Flexural Modelling and Finite Element Analysis of FRC Beams Reinforced with PVA and Basalt Fibres and Their Validation

Table 5

Comparison of the predicted and experimental results in flexure (at cracking).

Specimen IDs	Experimental results			Beam cross section		Beam span (L) (mm)	Predicted results at cracking					Predicted/experimental flexural load	Proposed stress distribution at cracking
	Cracking load (kN)	Deflection (mm)	Strain at cracking	Width (mm)	Height (mm)		(MPa)	Area of tension zone mm^2)	(kN)	Lever arm (mm)	Flexural load at cracking (kN)
P-0	10.45	0.227	0.00001216	100	200	1400	5.103	100×100	25.515	133.33	9.72	0.93
PP-1	11.68	0.262	0.00000877	100	200	1400	5.687	100×100	28.435	133.33	10.83	0.93
PP-2	12.10	0.289	0.00000075	100	200	1400	5.689	100×100	28.445	133.33	10.84	0.90
PP-3	10.88	0.282	0.00001581	100	200	1400	5.301	100×100	26.505	133.33	10.10	0.93
PB-1	10.70	0.221	0.00001900	100	200	1400	5.359	100×100	26.795	133.33	10.21	0.95
PB-2	12.44	0.272	0.00000152	100	200	1400	5.390	100×100	26.95	133.33	10.27	0.83
PB-3	10.99	0.230	0.00000023	100	200	1400	5.201	100×100	26.005	133.33	9.91	0.90
S-0	10.99	0.232	0.00001114	100	200	1400	5.488	100×100	27.44	133.33	10.45	0.95
SP-1	11.82	0.255	0.00000102	100	200	1400	6.062	100×100	30.31	133.33	11.55	0.98
SP-2	12.459	0.263	0.000001416	100	200	1400	6.064	100×100	30.32	133.33	11.55	0.93
SP-3	11.462	0.254	0.000014	100	200	1400	5.658	100×100	28.29	133.33	10.78	0.94
SB-1	11.93	0.243	0.00000710	100	200	1400	5.746	100×100	28.73	133.33	10.94	0.92
SB-2	12.53	0.283	0.00000237	100	200	1400	5.756	100×100	28.78	133.33	10.96	0.87
SB-3	11.43	0.271	0.000002083	100	200	1400	5.559	100×100	27.795	133.33	10.59	0.93
M-0	11.833	0.241	0.000000416	100	200	1400	5.963	100×100	29.815	133.33	11.36	0.96
MP-1	12.08	0.230	0.00001316	100	200	1400	6.265	100×100	31.325	133.33	11.93	0.99
MP-2	12.804	0.250	0.0000129	100	200	1400	6.267	100×100	31.335	133.33	11.94	0.93
MP-3	11.61	0.243	0.00001007	100	200	1400	5.851	100×100	29.255	133.33	11.14	0.96
MB-1	12.31	0.260	0.00000403	100	200	1400	5.947	100×100	29.735	133.33	11.33	0.92
MB-2	14.134	0.292	0.00000533	100	200	1400	5.961	100×100	29.805	133.33	11.35	0.80
MB-3	14.557	0.300	0.000003728	100	200	1400	5.747	100×100	28.735	133.33	10.95	0.75