| Computers and Concrete Volume 18, Number 2, August 2016, pages 165-178 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/cac.2016.18.2.165 | |
Behaviour of RC Beams with non-bonded flexural reinforcement: A numerical experiment | |
Gregoria M.Kotsovou and Gerasimos M.Kotsovos
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| Abstract [Buy Article] | |
| The present work is concerned with a numerical investigation of the behaviour of reinforcedconcrete beams with non-bonded flexural tension reinforcement. The numerically-established behaviour of such beams with and without transverse reinforcement is compared with its counterpart of similar beams with bonded reinforcement. From the comparison, it is found that the development of bond anywhere within the shear span inevitably leads to inclined cracking which is the cause of | |
| Key Words | |
| beams; concrete-steel interaction; finite-element analysis; numerical testing; reinforced concrete; non-bonded reinforcement | |
| Address | |
| Gregoria M.Kotsovou: HeriotWatt University, Edinburgh, U.K. Gerasimos M.Kotsovos: Lithos Consulting Engineers, Vari, Hellas | |
