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“Behavior and Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Continuous Deep Beams", 12th Arab Structural Engineering Conference, Tripoli, Libya, 16-18 December 2013.

12th Arab Structural Engineering Conference • 2013
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Authors Beshara F.B.A., Shaaban I.G., and Mustafa T.S
Keywords Continuous deep beams; reinforcement ratio; shear span to depth ratio; Fcu; ANSYS 10
Journal 12th Arab Structural Engineering Conference
Publisher Tripoli, Libya
Volume 16-18 December 2013
Issue Not Available
Pages 13 pp
publication.type International
Paper Link Not Available
Supplementary Materials Not Available
Abstract
Test results of nine reinforced concrete continuous deep beams are presented and analyzed. The main variables studied were shear span-to-depth ratio (a/d), vertical web reinforcement ratio (ρv), horizontal web reinforcement ratio (ρh), and concrete compressive strength (fcu). The results of this study show that the stiffness reduction was prominent in case of lower concrete strength and higher shear span-to depth ratio and that the variation of strains along the main longitudinal top and bottom bars was found to be dependent on the shear span-to depth ratio. For beams having small (a/d) ratio, horizontal shear reinforcement was always more effective than vertical shear reinforcement. Finally, the obtained test results are compared to the predictions of finite element analysis using the ANSYS 10 program and a well agreement between the experimental and analytical results was found.