Study on various properties of reinforced concrete – A review

• Published in: Materials today : proceedings Vol. 65; pp. 597 - 602
• Main Authors: Chahar, Arun Singh, Pal, Priyaranjan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2022
• Subjects: Damping coefficient; Mechanical properties; Modulus of elasticity; Physical properties; Reinforced concrete; Vibration energy absorption; Mechanical properties; Modulus of elasticity; Vibration energy absorption; Damping coefficient; Physical properties; Reinforced concrete
• ISSN: 2214-7853; 2214-7853
• DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2022.03.193

One of the world’s most common building materials is reinforced concrete (RC). Various shapes and sizes of components made of RC are mostly used in civil engineering structures. In general, reinforced concrete combines the materials, i.e., concrete resisting compression and reinforcing steel resisting tension; however, the reinforcing bar resists the shear, tensile and compressive stresses. The RC structures are often subject to various dynamic loads, i.e., man-made, traffic, wind, earthquakes, waves, etc. The utilization of substances with convenient parameters is requisite for RC structures, so it will be helpful in studying the mechanical and physical properties of reinforced concrete. The compressive strength is the most important property that decides the acceptance and rejection of concrete in building structures. Shear reinforcement had been shown better properties than longitudinal reinforcement in increasing the performance of RC under the high loading rate. The load–deflection curves and the experimental results show that the increment of compressive strength of RC members had an articulate impact on the member load capacity and deflections. There are many materials available to enhance the performance of RC members, such as rice husk ash, fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag, metakaolin, silica fume, etc. Several parameters have been reviewed and discussed in the study those influence the performance of the loaded RC structures. The key parameters are dynamic modulus of elasticity, energy absorption in vibration, coefficient of damping, and fatigue resistance.