An Experimental Study on the Mechanical Characteristics of Materials for Reduced-Scale Models of Reinforced Concrete Structures

철근콘크리트 구조물의 축소모델 재료의 역학적 특성에 관한 실험적 연구

The main objectives of this paper are to compare the obtained mechanical characteristics of reduced-scale model materials with those of the prototype and to provide the information on the best selection of materials. Manufacturing techniques on the micro-concrete and reduced reinforcement are introduced. The test results of these materials are shown to be satisfactory with regard to the similitude requrement. The simple beam tests were performed to verify similitude in the bond behavior between micro-concrete and reduced reinforcement. Those results also prove that these manufacturing and experimental techniques are useful and reliable for reduced-scale model test.