This paper is the second report on the new method to improve flexural ductility of RC columns using particular bars cut near critical section. In this paper, the effectiveness of using severed bars discussed through an experiment of RC columns with more practical situation and condition than that in the previous paper. The issue of strain concentration to steel bars due to discontinuous change in section property at the severed position is also discussed. It is concluded that proposed method is quite effective to improve flexural ductility also in more practical situation.
