Prasad, M. N. Nagendra2014-03-142014-03-141993etd-07112009-040255http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43661The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of tension stiffening and softening of concrete in reinforced concrete beams and beam-columns. Analytical models of beams and beam-columns are prepared and the results compared to experimental results previously conducted by Berwanger et al. (1960) A layered model of the beams is developed and strains and stresses at various layers are computed. Moment-curvature relationships are then obtained from these. The stress-strain curves adopted are from El-Metwally and Chen (1989). The effects of tension stiffening and softening are included by adopting realistic stress-strain curves in both compression and tension.vii, 43 leavesBTDapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightLD5655.V855 1993.P727Concrete beamsReinforced concreteStrains and stressesThesishttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07112009-040255/