Flexural Capacity and Behavior of RC Hollow Bridge Beams after a Time Service of 24 Years

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="3">Specimen</td><td class="align_center" colspan="5">Beam deflection (mm)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center" colspan="5">At 170 kN</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">EXP</td><td class="align_center">GB</td><td class="align_center">ACI</td><td class="align_center">(GB-EXP)/EXP (%)</td><td class="align_center">(ACI-EXP)/EXP (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">JD1</td><td class="align_center">5.66</td><td class="align_center">6.03</td><td class="align_center">7.31</td><td class="align_center">6.5</td><td class="align_center">29.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">JD2</td><td class="align_center">9.08</td><td class="align_center">8.96</td><td class="align_center">10.41</td><td class="align_center">−1.3</td><td class="align_center">14.6</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="6"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Comparison of experimental and code predicted beam deflection at 170 kN.</div>

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Table 4: Flexural Capacity and Behavior of RC Hollow Bridge Beams after a Time Service of 24 Years 