Evaluation of Shear Effect on Deflection of RC Beams

This study evaluates the effect of shear on the deflection of reinforced concrete (RC) beams subjected to combined bending and shear. A total of nine simply supported beams were manufactured with the shear span-to-depth ratio, tension steel ratio, and shear capacity ratio as test variables. The experimental results were used to evaluate the effect of shear on the deflection by separating them into flexural and shear deformations. The theoretical deflection of the specimens was calculated using the effective moment of inertia equation recommended by ACI 318-19 based on the curvature relationships and experimental results of the flexure critical beams. By comparing the experimental and analytical results, it was revealed that the deflection obtained using the ACI equation underestimated the experimental results by up to about 1.6 times when the shear effect was large.