2015 年 3 巻 1 号 p. 230-245
This study aims to clarify the shear resistance mechanism of reinforced concrete haunched beams (RCHBs). Four series of ten RCHBs with different parameters (positions of haunched portions, thickness of the concrete cover, presence of stirrups and the arrangement of the tensile rebar) were tested. The results demonstrated that the bending position of the tensile rebar as well as the different arrangement of the tensile rebar highly influenced the crack propagations which caused the variation in the shear capacities due to different contributions of the arch action. Different diagonal crack angles also resulted in different contributions by stirrups in RCHBs with stirrups. The thicker concrete cover at the mid span affected the crack propagation but had almost no effect on the shear capacity. Nonlinear FEM analyses were also conducted to complement the experiments and verify the results, which showed a good agreement including load-deflection curves, load capacities and crack patterns. The shape of the compression zone, which dominates the arch action in RC beams, was also evaluated by the analyses.
