Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of tension stiffening and softening of concrete in reinforced concrete beams and beam-columns. Analytical models of beams and beam-columns are prepared and the results compared to experimental results previously conducted by Berwanger et al. (1960) A layered model of the beams is developed and strains and stresses at various layers are computed. Moment-curvature relationships are then obtained from these. The stress-strain curves adopted are from El-Metwally and Chen (1989). The effects of tension stiffening and softening are included by adopting realistic stress-strain curves in both compression and tension.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science
- Level thesis:degree_level
- masters
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Civil Engineering
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Civil Engineering
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Tech
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1993
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Prasad, M. N. Nagendra
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
- Language dc:language.iso
- en
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Dc Identifier Other
- etd-07112009-040255
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/43661