THE INFLUENCE OF UNCLOSED CRACKS IN COMPRESSED ZONE OF CONCRETE ON THE BEARING CAPACITY OF BENDING REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENTS

Abstract

One of the most important issues when calculating buildings and structures for seismic effects is taking into account the presence of damage in the compressed zone of concrete. It is known that the current norms of the Russian Federation [4] on earthquake-resistant construction assume the development of plastic deformations in structural elements. When determining the loads, the possibility of developing plastic deformations in structural elements is taken into account by introducing a decreasing coefficient K1, while neglecting the effect of plastic deformations on the strength of bearing reinforced concrete elements. The presence of plastic deformations in the reinforcement leads to the appearance of residual cracks in the compressed zone of concrete and, as a consequence, to a decrease in the bearing capacity of bending elements in subsequent loading cycles. The influence of unclosed cracks in compressed zone of concrete of bending elements on their bearing capacity for symmetrical and non-symmetrical reinforcement, for different values of reinforcement coefficient and for different values of coefficient of plasticity is considered. Based on the results of calculations the bearing capacity data for bending reinforced concrete elements with residual cracks in compressed zone of concrete have been obtained. The approximate method of determination of residual cracks depth in compressed zone of concrete in terms of coefficient of plasticity in the first semi cycle of loading is proposed.