Flexural Strength Test For Concrete Beam With Mild Steel and Reinforcing Iron

Abstract

Mild steel in buildings tends to only be used as a roof frame. The phenomenon in the field that lightweight steel roof truss can be combined with mortar mixture. In general this union is found on the walls of the construction of the red stone horses. This phenomenon is captured and applied dynamically, creatively, and innovatively with new idioms. Mild steel can be used as a beam reinforcement. This research is important in order to find alternative reinforcement of beams other than iron and strong beam reinforcement. This study aims to determine the ratio of flexural strength between concrete from mild steel reinforcement and concrete from steel reinforcement. This study uses a concrete flexural strength test and simple test beam method. The test beam is loaded and centered directly. Press testing machine is used as a flexural test device. The machine is equipped with two support beams and one load beam, load construction, and support blocks. Six beams are used as specimens. Test objects are made of different reinforcement. Concrete beams are made from a cross section of 600 mm x 150 mm x 150 mm, used reinforcing iron diameter of 6 mm, and amounting to three (first test object). Concrete beams are made from a cross section of 600 mm x 150 mm x 150 mm, mild steel is used with the profile shape C73.35.10 mm, and there are three pieces (second test object). This study concluded that the test beam was made from a cross section of 600 mm x 150 mm x 150 mm. and mild steel (profile C73.35.10 mm) has twice the maximum flexural strength compared to 600 mm x 150 mm x 150 mm cross section beam and reinforcing iron (6 mm diameter).