Research Article

Bending Capacity of Concrete-Encased Underground Electrical Duct Banks under Monotonic Loading: An Experimental Study

Table 5

Parameters in formula (6).

Specimen (mm2) (mm) (mm) (kN·m) (m2) (m) (kPa)

A13391.028.160066.50.81.7195.8
B13271.016.735037.41.31.767.7

Notes.: area of tension bars; : ratio of the magnitude of concrete rectangular stress diagram in compression zone to the design value of concrete axial compressive strength; : height of compression zone; : effective height; : bending capacity of normal section; : area of top surface; : distance between two hinge supports; : theoretical bending capacity of specimens.