Minimizing Statistical Bias to Identify Size Effect from Beam Shear Database

摘要

Minimizing statistical bias in evaluation of the available beam shear failure database is one way to improve the accuracy of empirical formulas. The statistical procedure proposed by the authors illustrates clear size effect trend in the shear failure of the concrete beams. Some of the findings are interesting, but not well clarified to the discussers, and are brought up as follows.