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Abstract
Ductility is a mechanical property used to describe the extent to which
materials can be deformed plastically without fracture giving warning of impending
failure. In this paper the effect of increasing the strength in the compression zone of
reinforced concrete beams on ductility was investigated. Seven reinforced concrete
beams were tested for this purpose. The tested beams were divided into two groups
depending on the manner at which the strength of the compression zone was
increased. In the first group, the increase was done by increasing the amount of
compression reinforcement. Four ratios of compression reinforcement were adopted.
In the second group, the increase in the strength of the compression zone was done by
increasing the concrete compressive strength in the upper third of the cross section
which was subjected to compression stresses. Four compressive strengths were
adopted .One beam was used as reference for the two groups. It was found that, the
compression zone strengthening, by the two manners, increases both strength and
ductility of the beams; but the increases due to increase the ratio of compressive
reinforcement is higher and more safety than that attained due to increasing concrete
compressive strength.
ﺗﺄﺛﯿﺮ ﻣﻘﺎوﻣﺔ اﻧﻀﻐﺎط اﻟﺨﺮﺳﺎﻧﺔ واﻟﺘﺴﻠﯿﺢ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﻀﻐﻂ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻄﯿﻠﯿﺔ اﻟﻌﺘﺒﺎت
اﻟﺨﺮﺳﺎﻧﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺴﻠﺤﺔ
اﻟﺨﻼﺻﺔ
اﻟﻤﻄﯿﻠﯿﺔ ھﻲ ﺧﺎﺻﯿﺔ ﻣﯿﻜﺎﻧﯿﻜﯿﺔ ﺗﺴﺘﺨﺪم ﻟﻮﺻﻒ اﻟﻤﺪى اﻟﺬي ﯾﻤﻜﻦ ﻟﻠﻤﻮاد اﻟﺘﺸﻮه اﻟﻠﺪن ﺑﺪون اﻧﻜﺴﺎر
ﯾﺘﻨﺎول اﻟﺒﺤﺚ اﻟﺤﺎﻟﻲ ﺗﺄﺛﯿﺮ زﯾﺎدة ﻣﻘﺎوﻣﺔ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﻀﻐﻂ ﻟﻠﻌﺘﺒﺎت اﻟﺨﺮﺳﺎﻧﯿﺔ.ﻣﻌﻄﯿﺔ ﺗﺤﺬﯾﺮ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﺸﻞ اﻟﻮﺷﯿﻚ
ﻗﺴﻤﺖ اﻟﻌﺘﺒﺎت اﻟﺨﺮﺳﺎﻧﯿﺔ اﻟﻰ، ﺗﻢ ﻓﺤﺺ ﺳﺒﻊ ﻋﺘﺒﺎت ﺧﺮﺳﺎﻧﯿﺔ ﻣﺴﻠﺤﺔ ﻟﮭﺬا اﻟﻐﺮض.اﻟﻤﺴﻠﺤﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻄﯿﻠﯿﺘﮭﺎ
ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ اﻷوﻟﻰ؛ ﺣﺼﻠﺖ زﯾﺎدة.ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﺘﯿﻦ اﻋﺘﻤﺎداً ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻄﺮﯾﻘﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻢ ﺑﮭﺎ زﯾﺎدة ﻣﻘﺎوﻣﺔ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﻀﻐﻂ
أﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﯿﺔ؛ ﻓﺤﺼﻠﺖ.ﻓﻲ ﻛﻤﯿﺔ ﻗﻀﺒﺎن ﺣﺪﯾﺪ ﺗﺴﻠﯿﺢ اﻟﻀﻐﻂ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﺨﺪام أرﺑﻊ ﻧﺴﺐ ﻣﻦ ﺗﺴﻠﯿﺢ اﻟﻀﻐﻂ
اﻟﺰﯾﺎدة ﻓﻲ ﻣﻘﺎوﻣﺔ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﻀﻐﻂ ﺑﺰﯾﺎدة ﻣﻘﺎوﻣﺔ اﻧﻀﻐﺎط اﻟﺜﻠﺚ اﻟﻌﻠﻮي ﻟﻠﻌﺘﺒﺔ واﺳﺘﺨﺪﻣﺖ ارﺑﻌﺔ ﻗﯿﻢ ﻟﻤﻘﺎوﻣﺔ
، ﺑﯿﻨﺖ اﻟﻨﺘﺎﺋﺞ أن ﺗﻘﻮﯾﺔ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﻀﻐﻂ. اﺳﺘﺨﺪﻣﺖ ﻋﺘﺒﺔ ﻣﺮﺟﻌﯿﺔ واﺣﺪة ﻓﻲ ﻛﻼ اﻟﻤﺠﻤﻮﻋﺘﯿﻦ.اﻻﻧﻀﻐﺎط ﻟﻠﺨﺮﺳﺎﻧﺔ
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Zone on the Ductility of Reinforced
Concrete Beams
وﻟﻜﻦ اﻟﺘﻌﺰﯾﺰات اﻟﺘﻲ اﺳﺘﺤﺼﻠﺖ ﺑﺰﯾﺎدة ﺗﺴﻠﯿﺢ. ﻗﺪ ﻋﺰزت ﻣﻘﺎوﻣﺔ وﻣﻄﯿﻠﯿﺔ اﻟﻌﺘﺒﺎت اﻟﻤﻔﺤﻮﺻﺔ،ﺑﻜﻼ اﻟﻄﺮﯾﻘﺘﯿﻦ
.اﻻﻧﻀﻐﺎط ﻛﺎﻧﺖ أﻋﻠﻰ وأﻛﺜﺮ أﻣﺎﻧﺄ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻘﺎرﻧﺔ ﻣﻊ ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺤﺼﻠﺔ ﺑﺰﯾﺎدة ﻣﻘﺎوﻣﺔ اﻟﺨﺮﺳﺎﻧﺔ ﻟﻼﻧﻀﻐﺎط
INTRODUCTION
Objective
The ductility and methods of increasing ductility is one of the most active areas
in the study of concrete structures. In present work, experimental study is adopted to
investigate the effect of strengthening the compression zone on the ductility of RC
beams. The compression zone is strengthened by two corresponding ways; the first is
increasing the compression steel area whilst the second is increasing its compressive
strength. Each increment in compression steel area (in a beam) corresponds an
