Performance of RC Beams with Embedded Steel Trusses Using Nonlinear FEM Analysis

Table 2

Comparison between the calculated and FE load-carrying capacity of RC beams.

a/d	Control beam (kN)		Beams with embedded truss reinf. HSTCB (kN)
	FEM	Analytical model [3]	FEM	Analytical model [3]
1	480	475.9	780	745.5
1.25	420	406.5	650	612.9
1.5	365	354.1	550	522.2
1.75	300	285.4	475	448.5
2	270	251.1	400	391.8
2.25	235	223.9	365	347.0
2.5	217	201.9	340	311.0