SOME ASPECTS OF MODELLING THE BEHAVIOUR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE UNDER SHEAR LOADING

This report is intended for research workers and model-testing engineers involved in investigating the behaviour of reinforced concrete structures under shear forces. It describes the results of a series of 36 tests on 400 mm deep by 200 mm wide prototype beams with no shear reinforcement, similar half-depth beams and 1:2, 1:3.3 and 1:8.5 scale model beams. The size of the aggregate was also scaled. The structural behaviour, including cracking and ultimate strength, of the models and prototype is compared. The implications of the results obtained for the analysis of model tests are discussed and reasons for any scale effects observed are proposed. Finally, possible improvements in model techniques where shear is being considered are discussed. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Cement and Concrete Association

  Wexham Spring
  Slough SL3 6PL, Buckinghamshire,   England 
• Authors:
  • CHANA, P S
• Publication Date: 1981-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 22 p.
• Serial:
  • Cement and Concrete Association Technical Report
  • Issue Number: 543
  • Publisher: Cement and Concrete Association
  • ISSN: 0528-3701

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Fracture mechanics; Loads; Mathematical models; Reinforced concrete; Shear strength; Ultimate strength
• Uncontrolled Terms: Loading; Models; Reinforced concrete beams
• ITRD Terms: 4577: Aggregate; 3472: Beam; 5211: Cracking; 5595: Deformation; 6499: Depth; 3355: Engineering structure; 5520: Failure; 5567: Load; 4714: Mix design; 6205: Model (not math); 4794: Reinforced concrete; 6204: Scale; 5531: Shear; 5544: Strength (mater); 5575: Stress (in material); 6255: Test
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00349549
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0 7210 1245 0
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1982 12:00AM