Effect of Shear Span-to-Depth Ratio on Flexural Rigidity of Reinforced Concrete Beams
This study presents the results of an experimental program carried out for estimating the variation of the flexural rigidity of reinforced concrete beams with different shear span-to-depth ratios. The specimens are designed to have identical sectional dimension, tension and compression reinforcement ratios, and material properties, except shear span-to-depth ratio. Experimental results showed that the flexural rigidity of reinforced concrete beams was affected by the shear span-to-depth ratio of specimens.