Research Article

An Experimental Study of the Impact Mechanical Properties of RC Beams following Replacements of Stainless Steel Reinforcements of Equal Strength

Table 4

Design parameters of the specimens.

GroupSpecimenDiameter of bottom reinforcement (mm)Reinforcement ratio (%)Shear bearing capacity (kN)Bending bearing capacity (kN·m)
YieldingUltimateYieldingUltimate

AL18181.3280.76113.0651.9776.72
S12120.5880.76113.0653.7063.19
BL20201.6380.76113.0678.0395.70
S16161.0480.76113.0679.6393.68
CL25252.5780.76113.06115.56141.72
S20201.6380.76113.06116.07136.52

S represents the stainless steel reinforcement (S2304).