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Application of Plasticity Theory to Reinforced Concrete Deep Beams
Yang, Keun-Hyeok
Yang, Keun-Hyeok
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2008-11
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This paper reviews the application of the plasticity theory to reinforced concrete deep beams. Both the truss analogy and mechanism approach were employed to predict the capacity of reinforced concrete deep beams. In addition, most current codes of practice, for example Eurocode 1992 and ACI 318-05, recommend the strut-and-tie model for designing reinforced concrete deep beams.
Compared with methods based on empirical or semi-empirical equations, the strut-and-tie model and mechanism analyses are more rational, adequately accurate and sufficiently simple for estimating the load capacity of reinforced concrete deep beams. However, there is a problem of selecting the effectiveness factor of concrete as reflected in the wide range of values reported in the literature for deep beams.
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Ashour AF and Yang KH (2008) Application of Plasticity Theory to Reinforced Concrete Deep Beams: A Review. Magazine of Concrete Research, 60 (9): 657-664.
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