Abstract
The research article is focused on investigating the shear capacity performance for twenty-four simply supported deep beams reinforced with a Prefabricated Cage under a two-point load to enable a better understanding of the effects of effective length-to-overall depth ratio, depth-to-thickness ratio, effective length to thickness ratio, spacing of vertical web shear reinforcement, yield strength and thickness of cold-formed steel sheet. The shear behaviour of Prefabricated Cage Reinforced deep beams is compared with rebar-reinforced deep beams by using the computational platform, ABAQUS. The ultimate failure load, displacement, and shear ductility were obtained from the analytical results. The ultimate load-carrying capacity of Prefabricated Cage Reinforced deep beams is higher than conventionally reinforced deep beams. It was observed that Prefabricated Cage Reinforced deep beams exhibited better shear resistance than Conventional Deep beams. Therefore, Prefabricated Cage reinforcement is suggested as an efficient method of reinforcement in deep beams compared to conventional reinforcement and it is found to be economical when utilized in large-scale construction works.
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