Research Article
Flexural and Thermal Properties of Novel Energy Conservation Slotted Reinforced Concrete Beams
Table 4
Test results of the specimens.
| Specimen identifier | Yielding deflection (mm) | Yielding load (kN) | Peak load capacity (kN) | Ultimate deflection (mm) | Ductility ratio |
| RB-10 | 11.0 | 98.6 | 113.0 | 69.6 | 6.3 | RB-12 | 11.9 | 108.0 | 120.6 | 67.1 | 5.6 | RB-14 | 12.3 | 128.6 | 141.0 | 60.7 | 5.0 |
| SB1-14 | 12.3 | 129.5 | 132.9 | 51.2 | 4.2 | SB2-10 | 14.9 | 106.7 | 109.9 | 56.1 | 3.8 | SB3-12 | 12.2 | 108.6 | 120.0 | 52.6 | 4.3 | SB1-12 | 12.6 | 113.8 | 118.9 | 64.4 | 5.1 | SB2-14 | 12.4 | 129.5 | 135.0 | 61.2 | 4.9 | SB3-10 | 14.8 | 96.6 | 103.8 | 46.8 | 3.2 |
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Note: the ductility of the beam was calculated by .
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