Evaluation of the Mechanical Properties

of Reinforcing Steel Bars Collapsed

Buildings Sites within Legazpi City,
Albay

Deliva, Gamboa & Pecundo BSCE-3A

 INTRODUCTION
MAIN POINTS COVERED
a. Why did you choose this topic?
Steel rebars play such an important and demanding function in
reinforced concrete structures that precise details on their properties are
crucial throughout the design phase. Mechanical property variations are
unavoidable in the steelmaking process.
 INTRODUCTION
MAIN POINTS COVERED
b. Why is there a need for your research/topic to be studied?
The purpose of this study is to look at the mechanical properties of
reinforcing steel bars recovered from some of the collapsed construction
sites. By comparing our findings to numerous criteria, we will be able to
determine the contribution of this important building material to building
failure/collapse.
 INTRODUCTION
MAIN POINTS COVERED
c. What are the overall benefits that may be derived from your study?
The study's findings will provide contractors, engineers, and building
owners with information on how steel rebar is compared to previous
work and some available standards in order to determine their likely role
in the ongoing building collapses.
 OBJECTIVES
The major goal of the research is to see if there is a substantial change in
the mechanical properties of reinforcing steel bars obtained from three
separate collapsed building sites in Legazpi City, Albay. Specifically, the
researchers aim to answer the following:
 OBJECTIVES
1) What are the mechanical properties of the samples of the reinforcing
steel bars obtained from three different collapsed building sites in
Legazpi City, Albay based on:

a. Yield stress
b. Ultimate tensile stress
c. Strain hardening ratio
 OBJECTIVES
2) Which bars have a higher yield strength of the steel, ultimate tensile
stress, and strain hardening ratio?

3) Which reinforcing bars have a relatively high strength but low

ductility, making them vulnerable to brittle fracture and possibly
contributing to the collapse of the building structures?
 HOW W ILL YOU GATHE R Y OUR
DATA?

Th e samp l es wi l l be secti on ed i nt o smal l si zes af ter wh ich t h ey wi l l be

gr oun d usi ng an in du st r ial g ri nd i ng mach in e wit h a 6 0 g ri t emery pap er
t o a r el at i vel y smo ot h surf ace. T he samp le wi l l b e pl aced i n t he o pt i cal
emis si o n wi t h a moni t or i n or der to det er mi ne t he element al
co mpo sit i o ns i n mass percent ag e. Carb on eq ui val en t v alue wi l l al so be
est i mat ed f rom so me maj or el ement s. Th e t en sil e t est fo r th e sampl es
was car ri ed out u si n g In str on Un iv er sal Tensi l e Test ing Machi ne.
FIG. 1. STEEL ROD SAMPLES OF DIFFERENT
DIAMETERS.

FIG. 2.UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINE.

 WHER E WILL YOUR R ESE AR C H TAKE
PL AC E ?

Th e research will tak e p l ace at Leg azp i Cit y, Al b ay.

Th e research ers wi ll ch o o se t h ree d i fferen t co ll ap sed
b u ild in g s for th e sam p li n g .
 THE RESEARCHERS:

CHARLIENE HAILLIE
B. DELIVA
MA. CONCEPCION N.
GAMBOA
ALYSSA JOIE MARI B.
PECUNDO
BSCE-3A