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. 2019 Apr 29;12(9):1398. doi: 10.3390/ma12091398

Table 3.

Experimental data and results of beam specimens under cyclic loading derived from the literature and from the current study.

Beam Codified Name Geometrical and Mechanical Characteristics Reinforcements Experimental Results
b/h d c L a/d fc 1 ρsl ρst Lf Df Vf Pmax dPmax ΔPmax Failure
(mm/mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) (MPa) (%) (%) (mm) (mm) (%) (kN) (mm) Mode 2
Present study
B-P 200/200 170 16 2200 5.9 24 1.00 0.25 - - - 67 40 - CC
B-F1 200/200 170 16 2200 5.9 26 1.00 0.25 44 1.00 1.0 74 57 11% CS
B-F3 200/200 170 16 2200 5.9 27 1.00 0.25 44 1.00 3.0 79 70 19% Fl
Daniel and Loukili [81]
L-ref 150/300 270 16 2400 4.1 97 0.55 0.34 - - - 59 9.2 - Fl
L-30 150/300 270 16 2400 4.1 110 0.55 0.34 30 0.38 1.0 86 9.9 47% Fl
L-60 150/300 270 16 2400 4.1 116 0.55 0.34 60 0.75 1.0 93 9.9 59% Fl
M-ref 150/300 270 14 2400 4.1 95 0.97 0.34 - - - 89 10.3 - Fl
M-30 150/300 270 14 2400 4.1 112 0.97 0.34 30 0.38 1.0 116 11.0 30% Fl
M-60 150/300 270 14 2400 4.1 117 0.97 0.34 60 0.75 1.0 124 12.1 40% Fl
H-ref 150/300 270 12 2400 4.1 94 1.52 0.34 - - - 151 15.1 - Fl
H-30 150/300 270 12 2400 4.1 114 1.52 0.34 30 0.38 1.0 159 13.7 5% Fl
H-60 150/300 270 12 2400 4.1 117 1.52 0.34 60 0.75 1.0 179 15.0 18% Fl
Harajli and Gharzeddine [82]
NB20F0.0 240/300 250 40 2000 2.8 43 1.05 0.65 - - - 176 5.8 - CS
NB20F0.5 240/300 250 40 2000 2.8 1.05 0.65 30 0.50 0.5 220 7.0 25% CS
NB20F1.0 240/300 250 40 2000 2.8 1.05 0.65 30 0.50 1.0 227 12.5 29% Fl
NB20F1.5 240/300 250 40 2000 2.8 1.05 0.65 30 0.50 1.5 228 15.0 30% Fl
NB25F0.0 240/300 253 35 2000 2.8 43 1.62 0.65 - - - 217 5.5 - CS
NB25F0.5 240/300 253 35 2000 2.8 1.62 0.65 30 0.50 0.5 242 6.0 12% CS
NB25F1.0 240/300 253 35 2000 2.8 1.62 0.65 30 0.50 1.0 302 7.5 39% CS
NB20F1.5 240/300 253 35 2000 2.8 1.62 0.65 30 0.50 1.5 255 7.0 18% CS
HSC25F0.0 240/300 253 35 2000 2.8 68 1.62 0.65 - - - 244 5.5 - CS
HSC25F0.5 240/300 253 35 2000 2.8 1.62 0.65 30 0.50 0.5 310 7.0 27% CS
HSC25F1.0 240/300 253 35 2000 2.8 1.62 0.65 30 0.50 1.0 342 7.0 40% CS
HSC20F1.5 240/300 253 35 2000 2.8 1.62 0.65 30 0.50 1.5 372 9.0 52% CS
Campione and Mangiavillano [72]
Beam I 150/150 133 5 550 2.1 31 1.13 0.75 - - - 95 6.0 - Sh
Beam II 150/150 133 5 550 2.1 35 1.13 0.75 30 0.50 1.0 120 9.5 26% CS
Beam III 150/150 123 15 550 2.2 31 1.23 0.75 - - - 105 4.0 - Sh
Beam IV 150/150 123 15 550 2.2 35 1.23 0.75 30 0.50 1.0 126 9.5 20% Fl
Beam V 150/150 113 25 550 2.4 31 1.33 0.75 - - - 112 9.5 - Fl
Beam VI 150/150 113 25 550 2.4 35 1.33 0.75 30 0.50 1.0 100 9.5 –11% Fl
Hameed et al. [79]
Beam-cont 150/200 176 15 1000 2.8 41–45 0.21 0.38 - - - 24 8.0 - CS
Beam-DF40 150/200 176 15 1000 2.8 41–45 0.21 0.38 30 0.50 0.5 29 8.0 19% Fl
Tavallali [85]
CC4-X 406/254 203 31 914 3.0 41 1.84 0.69 - - - 245 24.4 - CC
UC4-X 406/254 203 33 914 3.0 43 1.24 0.69 - - - 236 16.0 - CC
UC4-F 406/254 203 33 914 3.0 44 1.24 0.69 30 0.38 1.5 285 18.3 21% Fl
UC2-F 406/254 203 33 914 3.0 44 1.24 0.34 30 0.38 1.5 271 24.4 15% Fl
CC2-F 406/254 203 31 914 3.0 40 1.84 0.34 30 0.38 1.5 255 29.3 4% Fl
CC4-X$ 406/254 203 31 914 3.0 43 1.84 0.69 - - - 220 18.3 - CC
UC2-F$ 406/254 203 33 914 3.0 43 1.24 0.34 30 0.38 1.5 267 17.1 13% Fl

1 Cylinder compressive strength for plain concrete or for steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC). 2 Failure mode notation: Fl: Flexural failure; CS: Concrete spalling; CC: Crushing of concrete compression zone; Sh: Shear failure.