Investigating Reinforced Concrete Beams with Web Opening under Static and Cyclic Loads

This study aims to investigate experimentally and theoretically the behavior of reinforced concrete beams with openings subjected to static and cyclic loads. The experimental program consists of testing eight specimens with a rectangular opening at the shear zone, two of the beams serve as a control...

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Main Authors: Ali Fawzy, Arafa EL-Helloty, Mahmoud Hassan Mahmoud, Aymen Summra
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-01-01
Series:Journal of Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/3511913
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Arafa EL-Helloty
Mahmoud Hassan Mahmoud
Aymen Summra
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Aymen Summra
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description This study aims to investigate experimentally and theoretically the behavior of reinforced concrete beams with openings subjected to static and cyclic loads. The experimental program consists of testing eight specimens with a rectangular opening at the shear zone, two of the beams serve as a control beam (without openings) subjected to static and cyclic loads, three beams with rectangular openings of variable height and subjected to static loads, and three beams with rectangular openings of variable height and subjected to cyclic loads. All openings were rectangular of constant length and varied at heights of 20%, 30%, and 40% of the beam height. The beams were loaded at two points using a steel plate until the failure stage was reached. Numerical studies were performed on ANSYS software, and the finite element results were verified through experiments. The response has been discussed in terms of the deformation occurring in all beams, the crack pattern, and failure modes, resulting from static and repeated loading. Results indicated that the load failure of the beams subjected to cyclic loads decreased by a rate ranging from 86% to 90% of those static loads. The results also showed that the load failure rate decreases as the opening height increases. The percentages of decrease were (58%, 62%, and 90%) compared to the load failure rate of the control beam (without opening), which corresponds to opening heights of 20%, 30%, and 40% of the beam’s height.
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spelling doaj-art-9dc455f1e98141db8c5951da613d4ebe2025-02-03T01:06:29ZengWileyJournal of Engineering2314-49122024-01-01202410.1155/2024/3511913Investigating Reinforced Concrete Beams with Web Opening under Static and Cyclic LoadsAli Fawzy0Arafa EL-Helloty1Mahmoud Hassan Mahmoud2Aymen Summra3Civil Engineering DepartmentCivil Engineering DepartmentCivil Engineering DepartmentCivil Engineering DepartmentThis study aims to investigate experimentally and theoretically the behavior of reinforced concrete beams with openings subjected to static and cyclic loads. The experimental program consists of testing eight specimens with a rectangular opening at the shear zone, two of the beams serve as a control beam (without openings) subjected to static and cyclic loads, three beams with rectangular openings of variable height and subjected to static loads, and three beams with rectangular openings of variable height and subjected to cyclic loads. All openings were rectangular of constant length and varied at heights of 20%, 30%, and 40% of the beam height. The beams were loaded at two points using a steel plate until the failure stage was reached. Numerical studies were performed on ANSYS software, and the finite element results were verified through experiments. The response has been discussed in terms of the deformation occurring in all beams, the crack pattern, and failure modes, resulting from static and repeated loading. Results indicated that the load failure of the beams subjected to cyclic loads decreased by a rate ranging from 86% to 90% of those static loads. The results also showed that the load failure rate decreases as the opening height increases. The percentages of decrease were (58%, 62%, and 90%) compared to the load failure rate of the control beam (without opening), which corresponds to opening heights of 20%, 30%, and 40% of the beam’s height.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/3511913
spellingShingle Ali Fawzy
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Investigating Reinforced Concrete Beams with Web Opening under Static and Cyclic Loads
Journal of Engineering
title Investigating Reinforced Concrete Beams with Web Opening under Static and Cyclic Loads
title_full Investigating Reinforced Concrete Beams with Web Opening under Static and Cyclic Loads
title_fullStr Investigating Reinforced Concrete Beams with Web Opening under Static and Cyclic Loads
title_full_unstemmed Investigating Reinforced Concrete Beams with Web Opening under Static and Cyclic Loads
title_short Investigating Reinforced Concrete Beams with Web Opening under Static and Cyclic Loads
title_sort investigating reinforced concrete beams with web opening under static and cyclic loads
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