Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 318, 2021
Second International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering – Iraq (ICGE 2021)
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Article Number | 03010 | |
Number of page(s) | 11 | |
Section | Developments in Structural Engineering and Construction Materials | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202131803010 | |
Published online | 08 November 2021 |
Behavioral Investigation of Reinforced Concrete T-Beams with Distributed Reinforcement in the Tension Flange
Department of Civil engineering, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
a dr.rafaa@coeng.uobaghdad.edu.iq
b w.ameen1101@coeng.uobaghdad.edu.iq
Current design codes and specifications allow for part of the bonded flexure tension reinforcement to be distributed over an effective flange width when the T-beams' flanges are in tension. This study presents an experimental and numerical investigation on the reinforced concrete flanged section's flexural behavior when reinforcement in the tension flange is laterally distributed. To achieve the goals of the study, numerical analysis using the finite element method was conducted on discretized flanged beam models validated via experimentally tested T-beam specimen. Parametric study was performed to investigate the effect of different parameters on the T-beams flexural behavior. The study revealed that a significant reduction in the beam flexural strength with increasing deflection is encountered as a sizable percentage of reinforcement is distributed over the wider flange width. The study recommended that not more than 33% of the tension reinforcement may be distributed over an effective flange width not wider than ℓn/10. This result confirms and agrees well the ACI 318 limit on the effective width to be less than ℓn/10.
Key words: Reinforced concrete / flanged section / T-beams / flexural reinforcement / finite element / flexure strength
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