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Shear strength of reinforced RHA concrete beams

AuthorYoko, Tony
Call NumberAIT Thesis no. ST-83-24
Subject(s)Concrete beams--Testing
NoteA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
AbstractExperiments were conducted on nineteen reinforced rice husk ash (RHA) and ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concrete beams to investigate the comparative shear strength o f reinforced RHA concrete beams. The compressive strength of the RHA concrete , percentages of longitudinal and transverse reinforcements , the shear span to depth ratio were the major variables in this study. The strength values of KHA concrete beams are compared with those of the OPC concrete beams as well as values calculated using relevant formulas given in the American Concrete Institute Building Code (318-77). Test results indicate that reinforced RHA concrete beams behaved similarly to ordinary rein forced concrete beams. Addition of trans verse reinforcement was found to have no effect on the patterns of diagonal cracks ; however, it improved the ultimate shear strength of reinforced RHA concrete beams . A considerable increase in the load carrying capacity was observed with decreasing shear span t o depth ratio.
Year1983
TypeThesis
SchoolSchool of Engineering and Technology
DepartmentDepartment of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE)
Academic Program/FoSStructural Engineering (STE) /Former Name = Structural Engineering and Construction (ST)
Chairperson(s)Loo, Yew-Chaye
Examination Committee(s)Usami, Tsutomu ; Wireland, Martin
Scholarship Donor(s)Government of Australia
DegreeThesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1983


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