STRUCTURAL MECHANICS

Structural Mechanics

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Structural Mechanics

A method for testing concrete structural beam and column elements subjected to axial loading, bending and shear is described. The information provided includes: the test of implementation, with particular emphasis on how the loads are applied using a combination of hydraulic actuators and rigid links connected to a coil at each end of the sample, the boundary conditions shows that were designed to reduce the shear transferred by the action of the strut, as well as highlights of the first 17 trials involving shear, reverse and reverse cyclic shear cyclic axial beam elements up to 350 mm ...