Deep beam reinforcement and flexure reinforcement
Deep beam reinforcement and flexure reinforcement
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Does anyone know if the tension reinforcement used to resist bending in a reinforced concrete beam can also be used for the steel needed for tensile stresses caused from deep beam analysis? I would think so to some degree anyhow, but i do not have much experience on the topic.






RE: Deep beam reinforcement and flexure reinforcement
1) You design your beam for flexure the conventional way and supply reinforcing as required OR;
2) You design your beam for flexure using deep beam procedures and supply reinforcing as required.
It's one or the other but not normally both.
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RE: Deep beam reinforcement and flexure reinforcement
in the whole of tension zone near the surface of the web rather than accommodate it on one or two layers in bottom only.
There requirements were written in the British Code for dia and spacing of these reinforcements in the web to avoid surface cracking.
May be there are similar in ACI.
RE: Deep beam reinforcement and flexure reinforcement
I would supply extra side face reinforcement over the depth of the member for crack control in the side faces.
RE: Deep beam reinforcement and flexure reinforcement
The active height is defined as lesser of h or l where h is the beam depth and l is the span between the centers of the supports.
RE: Deep beam reinforcement and flexure reinforcement
RE: Deep beam reinforcement and flexure reinforcement