• Computers and Concrete
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.673-692
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• 2016

In the standards, minimum reinforcement ratios are presented as the least reinforcement ratios that bearing elements should have in a way to include all systems and in general. However, naturally these general minimum ratios might be presented as being lower than the normally required reinforcement ratios by criteria such as system size, bearing system arrangement, section situation and distributions of the elements and earthquake effect. In this case, minimum reinforcement ratios may remain as meaningless restrictions. Then grouping the criterion that might affect reinforcement ratios according to certain parameters and creating minimum reinforcement ratios regarding preliminary design will provide ease and safety during the project designing. Moreover, it will enable fast and simple examinations in the beginning of project control and evaluation process. By means of the data which could be defined as "preliminary design & minimum reinforcement ratios", a more realistic and safe restriction compared to general minimum reinforcement ratios could be presented. As a result of numerous comprehensive studies, reinforcement ratios to include all certain systems might be obtained. Today, thanks to the development level of finite elements programs which can make reinforced concrete modelling, with the studies that are impossible to carry out beforehand, this deficiency in the minimum reinforcement ratios in the standarts may at least be partially made up with the advisory regulation of preliminary design & minimum reinforcement ratios. As the structure of the system to be examined and the diversity of the parameters range from the specific to the general, preliminary design & minimum reinforcement ratios will approximate to general minimum reinforcement ratios in real terms. By focusing on a more specific system structure and diversity of the parameters, preliminary design and even design reinforcement ratios will be approximated. In this preliminary study, a route between these two extremes was attempted to be followed. Today, it is possible to determine suggested practical ratios for project designs through carrying out numerous studies.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.129-143
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• 2017

Seismic design of reinforced concrete (RC) structures requires a certain minimum level of flexural ductility. For example, Eurocode EN1998-1 directly specifies a minimum flexural ductility for RC beams, while Chinese code GB50011 limits the equivalent rectangular stress block depth ratio at peak resisting moment to achieve a certain nominal minimum flexural ductility indirectly. Although confinement is effective in improving the ductility of RC beams, most design codes do not provide any guidelines due to the lack of a suitable theory. In this study, the confinement for desirable flexural ductility performance of both normal- and high-strength concrete beams is evaluated based on a rigorous full-range moment-curvature analysis. An effective strategy is proposed for flexural ductility design of RC beams taking into account confinement. The key parameters considered include the maximum difference of tension and compression reinforcement ratios, and maximum neutral axis depth ratio at peak resisting moment. Empirical formulae and tables are then developed to provide guidelines accordingly.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2003년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.890-895
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• 2003

The purpose of this experimental study is to investigate the influence of shear span-to-depth ratio on the minimum shear reinforcement ratio of reinforced concrete beams. In this study, 7 reinforced concrete beam specimens were tested. The parameters of experiment are shear span-to-depth ratio(a/d=2.0, 3.0, 4.0) and shear reinforcement ratio($p_v$=0%, 0.183%, and 0.233%). The section of all secimens was 350mm width and 450mm depth. The observed results were compared with the calculated results by the current ACI 318-02 Building Code and the proposed equation. The safety rate of the specimens, L5S2A, L5S3A, L5S4A, and L5S4P specimens were 1.80, 1.25, 1.38, and 1.56 respectively. The test results indicated that the shear behavior of reinforced concrete beams with the minimum shear reinforcement was influenced by the shear span-to-depth ratio.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.211-218
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• 2014

철근콘크리트 직사각형 휨 부재의 설계에서, 최소철근량은 취성파괴를 방지하기 위하여 필요하다. 콘크리트구조기준은 극한강도 설계개념을 기반으로 국내에서 일반적으로 사용되는 모델코드이다. 그러나 국토해양부에서 2012년 제정한 도로교설계기준은 한계상태설계법을 기반으로 하고 있으며, 유럽의 EN 코드와 유사하다. 따라서, 두 설계기준에서 제시된 최소철근량은 서로 다른 기원과 안전율에 근거한다. 이 연구에서 단철근 직사각형 단면의 실험체에 상기 두 기준을 적용하여 분석한 결과, EN 코드에서 제시된 최소철근량은 KCI 코드에서 제시된 최소철근량의 76%에 불과하며, 이러한 점에서 구조 설계자의 혼란을 야기한다. 이 연구에서는, KCI와 EN 코드에서 제시한 각각의 최소철근량을 보강한 9개의 직사각형 단면의 휨 실험체를 제작하고, 휨 실험을 수행하였다. 결과에서, 모든 실험체에 대하여 실험에서 측정된 공칭강도와 균열강도의 비는 각 설계식으로부터 평가된 공칭강도와 균열강도의 비에 비하여 25% 이상 큰 것으로 나타났다. 국내기준에서 규정하고 있는 최소철근비의 76%가 보강된 EN 보는 보강철근의 파단으로 파괴되었지만 연성적인 파괴거동을 나타내었다. 따라서, 유럽과 국내기준에 의하여 설계된 최소철근비로 보강된 보는 충분한 구조적 안전성과 연성을 보유하고 있는 것으로 확인되었다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2017

