Assessing beam shear behavior with distributed longitudinal strains

The demand on the longitudinal reinforcement due to shear has been traditionally based on statics but has rarely been measured. Empirical assumptions needed for the concrete stiffness and the variability of reinforcement strain due to cracking and disturbed regions complicate these measurements, and...

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Published in:Structural concrete : journal of the FIB 2022-06, Vol.23 (3), p.1555-1571
Main Authors: Poldon, Jack J., Bentz, Evan C., Hoult, Neil A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Compressive properties
Concrete
distributed fiber‐optic sensors
large beams
localized behaviour
longitudinal reinforcement
Modulus of elasticity
Reinforced concrete
Reinforcement
Shear
shrinkage
Stiffness
Strain gauges
Upper bounds
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Summary:The demand on the longitudinal reinforcement due to shear has been traditionally based on statics but has rarely been measured. Empirical assumptions needed for the concrete stiffness and the variability of reinforcement strain due to cracking and disturbed regions complicate these measurements, and make the use of conventional strain gauges impractical. This paper investigates the use of distributed measurements from a large reinforced concrete beam test to study the effects of disturbed regions, forces at a crack, shrinkage, and the in situ modulus of elasticity of concrete. The increased demand due to shear on the longitudinal reinforcement was observed, and the Canadian code was shown to provide an accurate upper bound to the measured strain at service loads. The measured longitudinal strains were also used to estimate the average angle of principal compressive stress, and it was observed to decrease with applied load, reaching values as low as 14° near failure.
ISSN:1464-4177
1751-7648
DOI:10.1002/suco.202100730