Research Article

Experimental Investigation of Tension Stiffening in RC Ties

Table 2

Mixture proportion of the test specimens (kg/m3).

MaterialAmount

Sand, 0/2 mm277 ± 1%
Sand, 0/4 mm457 ± 1%
Crushed aggregate, 5/8 mm
Crushed aggregate, 8/11 mm
Crushed aggregate, 11/16 mm
1080 ± 2%
Cement, CEM II, 42.5 R433 ± 0.5%
Water156 ± 3%
Concrete plasticizer, MC-PowerFlow8.50 ± 1.8%