원형 기둥의 나선철근은 축방향 철근의 위치 고정 및 좌굴방지와 코어콘크리트의 충분한 횡구속으로 기둥의 연성거동에 효과적인 역할을 한다. 각국은 기둥에 요구되는 연성을 확보하기 위하여 나선철근의 최소철근비를 제시하고 있다. ACI 318-14와 국내 콘크리트 구조설계 기준에서 제시하는 나선철근 최소철근비는 Richart et al.(1928)의 이론에 기초하여 개발되었으며 현재까지 사용되고 있다. 그러나 Richart et al.(1928)의 이론은 현대의 고강도 콘크리트, 고강도철근 그리고 나선철근의 배근조건 등의 영향을 고려하지 못한다. 이 연구에서는 나선철근으로 구속된 철근콘크리트 원형 기둥의 내력회복 및 연성증진에 요구되는 나선철근에 대한 수정 최소철근비 산정식을 제시한다. 수정 최소철근비 산정식은 콘크리트 압축강도, 나선철근 항복강도, 기둥의 단면적, 나선철근 배근간격, 나선철근 직경의 영향을 고려하고 있다. 이 논문에서는 재료강도 및 나선철근 최적비를 변수로 한 실험체의 일축 압축실험을 통하여 ACI 318-14에 제시하는 나선철근 최소철근비 산정식의 타당성을 검토하고, 그 결과를 토대로 나선철근 최소철근비 산정식의 수정방안을 고찰하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.705-724
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• 2009

The two major widely used building design code documents of reinforced concrete structures are the ACI 318-05 and Eurocode for the Design of Concrete Structures EC2. Therefore, a thorough comparative analysis of the provisions of these codes is required to confirm their validity and identify discrepancies in either code. In this context, provisions of flexural computations would be particularly attractive for detailed comparison. The provisions of safety concepts, design assumptions, cross-sectional moment capacity, ductility, minimum and maximum reinforcement ratios, and load safety factors of both the ACI 318-05 and EC2 is conducted with parametric analysis. In order to conduct the comparison successfully, the parameters and procedures of EC2 were reformatted and defined in terms of those of ACI 318-05. This paper concluded that although the adopted rationale and methodology of computing the design strength is significantly different between the two codes, the overall EC2 flexural provisions are slightly more conservative with a little of practical difference than those of ACI 318-05. In addition, for the limit of maximum reinforcement ratio, EC2 assures higher sectional ductility than ACI 318-05. Overall, EC2 provisions provide a higher safety factor than those of ACI 318-05 for low values of Live/Dead load ratios. As the ratio increases the difference between the two codes decreases and becomes almost negligible for ratios higher than 4.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.531-546
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• 1999

The paper presents an experimental and theoretical study on the influence of steel fibers and longitudinal tension and compression reinforcements on immediate and long-term deflections of high-strength concrete beams of 85 MPa (12,300 psi) compressive, strength. Test results of eighteen beams subjected to sustained load for 180 days show that the deflection behavior depends on the longitudinal tension and compression reinforcement ratios and fiber content; excessive amount of compression reinforcement and fibers may have an unfavorable effect on the long-term deflections. The beams having the ACI Code's minimum longitudinal tension reinforcement showed much higher time-dependent deflection to immediate deflection ratio, when compared with that of the beams having about 50 percent of the balanced tension reinforcement. The results of theoretical analysis of tested beams and those of a parametric study show that the influence of steel fibers in increasing the moment of inertia of cracked transformed sections is most pronounced in beams having small amount of longitudinal tension reinforcement.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2001년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.603-608
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• 2001

In these days, high-strength steel prevails throughout the construction fields for the benefit of structural and economical aspects. But high-strength steel is used by the simple calculation of flexural capacities for the purpose of reducing flexural reinforcement. So, this paper is mainly focused on the shear behavior of high-strength steel reinforced concrete beams without stirrups comparing with normal-strength steel reinforced concrete beams. Specimens were made and tested with the experimental parameters, such as steel yield strength, reinforcement ratios and minimum shear reinforcement. The main result was that not only area but also the yield strength of flexural reinforcement should be considered to predict the shear capacities of concrete beams.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.45-55
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• 2007

Ten beams bonded with glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) laminates were tested under cyclic loading with the load range and the FRP reinforcement ratio as test parameters. The maximum load level during cyclic loading was 55%, 65% and 75% of the static flexural strength while the minimum load level was kept constant at 35%. Deflections of the beams at the end of 525000 cycles were found to increase by 16% and 44% when the maximum load level was increased from 55% to 65% and 75% of the static flexural strength, respectively. Beams with FRP reinforcement ratios of 0.64% and 1.28% were found to exhibit lesser deflections of about 15% and 20%, respectively, compared to a similar beam without FRP reinforcement. An analytical approach based on cycle-dependent effective moduli of elasticity of concrete and FRP reinforcement is presented and found to predict the deflections of the test beams well.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.203-210
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• 2002

In these days, High-strength steel prevails throughout the construction fields for the benefit of structural and economical aspects. But high-strength steel is used by the simple calculation of flexural capacities for the purpose of reducing flexural reinforcement. So, this paper is mainly focused on the shear behavior of high-strength steel reinforced concrete beams without stirrups comparing with normal-strength steel reinforced concrete beams. Specimens were made and tested with the experimental parameters, such as steel yield strength, reinforcement ratios and minimum shear reinforcement. The main result was that not only area but also the yield strength of flexural reinforcement should be considered to predict the shear capacities of concrete beams. In addition, the experimental results were simulated by modified compression field theory analysis program, RESPONSE 2000. A good agreement was achieved between the test results and program analyses.