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The research of reinforced concrete beams, in which there is some damage or defects are scare. This is especially applies to studies in which defects arise under the influence of the load, which is due to the complexity of such studies. This article describes a method for performing damage to stretched rebar in bending reinforced concrete elements under load. There were eight samples tested: four specimens tested as controls and four – with injuries. Control samples with a stretched rebar of 16 and 20 mm in diameter are reinforced. Damaged beams with rebar 20 mm in diameter are reinforced.