FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF CORNERS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE PORTAL FRAMES

EIGHTEEN REINFORCED CONCRETE SPECIMENS REPRESENTING A RIGHT-ANGLE BEND OF A PORTAL FRAME WERE TESTED. THIRTEEN OF THE SPECIMENS WERE TESTED WITH THE BENDING MOMENT OPENING THE ANGLE AND THE REMAINING FIVE WERE TESTED WITH THE BENDING MOMENT CLOSING THE ANGLE. THE DETAILING ARRANGEMENTS WHICH WERE USED ARE COMPARED WITH REGARD TO STRENGTH, FLEXIBILITY AND CRACKING. /RRL(A)/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Tech Rept TRA 434, 14 PP, 11 FIG, 1 TAB, 3 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Cement and Concrete Association

  52 Grosvenor Gardens
  London SW1W 0AQ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Swann, R A
• Publication Date: 1969-11

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bending moments; Concrete; Cracking; Flexural strength; Reinforced concrete
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concrete cracking
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00208715
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 26 1971 12:00AM