Research Article

Experimental Study and Reliability Analysis of Flexural Capacity of RC Beams Reinforced with 600 MPa Grade Steel

Table 13

Comparison of experimental flexural bearing capacity Mu with Muc calculated by code of 520 MPa for the reinforcement design strength.

RC beam numberEN1992-1-1BS5400-4AASHEOEN1991-2 2003CRC PRESS
Mu/MucMu/MucMu/MucMu/MucMu/Muc

600-C30-1-11.401.401.441.401.42
600-C30-1-21.391.391.421.391.41
600-C30-2-11.291.451.331.291.31
600-C30-2-21.271.431.301.271.29
600-C40-1-11.271.291.301.271.28
600-C40-1-21.351.271.381.351.36
600-C40-2-11.331.341.361.331.34
600-C40-2-21.321.521.351.321.32
600-C50-1-11.451.271.491.451.47
600-C50-1-21.431.351.471.431.45
600-C50-2-11.341.411.371.341.35
600-C50-2-21.521.451.561.521.53
600-C60-1-11.411.331.451.411.42
600-C60-1-21.451.321.481.451.46
600-C60-2-11.461.451.491.451.46
600-C60-2-21.461.451.491.451.46
Μ1.381.381.421.381.40
Δ0.050.050.050.050.05
600-C30-1-11.381.611.421.351.42
600-C30-1-21.371.601.411.341.41
600-C30-2-11.441.491.471.271.47
600-C30-2-21.451.461.451.251.45
600-C40-1-11.291.461.311.241.31
600-C40-1-21.271.551.291.311.29
600-C40-2-11.341.531.351.331.35
600-C40-2-21.521.511.531.321.53
600-C50-1-11.271.671.281.421.28
600-C50-1-21.351.651.361.401.36
600-C50-2-11.411.541.421.321.42
600-C50-2-21.451.751.461.501.46
600-C60-1-11.331.621.341.391.34
600-C60-1-21.321.661.321.421.32
600-C60-2-11.461.671.461.451.46
600-C60-2-21.461.671.461.451.46
Μ1.381.591.401.361.40
Δ0.050.050.050.060.05

Note. Mu in the table is the measured ultimate flexural bearing capacity and Muc is the calculated value of ultimate flexural bearing capacity obtained by taking the measured yield strength of reinforcement from the current code formulas.