Title: Effect of Loading and Supporting Conditions on the Shear Strength of Deep Beams

Author(s): K.N. Smith and S.M. Fereig

Publication: Symposium Paper

Volume: 42

Issue:

Appears on pages(s): 441-460

Keywords: beams (supports); crack width and spacing; cracking (fracturing); deep beams; deflection; finite element method; loading rate; loads (forces); reinforced concrete; reinforcng steels; shear strength; span depth ratio; strains; stresses; structural analysis

DOI: 10.14359/17296

Date: 1/1/1974

Abstract:
The primary objective of this investigation is to study the effect of various supporting and loading conditions on the cracking behaviour, major crack width, deflection, arch action, and ultimate shear strength of deep beams.