Research Article

Shear Failure of RC Dapped-End Beams

Table 5

The deformation ratio between experimental and Vec2 analysis results.

SpecimenExperimentalVector2Vec2/Exp
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mm mm mm mm ā€”ā€”

DEB-115.418.314.922.8 1.0 1.2
DEB-218.732.616.732.9 0.9 1.0
DEB-318.229.618.134.4 1.0 1.2
DEB-417.626.520.835.1 1.2 1.3
Mean1.01.2

= deflection of RC-DEB at maximum load condition; = deflection of RC-DEB at rupture condition.