dc.contributor.author | Ganapathi, Palanivelagounder | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-18T10:24:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-18T10:24:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1988 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/16356 | |
dc.description.abstract | In order to provide shear resistance to
reinforced concrete beams subjected to flexure and
shear, a new type of shear reinforcement to be known
as 'WAVE REINFORCEMENT' is examined experimentally
and analytically. The experimental study is based
on five beams incorporating wave reinforcement and/or
vertical stirrups. It is aimed at resolving the
acceptability and efficiency of wave reinforcement.
The analytical study is aimed at verifying the
adoptability of truss analogy for the design of wave
reinforcement. within the limitations of test programme, it is now confirmed that the wave
reinforcement is acceptable as an alternate type of
shear reinforcement and is also more efficient,
functionally and economically than the vertical
stirrups which are presently popular. It is also
verified that the truss analogy can be safely used
for the design of wave reinforcement. Again the
compression field theory applied to a beam with
wave:reinforcement gives a good agreement between
the predictions-and-test data. Detailing methods
for the wave rein~orcement and recommendations for
computing the shear strength provided by them are
proposed. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Towards an efficient shear reinforcement for rectangular concrete beams | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |