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Effectiveness of Web Reinforcement around Openings in Continuous Concrete Deep Beams.
Yang, Keun-Hyeok
Yang, Keun-Hyeok
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2008-07
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Twenty two reinforced concrete continuous deep beams with openings and two companion solid deep beams were tested to failure. The main variables investigated were the configuration of web reinforcement around openings, location of openings, and shear span-to-overall depth ratio. The influence of web reinforcement on controlling diagonal crack width and load capacity of continuous deep beams with openings was significantly dependent on the location of openings. The development of diagonal crack width and load capacity of beams having openings within exterior shear spans were insensitive to the configuration of web reinforcement. However, for beams having openings within interior shear spans, inclined web reinforcement was the most effective type for controlling diagonal crack width and increasing load capacity. It has also observed that higher load and shear capacities were exhibited by beams with web reinforcement above and below openings than those with web reinforcement only above openings. The shear capacity at failed shear span of continuous beams tested is overestimated using Kong et al’s formula developed for simple deep beams with openings.
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Yang, K.H. and Ashour, A.F. (2008) Effectiveness of Web Reinforcement around Openings in Continuous Concrete Deep Beams. ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 105, No. 4, pp. 414-424.
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