Experimental Study on the Extended Length of Negative Reinforcement Cut-in Phases in Continuous Beams
Zou Zhaowen, Fu Jianping, Bai Shaoliang
DOI:10.11835/j.issn.1674-4764.1996.02.002
Received ,Revised , Accepted , Available online July 01, 2015
Volume ,1996,Pages 10-19
- Abstract
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.