Appendix B1: Notation and Formulary for the shear data bases Vuct-RC-DS for the data collection

and
Vuct-RC-DK_sl for the data control of reinforced concrete beams without stirrups under point loads
November 2012

Nr. (no.) running number,

Lit. (Author) reference: author, year
Bez. (Test specimen) specimen as named by author
Einheiten (Units): dual input in Imperial units or SI - units; Imp. units are converted into SI-units, and all calculations in SI-units.

Querschnittswerte (section properties)

b b [in mm] width of flange
bw bw [in mm] width of web
h h [in mm] height of beam
hf hf [in mm] height of flange
hw hw [in mm] height of web
hft hft [in mm] height of tension flange
bft bft [in mm] width of tension flange

Laststellung und Geometrie (loading and geometry)

aa aA [in mm] dimension of support plate
af aF [in mm] dimension of loading plate
ba bA [in mm] distance between support axis and beam end
d d [in mm] effective depth
a a [in mm] distance of point load from support axis
kap a/d [-] moment-shear-force ratio
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c c [in mm] concrete cover

Längsbewehrung (Zugbewehrung) (longitudinal tensile reinforcement)
Stab_L [-] number and diameter of bars
dst dst [in mm] average diameter
fr fr r = ribbed bars; 0=plain bars
Asl Asl [in² mm2] area of reinforcing steel
alphaa [-] coefficient for anchorage
(hook 0.7; straight 1.0; anchorage plate 0.01)
As
rhol l 100 [%] geometric. percentage of longitudinal reinforcement
bw d
fsy fsy [ksi MPa] yield strength of steel
epsy sy = fsy / Es [-] steel strain at yield (Es = 200.000 MPa)
ftk ftk [ksi MPa] characteristic tensile strength
ftk/fsy ftk/fsy [-] ratio
euk uk [-] steel strain at maximum steel stress

Längsdruckbewehrung (longitudinal compression reinforcement)

Stab_D [-] number and diameter of bars
ds2 ds2 [in mm] distance of compress. reinforc. from compress. edge
ns2 [-] number of compr. bars
dst2 st2 [in mm] average diameter of compr. bars
As2 As2 [in² mm2] area of compr. bars
fsy2 fsy2 [ksi MPa] yield strength of compression bars

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Betondruckfestigkeit (concrete compressive strength)

diaa a [in mm] max. diameter of aggregates
fccyl fc,cyl [psi MPa] cylinder strength of concrete
Pkcyl [in mm] dimension of cylinders
f1ccyl f1c,cyl [ksi MPa] uniaxial compr. strength derived from fccyl
fccube fc,cube [ksi MPa] cube strength of concrete
Pkcube [in mm] dimension of cubes
f1ccube f1c,cube [ksi MPa] uniaxial compr. strength derived from fccube
fcprism fc,prism [ksi MPa] prism strength of concrete
Pkpris [in mm] dimension of prisms
f1cprism f1c,pris [ksi MPa] uniaxial compr. strength derived from fcpr
f1c f1c [ksi MPa] uniaxial compr. strength of concrete

Betonzugfestigkeit (concrete tensile strength)

fctfl fct,fl [ksi MPa] modulus of rupture
Pkfl [in mm] dimension of control specimen
f1ctfl f1ct,fl [ksi MPa] axial tensile strength derived from fctfl
fctsp fct,sp [ksi MPa] splitting tensile strength
Pksp [in mm] dimension of control specimen
f1ctsp f1ct,sp [ksi MPa] axial tensile strength derived from fctsp
f1cttest f1ct,test [ksi MPa] test value for axial tensile strength
betacttest ct,test = f1ct,test / f1c [-] ratio
f1ctcal f1ct,cal [MPa] calculated value of tensile strength
betactcal ct,cal = f1ct,cal f1c [-] ratio

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mechanische Bewehrungsgrade (mecahnical reinforcement ratios)

ρ s f sy
oms ωs [-] mech. reinf. ratio of reinforcing steel
f 1c 100
oml ωl ωs [-] mech. reinf. ratio of tension chord

Versuch (test)
vu Vu [klbf kN] ultimate shear force
Vu 1000
tutest u,test = [ksi MPa] ultimate „shear stress“
bw d

u , test Vu
vutest u , test
f 1c bw d f 1c [-] dimensionfree test value of ultimate shear force

u , test
vutestcttest =tutest/f1ctest u , test
f 1ct , test [-] ratio
u , test
vutestcal = tutest / f1ctcal u , test
f 1ct , cal [-] ratio
betar r [°] angle of inclined cracks
xr xr [-] distance of crack from support axis
sslmax ssl,max [-] maximum measured steel stress
ssla sl,a [-] measured steel stress near end support
xsla xsl,a [-] distance of measurement from support axis
vxsla vxsl [-] load at measured steel stress
Versagensart failure type
Bemerkungen remarks
andbr [-] other failure types

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Kontrolle Biegebruch (check of flexural capacity)

l fsy
oml l
f1c 100 [-] mechanical reinforcement ratio of tension chord
f 1c
kapc c 1 [-] coefficient for maximum stress of stress block
250
1
zeta 1 [-] coefficient for inner lever arm
c/2

l fsy
muflex l
f1c 100 [-] dimensionsfree moment at flexural failure
u , flex
vuflex u , flex ( b / bw ) [-] dimensionfree shear force at flexural failure
u , test
betaflex = vutest / vuflex flex
u , flex
[-] ratio
BB remark: BB = flexural failure

Verankerung (anchorage at end support )

lbvorh for aa 0; ba 0: lb, prov aA / 2 bA (h d) [in mm] provided anchorage length

for aa = 0; ba 0: lb, prov bA [in mm]
for aa 0; ba = 0: lb, prov aA 0,1 d [in mm]
for aa = ba = 0: lb, prov 0,25 d [in mm]
Vu aA dl
sslau sla, u 0,5 1,73 0,58 [-] steel stress
Asl z z
= vtest*1000* (0,5*aa/(zeta*d) + 1,73 * (h-d)/ (zeta*d) + 0,58)/ Asl
for aa = 0: sslau = vu*1000*[0,5*(0,2*d)/(zeta*d)+1,73*(d/0,9-d)/(zeta*d)+0,577)/Asl)
lberf = lbreq
if alfaa not available, then alfaa = 1.

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lberf = alfaa*dst*sslau/(9*f1ctcal) lberf a dst sla , u / 9 f 1ct , cal [in mm] required anchorage length

betalb = lberf/lbvorh = lbreq/lbprov [-] ratio

VB remark: VB = anchorage failure
Kontrollen koni (criteria for data selection): explanations see Report, Part 1

Umrechnungsfaktoren (Conversion factors)

1 inch = 25,4 mmm
1 pound = 4,45 N
1 kip = 4,45 kN
1 klbf ft = 1,36 kNm
1 psi = 1/145 * MPa
1 ksi = 1000/ 145 * MPa
1 kp/cm2 = 100/9,81 MPa
1 Mp = 1.000 kp = 1/9,81 kN

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