Table 4.
Load-deflection response results of deep beams at cracking, yielding, peak and failure loads.
| Deep Beam Notation |
Fibre Volume Content (%) | Cracking | Yielding | Peak | Failure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Load Fcr (kN) | Deflection αcr (mm) | Load Fy (kN) | Deflection αy (mm) | Load Fpeak (kN) | Deflection αpeak (mm) | Load Ffail (kN) | Deflection αfail (mm) | ||
| DB1 | - | 280 | 1.7 | 891 | 5.7 | 915 | 6.1 | 732 | 6.7 |
| DB2 | 1 ST + 0.25 PP | 270 | 1.9 | 442 | 3.9 | 566 | 8.2 | 453 | 11.1 |
| DB3 | 2 ST + 0.5 PP | 380 | 2.5 | 453 | 3.5 | 571 | 7.8 | 457 | 11.0 |
| DBO1 | - | 130 | 0.7 | 412 | 2.9 | 466 | 3.4 | 373 | 4.1 |
| DBO2 | 1 ST + 0.05 PP | 140 | 0.9 | 546 | 3.7 | 601 | 4.5 | 481 | 5.2 |
| DBO3 | 1.5 ST + 0.1 PP | 150 | 1.1 | 560 | 3.4 | 598 | 3.8 | 479 | 3.9 |