Flexural Behaviour of RC Beams with a Circular Opening at the Flexural Zone and Shear Zone Strengthened Using Steel Plates

Table 1

Details of beam specimens.

S. no.	Specimen details	Name of the specimen	Opening size
1	Control beam	CB	—
2	Beam with an opening at the flexural zone	BCOF	100 mm
3	Beam with an opening at the shear zone	BCOS1	100 mm
4	Beam with 2 openings at the shear zone	BCOS2	100 mm
5	Beam with an opening at the flexural zone (strengthened by the steel plate)	BCFSP	100 mm
6	Beam with an opening at the shear zone (strengthened by the steel plate)	BCSSP1	100 mm
7	Beam with 2 openings at the shear zone (strengthened by the steel plate)	BCSSP2	100 mm