Research Article

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

Table 2

Load and deflection results.

S. no.Beam descriptionCrack load (kN)Ultimate load (kN)Deflection (mm)

1Control beam (CB)34.5151.521
2BCOF41.8148.812.7
3BCFSP37.2146.915.9
4BCOS129.5150.117
5BCSSP122.1114.217.2
6BCOS229.8131.515.7
7BCSSP221.7115.115.6