Test results
| Beam | Ultimate stage | Absorbed energy, E | Stiffness, K | Mode of failurea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pu: kN | Gain: % | Δu: mm | E: kN.mm | E/EB0 | K: kN/mm | K/KB0 | ||
| Group 1 | ||||||||
| B0 | 283 | — | 4.36 | 825 | 1.00 | 89 | 1.00 | S + B |
| BF | 424 | 49 | 2.90 | 1774 | 2.15 | 182 | 2.04 | S |
| B-rec1 | 377 | 33 | 4.02 | 1943 | 2.35 | 117 | 1.31 | S |
| B-cr1 | 376 | 33 | 2.93 | 2334 | 2.83 | 133 | 1.49 | S |
| Group 2 | ||||||||
| B0 | 283 | — | 4.36 | 825 | 1.00 | 89 | 1.00 | S + B |
| BF | 424 | 49 | 2.90 | 1774 | 2.15 | 182 | 2.04 | S |
| B-rec2 | 409 | 44 | 3.58 | 2679 | 3.25 | 137 | 1.54 | S |
| B-cr2 | 416 | 47 | 4.54 | 3287 | 3.98 | 137 | 1.54 | S |
| Beam | Ultimate stage | Absorbed energy, | Stiffness, | Mode of failure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gain: % | Δu: mm | |||||||
| Group 1 | ||||||||
| B0 | 283 | — | 4.36 | 825 | 1.00 | 89 | 1.00 | S + B |
| BF | 424 | 49 | 2.90 | 1774 | 2.15 | 182 | 2.04 | S |
| B-rec1 | 377 | 33 | 4.02 | 1943 | 2.35 | 117 | 1.31 | S |
| B-cr1 | 376 | 33 | 2.93 | 2334 | 2.83 | 133 | 1.49 | S |
| Group 2 | ||||||||
| B0 | 283 | — | 4.36 | 825 | 1.00 | 89 | 1.00 | S + B |
| BF | 424 | 49 | 2.90 | 1774 | 2.15 | 182 | 2.04 | S |
| B-rec2 | 409 | 44 | 3.58 | 2679 | 3.25 | 137 | 1.54 | S |
| B-cr2 | 416 | 47 | 4.54 | 3287 | 3.98 | 137 | 1.54 | S |
S = shear failure; B = bearing failure
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