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SHEAR RESPONSE INVESTIGATION OF HSRC DEEP BEAMS WITHOUT WEB REINFORCEMENT PART I: COMPARISON OF DESIGN EQUATIONS

Research Abstract
Currently, there is no general agreement on a theory describing the response of reinforced concrete members without web reinforcement. Many structural systems are usually performed using empirical or semi-empirical expressions provided by codes of practice that do not consider the influence of many governing parameters. In this paper, a comparison between values of current experimental shear strength and those of various international design approaches like ACI, Canadian, FIB and the method proposed by Sudheer, Zararis ,Zsutty ,Shah ,Bazant and Russo. Eighteen simple span high strength reinforced concrete “HSRC” deep beams without web reinforcement were tested and analyzed under two static point loads at mid-span of the beam to examine the contribution of various parameters on the shear capacity of HSRC beams. The main studied parameters are f‟cu=50 MPa, three values of tension reinforcement-ρ%-(0.73%,1.21% &1.83%) and shear span to effective depth ratio-a/d-( 2,1.5 &1). As a conclusion of this paper, ACI and FIB code provisions for shear in HSC are safe for use with the exception that CSA should be used with care. Despite numerous studies, there is still a need to develop a clear understanding of the shear behavior of HSC beams without web reinforcement. Therefore, this experimental program was arranged to evaluate the shear behavior and to increase the shear database on HSRC deep beams.
Research Authors
Aly G. Aly Abd-Elshafy, Ahmed I. Ramadan, Mahmoud H. Ahmed and Atif M. Abdel-Hafez
Research Department
Research Journal
Journal of Engineering Sciences, Assiut University, Faculty of Engineering
Research Pages
1432 - 1446
Research Publisher
NULL
Research Rank
2
Research Vol
41- 4
Research Website
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Research Year
2013