MACRO ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE BEAM-SLAB SYSTEMS

A macro element analysis of fully composite beam-slab systems is presented. The proposed technique combines a macro element which models both the in-plane and transverse behaviour of the slab with a special offset beam element. For the slab macro element, internal displacement functions satisfy the governing equilibrium equations, substantially reducing the number of equations requiring generation and solution. Large elements corresponding to structural units bounded by beams may be used, requiring a minimum of data preparation. The examples considered show that engineering accuracy may be obtained with the generation and solution of very few equations.(a)

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  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Headington Hill Hall
  Oxford OX30BW,    
• Authors:
  • Petrolito, J
  • Golley, B W
• Publication Date: 1989

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 139-48
• Serial:
  • Computers and Structures
  • Volume: 33
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0045-7949

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Behavior; Bridges; Composite materials; Finite element method; Loads; Mathematical analysis; Mathematical models; Reinforced concrete; Steel
• ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math); 3472: Beam; 9001: Behaviour; 3455: Bridge; 9005: Composite; 6490: Finite element method; 5567: Load; 6473: Mathematical model; 4794: Reinforced concrete; 4542: Steel
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00498054
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM