钢筋溷凝土连续深梁开口__continuous_deep_beams_with_openings.pdfVIP

The IES Journal Part A: Civil Structural Engineering Vol. 2, No. 4, November 2009, 282–295 TECHNICAL PAPER Experimental verification of continuous deep beams with openings designed using strut-and-tie modelling T. Wu and B. Li* School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore (Received 14 May 2009; final version received 23 June 2009) This study investigates the applicability and reliability of the strut-and-tie modelling that is recommended by the ACI 318 Building Code (2002) for designing continuous deep beams with openings. Presented herein are experimental results of two full-scale continuous reinforced concrete deep beams with openings subjected to concentrated loads. Each specimen was designed using the ACI 318 (2002) provisions for strut-and-tie models. Both 9 specimens were found to be able to carry loads greater than the factored design load. The failure mechanism of each 0 specimen corresponds well with the designed strut-and-tie models. The experimental results thus illustrate the 0 2 r reliability and conservative nature of strut-and-tie modelling for designing continuous deep beams with openings. e b o t Keywords: reinforced concrete; deep beam with opening; strut-and-tie model c O 1