COMPUTERS IN CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION. ANALYSIS OF CONSTRUCTION LOADS ON SLABS AND SHORES BY PERSONAL COMPUTER

During construction of reinforced concrete buildings, the safety of a slab depends mainly on the load imposed on the slab and the available strentgth of the slab. To avoid unexpected failures, the load imposed on slabs should be less than their available strength at each construction stage. This paper describes a simplified computer-based method to calculate the construction load imposed on slabs with shored formwork. The safety of slabs is explained and some practical examples are given.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Concrete Institute

  P.O. Box 19150, Redford Station, 22400 Seven Mile Road
  Detroit, MI  United States  48219

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Liu, X L
  • Lee, H M
  • Chen, Wai-Fah
• Publication Date: 1991

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 63-72
• Serial:
  • Publication of: American Concrete Institute
  • Publisher: American Concrete Institute

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Concrete; Construction; Construction safety; Loads; Personal computers; Shoring; Slabs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Loading
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00621178
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1992 12:00AM