publication Date: 1973-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 799-804
• Serial:
  • Am Concrete Inst Journal & Proceedings
  • Volume: 70
  • Issue Number: 12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Cement mortars; Ferrocement; Flexure; Fracture mechanics; Material reinforcement; Ultimate strength; Width; Wire mesh
• Old TRIS Terms: Test results
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00214315
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 20 1974 12:00AM