Prediction of Immediate Deflections for RC Beams Using Stress-varying Modulus of Elasticity

Abstract

This paper discusses the immediate deflection calculation of reinforced concrete beams and their consistency with the experimental results. For this purpose, a total of six T-beams with low, medium, and high reinforcement ratios were tested and then, deflection behavior was compared with the well-known Branson (1965) and Bischoff (2005) approaches. Although both approaches could yield close results for the low reinforcement at service loads by using a constant modulus of elasticity, they underestimated the deflections of medium and highly reinforced beams. Thus, the nonlinear behavior of concrete that changes with stress was also considered in the subsequent analyzes. As a result, the developed new approach could predict the experimental deformations very accurately, especially at the level of service loads.

Keywords

• Beam
• Deflection
• Serviceability
• Elastic Modulus
• Concrete Model

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