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Table 5 FEA results of RC beams with enlarged width over portion of the beam.

From: Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Disturbed Depth

FEM

b mm

ld mm

As

Cracking properties

Yield properties

Ultimate properties

Failure mode

Pcr (kN)

∆cr (mm)

Rcr

P **y (kN)

∆y (mm)

Ry

Pu (kN)

∆u (mm)

Ru

FEA-B2

–

–

8#10

3.81

1.88

–

12.82

10.02

–

16.85

18.06

–

Shear-failure

B-150

150

400

10.67

3.42

2.80

23.30

24.63

1.82

25

31.25

1.48

B-200

200

400

14.67

5.43

3.85

27.86

26.94

2.17

29

34.14

1.72

B-150-2100

150

2100

10.59

2.82

2.77

21.56

15.31

1.68

26

30.61

1.54

  1. ld, length of D-region at where width of beam cross-section increased; Pcr, load at which first crack occurred; Δcr, deflection recorded at first cracking; Rcr, ratio between cracking load occurred at each model over that of B2; Py, load at which first yield occurred; Δy, deflection recorded at yield load; Ry, ratio between yield load occurred at each model over that of B2; Pu, ultimate load; Δu, deflection recorded at ultimate load; Ru, ratio between ultimate load occurred at each model over that of B2.