Free of shrinkage tension stiffening relationships derived from RC beam tests
Date
2008Author
Kaklauskas, Gintaris
Gribniak, Viktor
Bačinskas, Darius
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Present research was dedicated to investigation of srinkage influence on tension stiffening and deformation of flexural reinforced concrete members. A numerical procedure has been proposed for derving free of shrinkage tension stiffening relationships. Shrinkage influence on stress-strain state of RC members has been investigated using test data reported in the literature. It was shown that shrinkage has significantly reduced cracking resistance and stiffness.