Effect of the concrete compressive strength and tensile reinforcement ratio on the flexural behavior of fibrous concrete beams

Engineering Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1145-1158

  Ashour, Samir A ^a   Wafa, Faisal F ^a   Kamal, Mohmd I ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Beams (supports); Compressive strength; Cracking; Deflection; Flexural rigidity; Flexural strength; High strength concrete; Moment of inertia; Reinforced concrete; Steel fibers; Tensile reinforcement ratio

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTS; CRACK INITIATION; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); TENSILE STRENGTH;

FIBROUS CONCRETE BEAMS; FLEXURAL RIGIDITY; MOMENT OF INERTIA; TENSILE REINFORCEMENT RATIO;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE; FLEXURE;

EID: 0034088419     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0296(99)00052-8     Document Type: Article

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