Experimental Analysis and Comparison of Lattice Reinforced Beam and Conventional Reinforced Beam

Abstract

The experimental investigation focused on the various types of shear reinforcement in the reinforced concrete beams.Conventional RCC beam and latticed RCC. These two types of shear reinforcement are studied thoroughly; conventional stirrups, welded latticed bars, Beam strength as well as beam deflection are the main parameters in the project that was considered in this study. Shear failure in reinforced concrete beams is one of the most unwanted modes of failure. This type of failure mode of beam made it essential to explore more effective ways to design these beams for shear.it  is observed in the reinforced concrete beams that failure due to shear is more dangerous that the failure due to bending. The diagonal cracks that developed due to over shear forces in beam are wider as compared to the flexural cracks. The economy, durability, serviceability and safety of shear reinforcement in reinforced concrete beams led to the study of other alternatives. Lattice reinforcement is a new type of shear reinforcement. It is welded bar.In this project, an experimental study of the conventional reinforced concrete beam and latticed reinforced concrete beam have been studied. Several numbers of both types of the beam were analyzed by experimental work and deflection is measured by applying concentrated load applied at the center of the beam surface. The analysis was done for the simply supported condition. Experimental analysis is carried out in lab and results were compared in terms of strength and deflection.

Keywords:latticed reinforced beam, conventional reinforced beam, lab testing and comparison