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This study employs a multiscale numerical approach to establish models of reinforced concrete (RC) beams under different structural spatial constraints to investigate the influence of structural spatial constraints (beam end constraints and adding cast-in-place floor slabs) on the yield mechanism of frame structures. It quantitatively analyzed the influence of end restraints and cast-in-place floor slabs on the shear capacity and stiffness of RC beams. It revealed the mechanisms by which end restraints and cast-in-place floor slabs affect the shear behavior of RC beams and compared the simulated results with the load capacity calculated results according to current codes of various countries. The study found the following: 1) Beam end restraint conditions significantly affect the beams' failure mode, whereas cast-in-place floor slabs have little effect. 2) Changing the beam end restraint from simple to fixed supported dramatically increases the stiffness and shear capacity of the beams. Fixed-end beams can have stiffness and shear capacity up to 3.49 times and 2.66 times higher, respectively, compared to simply supported beams. 3) Adding cast-in-place floor slabs significantly increases the shear capacity and stiffness of the beams. Adding cast-in-place floor slabs to simply and fixed supported beams can increase the shear bearing capacity of the beams by 1.50 times and 1.39 times, respectively, and increase the stiffness by 2.68 times and 1.63 times, respectively; 4) The prediction of the shear bearing capacity of fixed supported beams and beams with cast-in-place floor slabs in various national codes is exceptionally conservative. The simulated values of fixed-supported plus cast-in-place slab beams with a shear-span ratio of 1.0 are 4.00 times, 4.47 times, 6.16 times, and 5.18 times higher than the calculated values in Chinese, American, Canadian, and European codes.
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JOURNAL OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
ISSN: 1363-2469
Year: 2025
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JCR@2022
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