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Front. Struct. Civ. Eng.    2019, Vol. 13 Issue (6) : 1301-1315    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-019-0552-4
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Performance of a novel bent-up bars system not interacting with concrete
Aydin SHISHEGARAN1, Mohammad Reza GHASEMI2(), Hesam VARAEE3
1. School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 13114-16846, Iran
2. Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan 98167-45845, Iran
3. Structural Engineering, Ale Taha Institute of Higher Education, Tehran 14888-36164, Iran
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Abstract

Increasing the bending and shear capacities of reinforced concrete members is an interesting issue in structural engineering. In recent years, many studies have been carried out to improve capacities of reinforced concrete members such as using post and pre-tensioning, Fiber Reinforced Polymer and other techniques. This paper proposes a novel and significant technique to increase the flexural capacity of simply supported reinforced concrete beams. The proposed method uses a new reinforcement bar system having bent-up bars, covered with rubber tubes. This technique will avoid interaction of bent-up bars with concrete. They are located in the zone where compressive and tensile forces act against one another. The compressive force in the upper point of the bent-up bars is exerted to the end point of these bars located under neutral axis. Moreover, the tensile stress is decreased in reinforcements located under the neutral axis. This will cause the Reinforced Concrete (RC) beam to endure extra loading before reaching yield stress. These factors may well be considered as reasons to increase bending capacity in the new system. The laboratory work together with finite element method analysis were carried out in this investigation. Furthermore, bending capacity, ductility, strength, and cracking zone were assessed for the new proposed system and compared with the conventional model. Both the FEM simulation and the experimental test results revealed that the proposed system has significant impact in increasing the load bearing capacity and the stiffness of the RC beams. In the present study, an equation is formulated to calculate bending capacity of a new reinforcement bar system beam.

Keywords bending capacity      rubber tube      stress transfer      bent-up bars      ductility      cracking     
Corresponding Author(s): Mohammad Reza GHASEMI   
Just Accepted Date: 08 July 2019   Online First Date: 09 October 2019    Issue Date: 21 November 2019
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Aydin SHISHEGARAN,Mohammad Reza GHASEMI,Hesam VARAEE. Performance of a novel bent-up bars system not interacting with concrete[J]. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng., 2019, 13(6): 1301-1315.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fsce/EN/10.1007/s11709-019-0552-4
https://academic.hep.com.cn/fsce/EN/Y2019/V13/I6/1301
Fig.1  Common simply supported RC beam with compressive and tensile reinforcement bars (unit: cm).
Fig.2  A superposition of the stress created in the bent-up bars (unit: cm).
yield stress (MPa) plastic strain
400 0.00%
400 0.03%
450 0.05%
500 0.06%
550 0.07%
600 0.13%
609 0.22%
600 0.24%
550 0.27%
Tab.1  The plastic behavior of the reinforcement bars
dilation angle viscosity parameter Fb0/Fc0 K eccentricity
30 0 1.16 0.67 0.1
Tab.2  The values of concrete damaged plasticity
yield stress (MPa) cracking strain
2.79 0.00000%
3.10 0.00020%
0.10 0.00042%
Tab.3  Tensile behavior of concrete
yield stress (MPa) inelastic strain
16.32 0.0000%
20.48 0.0008%
24.00 0.0010%
26.88 0.0012%
29.12 0.0014%
29.80 0.0016%
30.90 0.0018%
29.00 0.0022%
26.00 0.0029%
20.00 0.0036%
15.00 0.0043%
6.40 0.0054%
Tab.4  Compressive behavior of concrete
Fig.3  Reinforcements in the ordinary and new models (NRBS). (a) Rubber tubes (no interaction zone) in the new model (NRBS); (b) assembled models; (c) section of assembled models; (d) models before laboratory test.
Fig.4  Details of the tested beam below a 100-ton jack and location of the deflect-meter.
Fig.5  Elastic and elastoplastic, ultimate limit, cracking concrete and yielding stress state in p-D curves [45].
Fig.6  (a) Verification of ordinary model in laboratory test and ABAQUS p-D curve; (b) verification of new model (NRBS) in laboratory test and ABAQUS p-D curve [39].
Fig.7  The p-D curves of New and ordinary models (laboratory tests results).
no. model state bending capacity (FEM result) (kN·mm) load (kN) bending capacity (laboratory result) (kN·mm)
1 the first sample of ordinary model crack beginning 24588 52.20 24795
the state of yield stress 146412 293.57 139446
the state of ultimate limit 140369 323.40 153615
2 the first sample of new model crack beginning 38135 88.90 42228
the state of yield stress 193720 423.80 201305
the state of ultimate limit 166883 339.04 161044
3 the second sample of new model crack beginning 38135 82.60 39235
the state of yield stress 193720 393.50 186913
the state of ultimate limit 166833 314.84 149530
the second sample ordinary model crack beginning 24588 57.80 27455
4 the state of yield stress 146412 316.71 150437
the state of ultimate limit 140369 329.20 156370
Tab.5  Bending capacity at the start of crack, yielding stress and ultimate limit state
Fig.8  Laboratory test results. (a) Crack beginning in the ordinary model; (b) crack initiated in the new model (NRBS); (c) the ordinary model cracking in the state of yield stress; (d) the new model (NRBS) cracking in the state of yield stress; (e) the ordinary model cracking in the state of ultimate limit; (f) the new model (NRBS) cracking in the state of ultimate limit.
Fig.9  ABAQUS simulation results. (a) Ordinary model at the early state of crack launching; (b) new model cracking at the early state of crack launching; (c) ordinary model cracking in the state of yield stress; (d) new model cracking in the state of yield stress; (e) ordinary model cracking in the state of ultimate limit; (f) new model cracking in the state of ultimate limit.
Fig.10  (a) Ordinary model reinforcement bar stresses in the state of yield stress; (b) New model reinforcement bar stresses in the state of yielding stress [39].
Fig.11  (a) Equivalent plastic strain in ordinary model; (b) equivalent plastic strain in the new model [39].
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