Research Article

Behavior of Reinforced Composite Foamed-Normal Concrete Beams

Table 2

Details of reinforcement.

Beams codeConcrete typeReinforcement percentage

-Nρ1Normal concrete2 × 8 mm steel bar (under reinforcement)
-Nρ2Normal concrete2 × 12 mm steel bar (balance reinforcement)
-Nρ3Normal concrete3 × 12 mm steel bar (over reinforcement)
-Fρ1Foamed concrete2 × 8 mm steel bar (under reinforcement)
-Fρ2Foamed concrete2 × 12 mm steel bar (balance reinforcement)
-Fρ3Foamed concrete3 × 12 mm steel bar (over reinforcement)
-Cρ1Foamed + normal concrete2 × 8 mm steel bar (under reinforcement)
-Cρ2Foamed + normal concrete2 × 12 mm steel bar (balance reinforcement)
-Cρ3Foamed + normal concrete3 × 12 mm steel bar (over reinforcement)