Research Article
Embedded Connector in Severe Optimization of Steel Plate for Shear Strengthening of RC Beam: Experimental and Numerical Investigations
Table 3
Comparisons between numerical and experimental results.
| | Specimen | Failure load (kN) | Strain (micro) at maximum load | Deflection (mm) at maximum kN load | First flexural crack load (kN) | First shear crack load (kN) | | Flexural (µ) | Shear (µ) | Plate (µ) | Concrete compressive (µ) | | Experimental | Numerical | Experimental | Numerical | Experimental | Numerical | Experimental | Numerical | Experimental | Numerical | Experimental | Numerical | Experimental | Numerical | Experimental | Numerical |
| | CB | 155.9 | 187 | 3275 | 2895 | 9166 | 120 | — | — | 2445 | 772 | 11.54 | 7.84 | 24 | 25.3 | 55 | 71 | | BSC20 | 178.6 | 184.8 | 2582 | 2836 | 852 | 179 | 244 | 238 | 515 | 1080 | 11.79 | 8.08 | 22 | 25.5 | 77 | 77.8 | | BSC25 | 189.6 | 185.2 | 2895 | 2990 | 345 | 297 | 102 | 297 | 319 | 1342 | 12.01 | 7.76 | 23 | 25.6 | 73 | 49.3 | | BSC30 | 193.4 | 188.9 | 2437 | 2882 | 1577 | 291 | 758 | 305 | 2475 | 788 | 11.43 | 8 | 24 | 25.6 | 75 | 53.3 |
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