Analysis of size effect in shear transfer mechanisms and size effect suppression by transversal reinforcement - contributions to NBR 6118

Abstract Size effects are known to be relevant in the shear transfer mechanisms of quasi-brittle materials like concrete. Bažant proposed an asymptotic approximation between plasticity theory and Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM), showing a proportionality of concrete nominal resistance with...

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Main Authors: Igor José Santos Ribeiro, José Renato de Castro Pessôa, Túlio Nogueira Bittencourt, André Teófilo Beck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro do Concreto (IBRACON) 2023-05-01
Series:Revista IBRACON de Estruturas e Materiais
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-41952023000300202&tlng=en