Earthquake Resistance of Reinforced Concrete Interior Connections Including a Floor Slab

10.14359/1650 ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 84 (5) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Earthquake Resistance ◽  
Floor Slab

scholarly journals Response of the Flat Reinforced Concrete Floor Slab with Openings under Cyclic In-Plane Loading

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Eden Shukri Kalib ◽  
Yohannes Werkina Shewalul
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Lateral Displacement ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Absorption Capacity ◽  
Hysteretic Behavior ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Floor Slab ◽  
Floor Slabs

The responses of flat reinforced concrete (RC) floor slabs with openings subjected to horizontal in-plane cyclic loads in addition to vertical service loads were investigated using nonlinear finite element analysis (FEA). A finite element model (FEM) was designed to perform a parametric analysis. The effects of opening sizes (7%, 14%, 25%, and 30% of the total area of the slab), opening shapes (elliptical, circular, L-shaped, T-shaped, cross, and rectangular), and location on the hysteretic behavior of the floor slab were considered. The research indicated that openings in RC floor slabs reduce the energy absorption capacity and stiffness of the floor slab. The inclusion of 30% opening on the floor slab causes a 68.5%, 47.3%, and 45.6% drop in lateral load capacity, stiffness, and lateral displacement, respectively, compared to the floor slab with no openings. The flat RC floor slab with a circular opening shape has increased efficiency. The placement of the openings is more desirable by positioning the openings at the intersection of two-column strips.

scholarly journals Prestressed concrete seismic design

1969 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-266
Author(s):  
K. E. Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Seismic Design ◽  
Prestressed Concrete ◽  
Structural Engineering ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Concrete Structures ◽  
Earthquake Resistance ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Structures ◽  
The University ◽  
Prestressed Structures

This paper is reproduced from the proceedings of a seminar on "Seismic Problems in Structural Engineering" arranged by the Departments of Civil Engineering and Extension Studies of the University of Canterbury, and held in Christchurch from May 13 
to 16, 1968. Another paper from that seminar, also published 
in this issue of the Bulletin, discusses requirements for ductility in reinforced concrete structures. The present 
paper makes a comparison of prestressed concrete with reinforced concrete, and discusses the factors to be considered 
in the design of prestressed structures for earthquake resistance.

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