Cengiz, SalihKamanlı, MehmetÜnal, Alptuğ2024-09-042024-09-042018https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13091/6149In the construction industry, which is constantly evolving and open to new technologies, concrete has been used to build -constructions and has great importance. Some of the advantages of concrete are that they can be produced everywhere without the necessity of a factory, they are cheap, they can be easily given the desired shape, they have high heat and pressure resistance. On the other hand, the disadvantages of concrete are the lack of a homogeneous structure, the need for careful cure from the beginning of casting during setting, the low tensile strength, and the presence of a brittle material. And also, if there is not enough vibration during casting process, there will be gaps between the concrete components therefore the physical and mechanical properties of concrete cannot be forecasted accurately self-compacting concrete does not require vibration or compaction, it saves workmanship and time, and has high performance. Because of less workmanship and shorter production time, the self-compacting concretes offer the possibility of making the construction more economical. In this work, shear and flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams will be examined in terms of damage mechanics, the differences occurring when using self-compacting concrete and normal concrete. By changing the stirrup rebar ratio, the shear capacity, energy absorption capacity and fracture type in both types of concrete will be investigated and the results will be compared. Variables of the samples are the ratio of the stirrup, and the concrete type. Totally 8 specimens will use in this study. The specimens will be tested with 4-point bending test. Cracks occurring in the beams during the test will be evaluated in terms of damage mechanics.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessReinforced Concrete BeamsSelf-Compacting ConcreteExperimental StudyDamage MechanicsConference Object