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Enhancing Ductility Of One-Way Concrete Slabs Reinforced With Welded Wire Reinforcement, Mohamed K. Shwani

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

A series of research studies have recently identified an issue called strain localization in welded wire reinforced (WWR) members. This phenomenon reportedly concentrates strains at welded cross wire locations and severely limit ductility. Those that identified the phenomenon used it to imply that WWR is unsafe because it does not warn of failure. This dissertation is investigating details to mitigate the strain localization effect and demonstrate the WWR can be used safely. A moment curvature analysis is developed using Response2000 program and calibrated using experimental data. Parametric study was developed to present a recommendation of details and minimum reinforcement required …