Research Article

Behaviour of Plate Anchorage in Plate-Reinforced Composite Coupling Beams

Table 2

Calculated strength and stiffness for the prototype coupling beams.

ModelV max,comp (kN) (MN/Rad) (kN)V max,comp/
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SPrc-0.5a3500380039002462783002600260027001.31.51.4
SPrc-0.5b3500380039002562903163200330033001.11.21.2
SPrc-0.5c3500380039002763033144900490050000.70.80.8
SPrc-0.715a3700390040002562903082600260027001.41.51.5
SPrc-0.715b3800390040002793073363200330033001.21.21.2
SPrc-0.715c3900390040003133213534900490050000.80.80.8
SPrc-1.0a3900400040002742923192600260027001.51.51.5
SPrc-1.0b4000400040003033263563200330033001.31.21.2
SPrc-1.0c4000400040003363623774900490050000.80.80.8

MPrc-0.335a1060129015808594107900100011001.21.31.4
MPrc-0.335b13301530180084911081200120012001.11.31.5
MPrc-0.335c133016601880901021141700170017000.81.01.1
MPrc-0.5a10901320160096102115900100011001.21.31.5
MPrc-0.5b1400165018801001051181200120012001.21.41.6
MPrc-0.5c1800195021801081191251700170017001.11.11.3
MPrc-0.75a11201370162097106119900100011001.21.41.5
MPrc-0.75b1470170019501111161291200120012001.21.41.6
MPrc-0.75c2050226024801201271351700170017001.21.31.5

LPrc-0.25a2302903901721262002503501.21.11.1
LPrc-0.25b3203704602225282703304301.21.11.1
LPrc-0.25c4605006002427304004505201.11.11.1
LPrc-0.375a2402903902023282002503501.21.21.1
LPrc-0.375b3303704702527322703304301.21.11.1
LPrc-0.375c4705106103234374004505201.21.11.2
LPrc-0.5a2402903902124282002503501.21.21.1
LPrc-0.5b3303704702628322703304301.21.11.1
LPrc-0.5c4705106103233394004505201.21.11.2