Research Article

Shear Strength Reduction Factor of Prestressed Hollow-Core Slab Units Based on the Reliability Approach

Table 1

Dimensions and material properties of shear test data collected from literature [7, 9].

AuthorsSpecimens nameVoid type Geometry Prestress reinforcementLoading

(MPa)

(mm)

(mm)

(mm2)
/S
(mm3)

(mm2)

(MPa)

(MPa)

(—)
L
(m)

(kN)

Walraven and Mercx
(1983)
C, NC64.0250.0~294.0225.0~260.0171000~19900059601~60490470.0~940.01860.02.7~6.31.7~6.76.0181.6~286.3

Becker and Buettner
(1985)
NC41.4337.8~431.8170.0~215.9140645~16580643658~44528449.0~1032.21722.52.9~5.33.5~6.74.6~10.4115.3~271.9

Pajari
(2005)
C41.0~72.6215.0~335.0200.0~500.0119000~30000036333~125833372.0~1953.02.2~8.32.4~4.64.0~11.080.0~528.0

TNO Building and Constructions Research
(2005) [17]
I, C59.9~113.9241.0~449.0255.0~400.0172000~26100049073~114927853.7~1684.44.2~10.42.54.0~6.0224.0~652.0

Bertagnoli and Mancini(2009)I55.7~65.7215.0~444.0151.0~497.0116000~29300041425~130089249.1~1440.31860.02.4~8.02.3~3.04.1~7.0157.0~714.0

Celal
(2011)
C62.9~67.9219.0~283.0158.0~255.0132887~18041434246~42359502.5~888.31860.05.4~6.93.0~3.8163.0~297.0

Rahman et al.
(2010)
C40.0315.7~325.4212.0~262.0151812~17911547304~70400592.2~789.61960.04.0~4.72.3~2.8198.5~298.9

Im
(2015)
ST200C60.0247.0175.012159037839.5504.81860.05.03.007.873.8
ST200RC60.0247.0175.012159037839.5504.81860.05.03.007.8171.8
ST265NC60.0257.0230.015112052853.4504.81860.04.03.007.8111.3
ST265RNC60.0257.0230.015112052853.4504.81860.04.03.007.8208.4
ST4N-1NC60.0260.0360.021211481201.8899.61860.05.12.506.4268.5
ST4N-2NC60.0260.0360.021211481201.8899.61860.05.12.506.4250.6
ST4N-3NC60.0260.0360.021211481201.8899.61860.05.12.506.4283.3
ST5N-1NC60.0286.0455.0255405111867.81097.01860.05.22.506.4417.5
ST5N-2NC60.0286.0455.0255405111867.81097.01860.05.22.506.4444.8
ST5N-3NC60.0286.0455.0255405111867.81097.01860.05.22.506.4359.6

Total 155 specimens

Cf. void type: NC (noncircular), C (circular), and I (I shape); : specified tensile strength of prestressing steel; : compressive stress in concrete at the centroid of the section due to effective prestress.