Abstract
This paper presents a summary of the first part of a general research program on the nonlinear theory of composite beams and columns. The paper deals with the experimental study of simply supported composite beams, submitted to uniaxial bending about the major axis. Test results are compared with theoretical results obtained from an elaborate nonlinear analysis.A total of eight composite beams have been tested, four of them with special dowels welded to the wide-flange section web, and steel plates welded at both ends, in order to limit sliding between steel and concrete.By adequately adjusting the concrete stress–strain curve measured on control cylinders, to take into account the effects of strain rate, strain gradient, and steel reinforcement confinement, we obtain a theoretical ultimate bending moment identical to the experimental moment, and a deflection at rupture 10% smaller than the measured one. Key words: reinforced concrete, stress–strain curve, bending, ultimate moment, ultimate deflection, nonlinear theory, composite beams, composite sections.
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