Effect of Varying Longitudinal Reinforcement Ratios on Shear Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Without Web Reinforcement

Effect of varying longitudinal reinforcement ratios on shear behavior of reinforced concrete simply supported beams without web reinforcement was analyzed in this paper, with emphasis on both shear ultimate capacity and failure mode, on the basis of available testing data. Generic laws were thus obtained and codified methods, including ACI Code and China Design Code of Reinforced Concrete Structures, were evaluated as a result.     

Study on Effect of Longitudinal Reinforcement Ratio on Shear Behavior of Restrained Beams with Web Reinforcement

In this paper, five restrained beams with web and different longitudinal reinforcement ratio as well as above longitudinal reinforcement truncated were tested under static point loads. On this basis, the overall process of cracking development under shear and the effect of longitudinal reinforcement ratio on shear strength was investigated     

Investigation on Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Beams without Web Reinforcement

On the basis of available testing data of simply supported reinforced concrete beams without web reinforcement under two-point concentrated loads,the dominant factors contributing to shear performance are identified,and the basic laws are correspondingly quantitatively described.The shear design equations of China Design Code of Reinforced Concrete Structures,ACI Code,together with two other expressions of shear of RC beams without web reinforcement,are thus calibrated to identify their accuracy in describing the shear mechanism of such members.     

Strut-and-tie Model for Reinforced Concrete Corbels and Reinforcement Design

In American code for design of Concrete Structures (ACI 318-08), the strut-and-tie model method was used as a normative appendix for D-region design of reinforced concrete members. The constituent of the strut-and-tie model was introduced. Calculation of internal forces in struts, ties and node zone were proposed according to the design parameters (loading, concrete strength, steel strength) of the current Chinese code (GB 50010-2010).Then the design procedure was provided. Strut-and-tie model design method for reinforced concrete corbels was proposed following Chinese code parameters which degree of safety was compared with in ACI 318-08 through an example. The compared result shows that the proposed method can be used for the design of reinforced concrete corbels with clearer mechanical concepts and easier calculations.     

Test Study on the Small Span-to Depth Ratio Seismic Coupling Beams with Low Reinforcement Rate by New Reinforcement Scheme

Coupling beams are the key elements of plastic energy dissipation mechanisms in coupled walls.However,the design of the small span-to-depth ratio coupling beams with high ductility is still one of the problems not solved effectively in domestic and foreign seismic reinforced concrete structure design.The research group,where the authors of this paper are,brings forward a new reinforcement scheme with adding diagonal and rhombic bars to traditional reinforcement in the foundation.Test results prove that it is an effective way to solve the problems for it has good seismic performance and is easy to be constructed.This paper puts great emphasis on introducing the trial results and principal rules that are deduced from the test results of second set of specimens with low reinforcement rate.     

A Macro Model of Seismic Coupling Beams with Small Aspect Ratio Adopting New Reinforcement Arrangement Scheme

A new reinforcement arrangement scheme was suggested to provide satisfactory seismic performance and good workmanship for the coupling beams with small aspect ratio. Coupling beams with small aspect ratio are counter flexural deep beams with both ends restrained, in which the Bernoulli hypothesis are not valid. Although their load bearing capacity can be predicted with the strut-and-tie model developed recently, how to simulate this kind of beams adopting new reinforcement arrangement is still a problem. A macroscopic strut-and-tie model is thus presented for these coupling beams. Good agreement with experimental results is achieved.     

Shear Capacity Calculation Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Beams Based on Truss-arch Model

According to the theory of truss-arch model, the shear mechanism of reinforced concrete beam was analyzed, and formula of shear bearing capacity was proposed. In this formula, softening effect of concrete and the arch function were taken into account, and the coefficients in the formula were amended with experimental data. When the performance difference between the structural material and the original material is huge, the code formula of shear bearing capacity calculation is inapplicable. After the computation, the ratio of the results calculated by truss-arch model theory formula and the results calculated by the current code formula was close to 1, and the standard deviation coefficient and coefficient of variation were smaller than those of standard formula results, and the results calculated by truss-arch model formula were in good agreement with the experimental results. The collected experimental data was calculated with the shear capacity formula in ACI318-08, and the calculation results showed that United States building code was more conservative than the standard of China. The results indicate that the shear bearing capacity formula based on truss-arch model can be used for computation of shear bearing capacity of reinforced concrete beams.     

Experimental Study on Size Effect of Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams

Reinforced concrete specimens with concrete compressive strength varied from 46.5 to 50.6 MPa and with depth of cross section from 250 mm to 1 000 mm subjected to bending were tested. Size effects of flexural behavior with respect to bending capacity and deformation capacity were investigated based on the analysis of the test results and those of high-strength specimens (fcu=72.1~72.4 MPa) of which the geometry and reinforcement layouts were identical to those of specimens tested in this study. It is shown that beam depth does not has any apparent influence on nominal cracking moment, nominal yield moment and nominal ultimate moment, and that it has significant influence on displacement ductility and plastic rotation capacity of plastic hinges of members. For normal-strength concrete specimens and high-strength concrete specimens, both the displacement ductility and the plastic rotation capacity decrease with the increasing of depth in the similar ways, and are independent of concrete strength. It is also demonstrated that the lengths of plastic hinges of members with different depth and concrete strength are approximately equal to the depth.     

A Simple Experimental Analysis Method for Reinforced Concrete Bar System Structures - Sectioned Dropping Rigidity Method

In order to solve the problem that the internal force of statically indeterminate prestressed and reinforced concrete bar system structures is difficut to determine when the structures come to the non-elastic state, a simple analysis method of experimental structures' internal force-sectioned dropping rigidity method is brought forward.In this method, according to the loading state of bars, the bars are divided into limited segments by the level of rigidity dropping, and the relative level of each segment is enacted; then the dropping modulus of each segment rigidity will be found by debugging time after time, and the checking point is the key distortion which was gained from the experiment; it is considered that the internal force which is calculated by elasticity analysis at the dropped rigidity can reflect the real internal force of the structures.It is basically proved that the method, which is brought forward in this paper, is effective by comparing its results with those from the experiment of a large size prestressed frame of two spans and single floor, of which the internal force redistribution is considered.     

Analysis Method for Nonlinear Properties of Reinforced Concrete Columns

Accurate assessment of seismic performance of reinforced concrete columns（RC columns）is significant to ensure the safety of reinforced concrete structure subjected to earthquake action. In order to derive a reasonable prediction by Pushover analysis, a calculation method for determining lateral load-deformation curve, unloading rigidity and reloading rigidity of RC columns subjected to combined flexural and shear force is proposed based on test data analysis in the PEER (Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center) Structural Performance Database, and the formula for calculating the equivalent damping ratio according to hysteresis loop area is also provided. In this paper, conventional section analysis techniques are employed for modeling the flexural behavior of lateral load-deformation relationship, and the modified formulas with actual data analysis are implemented for modeling the effect of shear and slip of the longitudinal bars at columns end. Unloading rigidity and reloading rigidity of the columns are determined by statistical analysis on relations between themselves and secant rigidity of the columns respectively. Finally, a single-degree of freedom (SDOF) system is taken as an example to illustrate the applications of the proposed model for developing the corresponding “capacity curve” and performing pushover analysis on columns. The influences of primary parameters, such as shear-span ratio, axial load ratio, reinforcement ratio and stirrup ratio, on seismic performance of columns are also analyzed.     

Experimental Study on the Extended Length of Negative Reinforcement Cut-in Phases in Continuous Beams

In this paper through the static loading tests of 6 inflexion zones and 2 cantilever zones in full-size constrained R/C beams, the stress performance in rebars cut-in-phases and subjected to negative moment is studied. The stress properties of extended length of rebars with different shear-span ratiosare analysed on basis of the full measurement of strain distributions combined with the investigation on state and regularity of the diagonal cracks development and series of new knowledge are obtained. It is found that current Concrete Design Code provisions on the extended length are inadequate for the high shear-span ratio and superfluous for the low shear-span ratio. The theoretical and experimental foundations are provided for determining proper value of extended length for rebars cut-in-phases.     

