Title : SUSTAINABLE REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS
Authors : Rakesh Patel,S. K.Dubey and K.K.Pathak
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Abstract : One aspect of sustainability is to save material for the future. Sustainability can be achieved by replacing the partially used concrete. By reducing concrete we save cement and it reduces the green house gases emissions. So it is environment friendly. In this paper an attempt is being made to reduce weight and cost of the reinforced concrete structures by replacing the concrete near the neutral axis by some light weight material. Looking to the limitations of reinforced brick beams and reinforced concrete beams, the concept of Infilled reinforced concrete beams has been developed. Partially utilized concrete of reinforced concrete beam has been replaced by bricks. In this way the economy of reinforced brick beams and strength of RC beams are tried to be combined in Infilled beams. Replacement zone is found out with the help of stress-strain curve given in IS: 456 – 2000. Since Infilled beams acts like a composite member. We need a theory to analyse it. Method of initial functions is used for the analysis of Infilled reinforced concrete beams.The method of initial function is an analytical method of elasticity theory. The method makes it possible to obtain exact solutions of different types of problems without using assumptions.