Behavior of structural concrete elements designed to the concept of the compressive force path

Kotsovos, MD; Michelis, P

dc.contributor.author	Kotsovos, MD	en
dc.contributor.author	Michelis, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:45:04Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:45:04Z
dc.date.issued	1996	en
dc.identifier.issn	0889-3241	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/24540
dc.subject	beams	en
dc.subject	brittle failure	en
dc.subject	columns	en
dc.subject	codes of practice	en
dc.subject	concrete	en
dc.subject	cyclic loading	en
dc.subject	design	en
dc.subject	earthquake-resistant design	en
dc.subject	monotonic loading	en
dc.subject	reinforced concrete	en
dc.subject	safety	en
dc.subject.classification	Construction & Building Technology	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Civil	en
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.other	BEAMS	en
dc.title	Behavior of structural concrete elements designed to the concept of the compressive force path	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1996	en
heal.abstract	This work is intended to assess the concept of the compressive force path as a design tool. Vertical and horizontal structural concrete members were designed in compliance with this concept and tested under the action of both monotonic and cyclic loading configurations capable of causing the formation of points of contraflecture within the member span. In all cases investigated, specimens were found to exhibit the strength and deformational characteristics they were designed for, with considerable savings in the amount of transverse reinforcement used, which varied from a value of about 45 percent of that specified by current codes for monotonic loading to a value of approximately 65 percent for cyclic loading. For specimens that were tested to their maximum sustained load, repairing the cracks with width larger than 0.5 mm with epoxy resin was found sufficient to restore the specimen load-carrying capacity.	en
heal.publisher	AMER CONCRETE INST	en
heal.journalName	ACI STRUCTURAL JOURNAL	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1996UZ01200008	en
dc.identifier.volume	93	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	428	en
dc.identifier.epage	436	en