Experimental Study of Ratio Between Splitting Tensile Strength and Compressive Strength for PVA Fiber Cementitious Composites

An experimental study of the splitting tensile strength and compressive strength were carried out. Effects of PVA fiber was analyzed on ratio between splitting tensile strength and compressive strength. The dimensions of cubic specimens were 100 mm×100 mm ×100 mm. PVA fiber were added at the volume fractions of 0, 0.5%, 1%, 1.5%, 2% and the fly ash content were 30%, 50%. The test results indicate that, the compressive strength varies very little after incorporation with PVA fiber, however, the splitting tensile strength increases from 42.64% to 135.12% and the ratio between splitting tensile strength and compressive strength increases from 36.82% to 134.27%. What's more, the compressive strength of cementitious composite including fly ash at the ratio of 30% is 20% higher than that of 50%,and there is no obvious improvement on the splitting tensile strength with the change of fly ash content. This paper also shows that the compressive test cube of PVA fiber cementitious composites has multiple cracks and is hardly crumbled in the degradation process, and then the compressive toughness can be enhanced significantly.     

Deformation Capacity and Amount of Confining Reinforcement in Potential Plastic Hinge Regions of Rectangular Hollow Bridge Piers

Quasi static test results of 71 rectangular hollow bridge piers were collected to study the deformation capacity and amount of confining reinforcement in the potential plastic hinge region of the bridge piers. The deformation capacity of the hollow bridge piers with different failure modes were analyzed, and current codes provisions for the amount of confining reinforcement in hollow bridge piers were evaluated. Then, main factors influencing the deformation capacity of the piers were discussed based on multiple linear regression analysis and correlation analysis. At last, design equations based on Caltrans code of required confining reinforcement for rectangular hollow bridge piers were proposed. It is found that both the Caltrans and ACI codes show great reliability for the flexural failure mode and deformation capacity of the hollow bridge piers while the Chinese JTG/T B02-01-2008 code is unsafe. Also, the deformation capacity of the hollow bridge piers increases with the increase of the transverse reinforcement, longitudinal reinforcement, and web width, and decreases with the increase of the axial load ratio.     

Study on Influence of Mineral Admixture on Chloride Ion Penetration and Diffusion in Concrete

In this paper, the influences of different kinds and different amount of mineral admixture to Cl-penetration and diffusion in concrete are studied. The results of experiment show that separate addition of mineral admixture (ground fly ash, slag fines, silica fume) into concrete can improve its resistance to chloride ion penetration and diffusion. Furthermore,the effect of silica fume is the best, fly ash second, and then follows slag fines. Mechanism analysis shows that the pozzolanic effect of mineral admixture improves the interface between the cement and aggregate in concrete, reduces the total porosity, makes pores more smaller, on the other hand it increases the Cl-consolidation capability of concrete with low alkaline C-S-H gel produced. So the resistance to chloride ion penetration of concrete is improved.     

沿黄稻麦区水稻生长和氮素利用与土壤透水性的关系

采用^15N示踪和模拟土柱技术，对不同透水性土壤施用氮肥后水稻生育和氮肥利用率进行了研究。结果表明:土壤透水速率以20－30mm/d对水稻生育最为有利，完全不渗漏和透水速率超过40mm/d时，水稻分蘖明显减少，收获期干物质积累和子实产量仅为适宜透水率时的66．7％－93．4％和65．2％－93．8％。土壤透水性强烈影响水稻对氮肥的利用效率。土壤透水率在20－30mm/d时，水稻对氮的利用率超过60％，而不透水土壤和严重渗漏土壤的水稻对氮肥利用率仅为32．65－44．1％，损失率达30．8％－46．0％。稻作期间田面水层和0－5cm土层pH与土壤透水率呈负相关，排水不良易引起氮挥发。日渗漏20－30mm可作为沿黄高产稻麦田培育的定量指标。