increment in compressive strength of the compression zone (in other beam) to
maintain a same carrying capacity for the two beams. The purpose is to select the best
option of them in the ductility and deformability of the RC beams.
Experimental Program
The experimental program of the present work consists of casting and testing
of seven reinforced concrete beams of size of 100x150x1500mm and three cubic
control units of 150mm size for each beam to obtain the concrete compressive
strength. The beams were tested under two concentrated loads. The distance between
the two point loads was 500 mm c/c. All beams have the same flexural and shear
reinforcement. The beams were divided into two groups; each group consists of three
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2φ 8
3φ 8
φ 6 @ 60 mm c / c
a. Control beam B 1
4φ 8 6φ 8 8φ 8
3φ 8 3φ 8 3φ 8
B2 B3 B4
b. Group A
2φ 8 f c′ = 40MPa 2φ 8
fc′ = 30MPa f c′ = 35MPa 2φ 8
3φ 8 3φ 8 3φ 8
B5 B6 B7
c. Group B
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Concrete Beams
Materials
1.Cement, Corse Aggregate and Fine Aggregate
Ordinary Portland cement type I was used [10]. Crushed coarse aggregate of a 14
mm maximum size was used. Natural river sand, zone 2, with a 2.71 fineness
modulus was used as fine aggregate according to IQS: 45 1984 [11].
2.Reinforcing Steel
Deformed steel bars of (8mm) and (6 mm) nominal diameters were used; Table (2)
shows the mechanical properties of reinforcing bars.
3.Superplasticizer (SP)
Chloride free liquid admixture commercially named TopBond 603 complies
with ASTM C 469–86 [12] was used. Properties and description of the used
superplasticizar are shown in Table (3).
Mix Proportion
Four mixes were used in the present work; Table (4) shows the details of the
used mixes
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Zone on the Ductility of Reinforced
Concrete Beams
Deflection Measurements
One mechanical dial gauge of 0.01mm accuracy Figure (2.b) was used to
measure the midspan deflection at the center of the tested beams during testing
procedure.
Testing Procedure
The beams were painted by white color to facilitate detection of cracks firstly.
The candidate beam for test was positioned and supported in the testing machine and
prepared by fixing the positions of supports and load points. After that, the dial gauge
was positioned at the center of the bottom face of the beam. Each beam was loaded
directly at the top face with two equal concentrated loads. Loading started with an
increment of 2 kN and continued up to failure. At each stage of load increment,
midspan deflection was recorded.
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Zone on the Ductility of Reinforced
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Ultimate Load (P u)
The ultimate load (Pu) of all tested beams of the two groups was increased; that
revealed the effect of increasing the strength of the compression zone on enhancing
the ultimate strength of the beam, as shown in Table (6).
Enhancement amount in the two groups of beams varies with the way of
compression zone strengthening; focusing on group A reveals that the increase values
of ultimate strength were 28, 32 and 64% which is not in the same rate of
enhancement in comparison with monotonic rate of increasing the compression steel
ratio (ρ′)and this result can be confirmed by group B beams where increase values of
ultimate strength were 12, 24 and 40% which is not in the same rate with increasing
the compressive strength(f ′ ).
Table (6) also revealed that; the increase of ρ′ achieves enhancing in the beam
ultimate strength more than enhancement can be achieved by increasing f ′ in the
compression zone.
