BEHAVIOR OF SIMPLY SUPPORTED SLABS

DESTRUCTIVE TESTS ON PROTOTYPE REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS DESIGNED BY JOHANSEN'S YIELD-LINE METHOD, HILLERBORG'S STRIP METHOD, AND THE ELASTIC DESIGN METHOD ARE DESCRIBED. THE YIELD AND FAILURE CHARACTERISTICS OF THESE SLABS ARE THEN COMPARED WITH THOSE OBTAINED FROM SLABS DESIGNED BY THREE OPTIMUM LOWER-BOUND APPROACHES. FOR TWO OF THE OPTIMUM SLABS, SAVINGS ARE OBTAINED OF 37% AND 16% IN THE REINFORCEMENT VOLUME REQUIRED IN THE JOHANSEN AND HILLERBORG SLABS, RESPECTIVELY. ALL SLABS ARE SQUARE, SIMPLY SUPPORTED, AND UNIFORMLY LOADED. /ASCE/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 95, No ST 12, PROC PAPER 6945, PP 2703-2721, 11 FIG, 1
• Authors:
  • Muspratt, M A
• Publication Date: 1969-12

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of the Structural Division
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Elastic analysis; Reinforced concrete; Slabs; Structural engineering; Testing; Yield line method
• Old TRIS Terms: Destruction; Elastic analysis (Structural)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00209134
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 24 1970 12:00AM