| "A comparative study on RC deep beams behavior is conducted in this paper by means of Japanese design codes (JSCE and JRA) prediction and finite element analysis and those results are evaluated by experimental observation. The beams have shear span to depth ratio between 0.5 and 1.5 and effective depth size from 400 mm to 1400 mm. Lateral reinforcement ratio varies by 0.0%, 0.4% and 0.8% in shear span. Estimated shear capacity by JSCE was around shear crack load while JRA code and Finite Element analysis have had closer results to experiment. Keywords: RC deep beam, Shear failure, Shear span to depth ratio, Design code" |
