Research Article

Experimental Study on the Shear Strength of Dune Sand Concrete Beams

Table 4

Details of the experimental beams.

SeriesSpecimens IDClear length (mm)Concrete compression strength (MPa)Concrete splitting strength (MPa) (104 N/mm2)Dune sand replacement ratio (%)Stirrup ratio

B1B1-1130042.502.533.121.080
B1-2130042.732.543.121.580
B1-3170037.592.383.122.080
B1-4210037.592.383.122.580
B1-5250037.592.383.123.080
B2B2-1130045.252.773.471.50
B2-2130042.192.643.471.520
B2-3130041.52.583.631.540
B2-4130039.12.463.181.560
B2-5130042.732.543.121.580
B3B3-1130042.732.543.121.580 (φ8@150)
B3-2130037.592.383.121.580 (φ8@120)
B3-3130037.592.383.121.580 (φ8@100)

The specimens designated B1-2, B2-5, and B3-1 were actually the same specimen belonging to different series.