A new way of using welded wire mesh [WWM] for enhancing the shear strength in reinforced concrete beams
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Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Warangal, India
Publication date: 2020-09-02
Cement Wapno Beton 25(3) 188-197 (2020)
ABSTRACT
The present practice of using shear reinforcement in the form of
stirrups, which go round near to the periphery in reinforced concrete beams, leaves the core zone of the cross-section, where
there is the existence of high shear stress, un-reinforced. This
leads to sudden appearance and propagation of cracks, leading
to brittle failures under shear. This paper presents an experimental study on the new way of using the welded wire mesh [WWM]
for resisting shear in reinforced concrete members. The method
consists of using a prefabricated mesh such as welded wire mesh
as core zone reinforcement, placed longitudinally apart from conventional rectangular stirrups/ties. The study indicated improved
performance compared to the shear resistance of RC beams with
conventional stirrups.