Crack Calculation of Beams from Self-Compacted Concrete

Influence of Fibre Content on Crack Propagation Rate in Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Beams

Experimental study on the influence of fibre content on crack behaviour and propagation in synthetic-fibre reinforced beams has been reported in this paper. The tensile behaviour of metallic fibre concrete is evaluated in terms of residual flexural tensile strength values determined from the load-crack mouth opening displacement curve or load-deflection curve obtained by applying a centre-point...

Behavior of Concrete Beams Reinforced Steel Plates

Behavior of Concrete Beams Reinforced Steel Plates

Crack band theory for fracture of concrete

A fracture theory for a heterogeneous aggregate material which exhibits a gradual strainsoftening due to microcracking and contains aggregate pieces that are not necessarily small compared to struttural dimensions is developed. Only Mode I is considered. The fracture is modeled as a blunt smeared crack band, which is justified by the random nature of the microstructure. Simple triaxial stress-s...

Experimental Study on Calculation Methods for Short-term Cracks in High-strength Reinforced Concrete Beams

Abstract: High-strength steel has increasingly become widely used among various engineering practices, but the relevant provisions of the codes lag behind its development. Six sets of experiments on simple supported beams reinforced with HTB600 and HTB700 rebars subject to bending loading were conducted in this study to 1) investigate the conditions of crack development, 2) contrast the calcula...