Table 3 Details of the test specimens
Beam | Concrete type | Shear Reinforce | Reinforcement steel bars | Hole condition | Hole size (mm) | Hole position | Filling material | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tension steel bars | Compression steel bars | |||||||
A1 | Â | Â | \(2\varnothing 12\) | \(2\varnothing 10\) | Solid | NA | NA | NA |
A2 | NWC | Stirrups Ø6@170 mm | \(2\varnothing 12\) | \(2\varnothing 10\) | One circular | Dia.50 | Tension | No |
B1 | FC | Two layers of WWM | \(2\varnothing 12\) | \(2\varnothing 10\) | One circular | Dia.50 | Tension | No |
B2 | \(2\varnothing 12\) | \(2\varnothing 10\) | One circular | Dia.50 | Â | BLWC | ||
B3 | \(2\varnothing 12\) | \(2\varnothing 10\) | One circular | Dia.50 | Â | FLWC | ||
C1 | Â | Â | \(2\varnothing 12\) | \(2\varnothing 10\) | One circular | Dia.50 | Center | No |
C2 | \(2\varnothing 12\) | \(2\varnothing 10\) | One circular | Dia.50 | BLWC | |||
C3 | \(2\varnothing 12\) | \(2\varnothing 10\) | One circular | Dia.50 | FLWC | |||
C4 | \(2\varnothing 12\) | \(2\varnothing 10\) | Rectangular | 40 × 50 | BLWC | |||
D1 | Â | Â | \(2\varnothing 12\) | \(2\varnothing 10\) | Two circulars | Dia.50 | One at Compression and one at tension | No |
D2 | \(2\varnothing 12\) | \(2\varnothing 10\) | Two circulars | Dia.50 | BLWC | |||
D3 | \(2\varnothing 12\) | \(2\varnothing 10\) | Two circulars | Dia.50 | FLWC | |||