Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Two-Span Reinforced Concrete Deep Beams and Comparisons with Strut-and-Tie Method

Table 5

Beams’ geometrical and reinforcement specifications.

Beam name	(MPa)	a (mm)	h (mm)	d (mm)	a/h	Longitudinal reinforcement ratio		Web reinforcement ratio
						Bottom	Top	Vertical	Horizontal
C1	40	2000	1000	900	2	0.017	0.017	0.003	0.003
CM1	60	2000	1000	900	2	0.022	0.022	0.039	0.039
CH1	80	2000	1000	900	2	0.026	0.026	0.0049	0.0049
C2	40	2000	1500	1400	1.33	0.017	0.017	0.0036	0.0036
CM2	60	2000	1500	1400	1.33	0.022	0.022	0.005	0.005
CH2	80	2000	1500	1400	1.33	0.026	0.026	0.006	0.006
C3	40	2000	2000	1900	1	0.017	0.017	0.0036	0.0036
CM3	60	2000	2000	1900	1	0.022	0.022	0.0055	0.0055
CH3	80	2000	2000	1900	1	0.026	0.026	0.007	0.007
B1	40	1500	1500	1400	1	0.0067	0.0067	0.003	0.003
BM1	60	1500	1500	1400	1	0.0086	0.0086	0.003	0.003
BH1	80	1500	1500	1400	1	0.0086	0.0086	0.003	0.003
B2	40	1500	2000	1900	0.75	0.0065	0.0065	0.003	0.003
BM2	60	1500	2000	1900	0.75	0.0085	0.0085	0.003	0.003
BH2	80	1500	2000	1900	0.75	0.0085	0.0085	0.003	0.003
B3	40	1500	3000	2900	0.5	0.0074	0.0074	0.003	0.003
BM3	60	1500	3000	2900	0.5	0.0083	0.0083	0.003	0.003
BH3	80	1500	3000	2900	0.5	0.0083	0.0083	0.003	0.003
B4	40	1500	4500	4400	0.33	0.0069	0.0069	0.003	0.003
BM4	60	1500	4500	4400	0.33	0.0082	0.0082	0.003	0.003
BH4	80	1500	4500	4400	0.33	0.0082	0.0082	0.003	0.003