Structural design & Design method

[2008] Shear Cracking Prediction Model for Reinforced Concrete Beam with Side Face Reinforcement

Irish S. TAMBIS¹, Tamon UEDA², Dawei ZHANG³ (1.Hokkaido University, 2.北海道大学, 3.Zhejiang University)

Keywords:crack spacing、 crack width、 reinforced concrete、 prediction model、 side face reinforcement

This paper presents a method of obtaining shear cracking prediction model of both crack spacing and crack width of Reinforced Concrete (RC) beam, respectively. Essentially, the proposed prediction model for crack spacing is from the modification of the harmonized model used by the previous researcher. Whereas, crack width is from the flexural cracking caused by the combination of primary and side reinforcement and the cracking contribution of shear reinforcement. The proposed prediction model presents a more generalized approach for estimating shear crack spacing and shear crack width of RC beam with side face reinforcement.