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Ductility
The ductility index (µ d), as listed in Table (6), was calculated depending on
(∆ ⁄∆ ), where the deflection at ultimate load (∆ ) is the last recorded value just
before beam failure and (∆ ) is the deflection at tension reinforcing steel at yield
which was observed from the experimental load-deflection curves, Figure (4), when
the curve appearance transformed from linear part to inelastic.
45
45
40
40
35
35
30
30
Load (kN)
25
Load (kN)
25
20
20
B1
15 B2 15
B3
10 B4 10 B1
B5 B2
5 B6 5 B3
B7 B4
0 0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Midspan Deflection (mm) Midspan Deflection (mm)
40 40
35 35
30 30
Load (kN)
25
Load (kN)
25
20 20
15 15
10 B1 10
B5 B1
5 B6 5 B2
B7 B5
0 0
0 5 10 15 20 0 5 10 15
Midspan Deflection (mm) Midspan Deflection (mm)
c. Group B + B1 d. B 1 + B2+B5
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Zone on the Ductility of Reinforced
Concrete Beams
45 45
40 40
35 35
30 30
Load (kN)
Load (kN)
25 25
20 20
15 15
10 10
B1 B1
5 B3 5 B4
B6 B7
0 0
0 5 10 15 20 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Midspan Deflection (mm) Midspan Deflection (mm)
e. B 1 + B3 +B6 f. B1 + B4 +B7
Figure (4): Comparison among load-deflection curves of the test beams
Figures (4.a-c) show the similar behavior of all tested beams, with slight
reduction in deflection from beam to another before the yield points. The reduction in
the deflection value occur with increase the beam strength, therefore; B 4 exhibits the
smallest deflection, however after the yield point the value of deflection begins to
increase obviously according to the concerned load and lead to magnify the ductility
of the beam. In spite of the ductility increase in the two groups A and B beams but
group A achieved the greatest value; thereby, the ductility index of B 4 was 3.19 which
is approximately the doubled of B 1 index which was 1.62, while the higher ductility
index in group B was 2.3 achieved by B 7. On the same wise, for every two
corresponding beam from groups A and B, the comparison revealed that the ductility
of group A is higher than group B ones, and that confirmed from Figures (4.d-f).It is
concluded remark, the compression zone strengthening by increasing (ρ′ ) lead to
improve the deflection and ductility properties of RC beams better than the
strengthening by increasing(f ′ ).
Another comparison among ductility and ultimate load increases was
accomplished to investigate the safe way of attainable strengthening for the load
carrying capacity, as shown in Figure (5). For the two groups of beams, it can be
noticed that the increase in ductility is convergent to the increase in ultimate load,
except B4 (with highest ρ′) which exhibits a considerable ductility increase against the
ultimate load increase, that means continuity in increasing ρ′ may be lead to improve
the ductility higher than a good increase in ultimate load (ductility increase per
ultimate strength increase is approximately equals 1.5). On the other hand, increasing
f ′ in the compression zone can be improved the ductility and the ultimate strength of
the RC beam but not in the same rate to that improving comes due to increasing ρ′
from a side and there is no rising in ductility against the ultimate strength from
another side. Therefore, increasing ρ′enhances the ductility against the ultimate load
better than increasing f ′ of the compression zone. So that, the increase of compression
steel rate is the more safety technique for strengthening the RC beams.
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Pu Increase % µd Increase %
100
80
60
40
20
0
B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7
Figure (5): Comparison between ductility and ultimate load of the test beams
CONCLUSIONS
1. Strengthening the compression zone of RC beam improves its behavior, through
increasing its ultimate load and ductility with slight reduction in deflection
values.
2. Strengthening the compression zone of RC beam by increasing its compressive
strength leads to improve the ultimate strength and ductility approximately in
the same rate. However, this rate of improvement stills less than a
corresponding improvement rate achieved by increasing the compression steel
ratio.
3. Increasing the compression steel rate is preferable for improving the ductility than
the ultimate strength, besides that, raising the compression steel rate of RC
beam means enhancing both ductility and ultimate strength.
4. Considerable ductility increase in high compressive steel RC beam make this
technique of strengthening safety and accomplish with more cracked and
crushed concrete to give a further indication before failure.
Notation
As: Area of reinforcing steel bars (mm2).
f ′ : Compressive strength of concrete (MPa).
fy: Yield stress of reinforcing steel bars (MPa).
fu: Ultimate strength of reinforcing steel bars(MPa).
P: Applied load (kN).
Pcr: Cracking load (kN).
Pu: Ultimate load (kN).
Δy: Deflection at yield load of tension reinforcing bars (mm).
Δu: Deflection at ultimate load (mm)
ρ: Ratio of tension reinforcement.
ρ′ : Ratio of compression reinforcement.
∅: Diameter of reinforcing steel bars (mm).
µd: Ductility index (∆ ⁄∆ ).
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