Flexural Investigation of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Welded Wire Reinforcement
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Abstract
This research investigates the flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete (RC) beams that are transversely reinforced with cold-formed welded wire reinforcement (WWR) sheets in the shape of a closed steel cage.The experimental program comprises the laboratory testing of twelve 2000 mm long beams with 200 mm x 300 mm cross-section.The beams are tested under four-point load configuration with consideration of different wire diameters (4, 6, and 8 mm), grid openings (25, 50, and 100 mm), and concrete compressive strengths (30 and 35 MPa).The specimens are instrumented with linear variable differential transformers and strain gauges and tested inside a universal test machine.Results of the study showed that WWR reinforced beams have about 2% higher elastic stiffness, 18% surplus bending moment capacity, 19% lower ductility, and 4% extra residual capacity than corresponding conventionally reinforced beams with stirrups having the same transverse steel volumetric ratio.However, the impact of the grid size of the WWR on concrete confinement within the core was found to be minimal.
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