Performance of reinforced concrete non-prismatic beams having multiple openings configurations

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Izzet Amer F.¹  Meyoof Tareq R.¹  Kharnoob Majid M.¹ 

[1] Civil Engineering Department, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq;

关键词: reinforced concrete;    gable roof;    roof beams;    roof openings;    ultimate strength;    inclined posts;   

DOI  :  10.1515/jmbm-2022-0043

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This experimental study demonstrates the gable-reinforced concrete beams’ behavior with several number of openings (six and eight) and posts’ inclination, aimed to find the strength reduction in this type of beam. The major results found are: for the openings extending over similar beam length it is better to increase the number of posts (openings), i.e., increasing opening number led to decrease in opening area, which allows us to transmit stresses and act as lever arms between the upper and the lower chords. Also, findings revealed that the inclined posts have larger loading at the mid-point relative to vertical ones. For gables with vertical posts having six and eight openings, the ultimate strength reduction was 31.5 and 25.6%, whereas it was 29 and 17.3% for those with inclined posts, respectively.

【 授权许可】

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