Effect of Aggregate Interlocking and Dowel action of Beams under Flexural Loading- A Literature Review
Joshi Sreenivasa Prasad1, P. Polu Raju2

1Joshi Sreenivasa Prasad, Research Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Educational Foundation, Vaddeswaram, Guntur (A.P), India.
2P. Polu Raju, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Educational Foundation, Vaddeswaram, Guntur (A.P), India.
Manuscript received on 02 May 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 14 May 2019 | Manuscript Published on 28 May 2019 | PP: 366-369 | Volume-7 Issue-6C2 April 2019 | Retrieval Number: F10660476C219/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: The aim of the present review is to study the influence of aggregate interlocking across cracked surface, reinforcement crossing the shear cracks and dowel action of longitudinal tensile reinforcing bars across the cracks. The aggregate interlocking is uncertain and depends on the shear reinforcement and action of loads under the and dowel action of reinforced concrete beams under flexural loading. In reinforced concrete beams, shear resistance is provided by shear transfer in un cracked compression concrete, supports. Similarly, dowel action is an important component for shear resistance. Due to complexity involved in shear transfer mechanism, the prediction on the effect of both aggregate interlocking and dowel action is a difficult task. Previous research had given focus on both the components separately. The present review is to study the effect of both aggregate interlocking and dowel action as common entity and understand the relationship of the same.
Keywords: Aggregate Interlocking, Dowel Action, Flexural Loading, Shear Resistance, Shear Transfer Mechanism.
Scope of the Article: Behaviour of Structures under Seismic Loads