Table 3 Test results for the beams reinforced with X8 expanded steel mesh.
Specimen | Volume fraction | Mortar and concrete compressive strength (MPa) | First crack load (kN) | Serviceability load (kN) | Ultimate load (kN) | Deflection at first crack (mm) | Deflection at ultimate load (mm) | Energy absorption (kN mm) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mortar | Concrete | Samples | Average | Samples | Average | Samples | Average | Samples | Average | Samples | Average | Samples | Average | ||
ESC1 | 30 | 28.3 | 50.18 | 50.8 | 75.00 | 73.1 | 2.51 | 2.31 | 19.22 | 20.1 | 1115.98 | 1166 | |||
ESC2 | 0.0082 | 43 | 40 | 25 | 53.13 | 76.25 | 1.68 | 19.70 | 1186.01 | ||||||
ESC3 | 30 | 49.03 | 68.00 | 2.73 | 21.46 | 1196.82 | |||||||||
EDC1 | 30 | 30.0 | 54.15 | 51.9 | 79.00 | 76.5 | 2.37 | 2.57 | 22.58 | 20.9 | 1457.78 | 1285 | |||
EDC2 | 0.0164 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 52.83 | 79.00 | 2.47 | 20.03 | 1248.15 | ||||||
EDC3 | 30 | 48.84 | 71.50 | 2.86 | 20.05 | 1148.24 | |||||||||
ESB1 | 20 | 20.0 | 43.20 | 40.1 | 60.00 | 54.3 | 2.14 | 2.34 | 7.78 | 7.9 | 253.25 | 240 | |||
ESB2 | 0.0082 | 35 | 42 | 20 | 39.67 | 55.00 | 2.37 | 8.60 | 273.56 | ||||||
ESB3 | 20 | 37.44 | 48.00 | 2.50 | 7.20 | 191.75 | |||||||||
ESS1 | 25 | 26.7 | 51.45 | 50.6 | 72.50 | 75.0 | 1.93 | 2.23 | 13.29 | 19.2 | 690.40 | 1138 | |||
ESS2 | 0.0082 | 38 | 41 | 30 | 45.62 | 75.00 | 3.03 | 26.33 | 1620.83 | ||||||
ESS3 | 25 | 54.84 | 77.50 | 1.73 | 18.07 | 1103.31 | |||||||||
ESR1 | 30 | 26.7 | 53.21 | 50.8 | 72.00 | 74.1 | 2.47 | 2.32 | 17.63 | 19.6 | 1006.37 | 1136 | |||
ESR2 | 0.0082 | 38 | 35 | 30 | 49.59 | 74.00 | 2.86 | 20.08 | 1133.83 | ||||||
ESR3 | 20 | 49.61 | 76.25 | 1.63 | 21.01 | 1267.02 | |||||||||