The Experimental Study on the Size Effects of Reinforced Concrete Members with Eccentrical Compression

Abstract:

The size effects of reinforced concrete members with eccentrical compression are experimentally studied, using two sizes of specimens which side lengths of cross-section are 200mm and 400mm, respectively, under the conditions in which e0/h0=0.6. It shows that, with the increase of the size of the specimen, the ultimate load capacity of the specimen decreases, relative to the calculated values; cross-sectional strain distribution of smaller specimens matches plane-section assumption better than larger-sized specimen’s.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 166-169)
• Pages: 1793-1796
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.166-169.1793
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Fan Feng*, Jun Zhao, Aizhen Lu
• Keywords: Eccentrical Compression, Experimental Study, Reinforced Concrete (RC), Size Effect

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