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H. EL-Emam et al., Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 52 (2020) 197-210; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.52.16

Crack patterns Numerical results show that the concrete cover thickness seems to have little influence on the first crack loading compared to the variation of the internal main steel. Fig. 12 shows a crack pattern of beam B 1.15-A and beam B 1.15-B during loading. It can be observed that the first cracking load for B 1.15-B and having concrete cover equals 30 mm was recorded at 16 kN. While this load was 15kN for beam B 1.15-A having concrete cover equals 50 mm .

B 1.15-B

B 1.80-B

B 1.15-B

B 1.80-C

B 1.15-C B 0.55-C Figure 10: Comparison between experimental and numerical results

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