Title:
Shear Strength of High-Performance Concrete Beams
Author(s):
Paul Y. L. Kong and B. Vijaya Rangan
Publication:
Structural Journal
Volume:
95
Issue:
6
Appears on pages(s):
677-688
Keywords:
beams; design; high-performance concrete (HPC); high-strength concrete (HSC); reinforced concrete; shear properties
DOI:
10.14359/581
Date:
11/1/1998
Abstract:
Tests on 48 reinforced high-performance concrete (HPC) beams with vertical shear reinforcement under combined bending moment and shear are reported. The test parameters included the concrete cover-to-shear reinforcement cage, shear reinforcement ratio, longitudinal tensile reinforcement ratio, overall beam depth, shear span-to-depth ratio, and concrete compressive strength. The loading configuration was also varied. The shear strength calculated using a stress analysis of the web region of the beam shows good correlation with the test values from the present and previous investigations. The predictions by the shear design provisions contained in the Australian Standard, ACI 318-95, Canadian Standard, and Eurocode are also compared with the test shear strengths of the beams.