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Oct 1977
Analysis and Behavior of Ferrocement in Flexure
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: Perumalsamy N. Balaguru, Surendra P. Shah, M.ASCE, and Antoine E. Naaman, M.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 103, Issue 10
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Although the ultimate flexural capacity of ferrocement beams has been successfully predicted, few attempts have been made to predict deflections and crack widths under loading. Experiments were carried out to determine the load-deflection curves, crack distribution, and crack widths for ferrocement beams up to ultimate. Concurrently, an analytical model was developed to generate the nonlinear moment-curvature and load-deflection curves of ferrocement beams from the measured stress-strain curves for mortar in compression (including the descending portion) and steel meshes in tension. The model is shown to satisfactorily predict the load-deflection curves of ferrocement as well as those of reinforced concrete beams. A simple upper bound relationship is proposed to predict the average crack width in ferrocement for a given strain or stress in the extreme layer of steel mesh.
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Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 103 • Issue 10 • October 1977
Pages: 1937 - 1951
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© 1977 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Oct 1977
Published online: Feb 1, 2021
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Perumalsamy N. Balaguru
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Rutgers Univ.-The State Univ. of New Jersey, New Brunswick, N.J.
Surendra P. Shah, M.ASCE
Prof., Dept. of Materials Engrg., Univ. of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Chicago, Ill.
Antoine E. Naaman, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Materials Engrg., Univ. of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Chicago, Ill.
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