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Structural Engineering and Mechanics Volume 12, Number 1, July 2001 , pages 1-16 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2001.12.1.001 |
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Service load response prediction of reinforced concrete flexural members |
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Feng Ning, Neil C. Mickleborough and Chun-Man Chan(Hong Kong)
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| Abstract | ||
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A reliable and accurate method has been developed to predict the flexural deformation response of structural concrete members subject to service load. The method that has been developed relates the extent of concrete cracking, measured as a function of the magnitude of applied moment in a member, to the reduction in the effective moment of inertia of cracked reinforced concrete members under service load conditions. The ratio of the area of the moment diagram where the moment exceeds the cracking moment, to the total area of the moment diagram for any loading, provides the basis for the calculation of the effective moment of inertia. This ratio also represents mathematically a probability of crack occurrence. Verification of this method for the determination of the effective moment of inertia has been achieved from an experimental test program, and has included beam tests with different loading configurations, and shear wall tests subjected to a range of vertical and lateral load levels. Further verification of this method has been made with reference to the experimental investigation of other recently published work. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| probability; flexural members; deflection; curvature; stiffness; serviceability prediction; moment of inertia; cracking; reinforced concrete. | ||
| Address | ||
| Feng Ning, Neil C. Mickleborough and Chun-Man Chan, Department of Civil Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong | ||