Behavior of Reinforced concrete wide Beams Made of Recycled Aggregates

Abstract

Wide beams are frequently used as transfer elements where the total structural depth. The objective of this research was to study the influence of the Recycled concrete Aggregate, volume ratio of longitudinal reinforcement, stirrups reinforcement and width - to- effective depth ratio on the shear behavior of reinforced concrete wide beams. Also the research aimed to check the adequacy of the procedures of the current codes provisions for design of reinforced concrete wide beams. An experimental program including 10 specimens was conducted. The reported results include the relation between load and deflection, strain in the longitudinal steel and strain in the stirrups.