scholarly journals Variability of Seismic Loading over the Surface of a Concrete Slab in Interaction with the Subsoil

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9530
Author(s):  
Martin Stolarik ◽  
Miroslav Pinka ◽  
Jan Nedoma ◽  
Michael Fridrich
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Anthropogenic Impacts ◽  
Concrete Slab ◽  
Seismic Loading ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Concrete Slabs ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Slab ◽  
Frequency Domains ◽  
Close Proximity

This article is aimed at the analysis of the behavior of a fiber-reinforced concrete slab in contact with subsoil during dynamic loading in close proximity. The properties of such slabs are important for evaluating their dynamic response, though the properties of the subsoil environment through which the vibrations propagate must also be taken into account. The analysis itself was performed on the basis of the results obtained from experimental measurements during seismic excitation with a calibrated impact. There were three concrete slabs tested, with varying amounts of fiber. The standard Vistec seismic instrumentation was used for measuring the dynamic response. The results of the experiment were processed in both the amplitude and frequency domains, and a graphic comparison in the waveform and frequency fields was made. The results acquired from this experimental research may support a more objective approach during the evaluation of dynamic impacts ranging from anthropogenic impacts to building structures.

scholarly journals Ductility and flexure of lightweight expanded clay basalt fiber reinforced concrete slab

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-81
Author(s):  
Vera V. Galishnikova ◽  
Alireza Heidari ◽  
Paschal C. Chiadighikaobi ◽  
Adegoke Adedapo Muritala ◽  
Dafe Aniekan Emiri
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Concrete Slab ◽  
Basalt Fiber ◽  
Lightweight Aggregate ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Lightweight Aggregate Concrete ◽  
Concrete Slabs ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Slab ◽  
Chopped Basalt Fiber

Relevance. The load on a reinforced concrete slab with high strength lightweight aggregate concrete leads to increased brittleness and contributes to large deflection or flexure of slabs. The addition of fibers to the concrete mix can improve its mechanical properties including flexure, deformation, toughness, ductility, and cracks. The aims of this work are to investigate the flexure and ductility of lightweight expanded clay concrete slabs reinforced with basalt fiber polymers, and to check the effects of basalt fiber mesh on the ductility and flexure. Methods. The ductility and flexural/deflection tests were done on nine engineered cementitious composite (expanded clay concrete) slabs with dimensions length 1500 mm, width 500 mm, thickness 65 mm. These nine slabs are divided in three reinforcement methods types: three lightweight expanded clay concrete slab reinforced with basalt rebars 10 mm (first slab type); three lightweight expanded clay concrete slab reinforced with basalt rebars 10 mm plus dispersed chopped basalt fiber plus basalt fiber polymer (mesh) of cells 2525 mm (second slab type); three lightweight expanded clay concrete slab reinforced with basalt rebars 10 mm plus dispersed basalt fiber of length 20 mm, diameter 15 m (third slab type). The results obtained showed physical deflection of the three types of slab with cracks. The maximum flexural load for first slab type is 16.2 KN with 8,075 mm deflection, second slab type is 24.7 KN with 17,26 mm deflection and third slab type 3 is 32 KN with 15,29 mm deflection. The ductility of the concrete slab improved with the addition of dispersed chopped basalt fiber and basalt mesh.

scholarly journals Numerical Modeling and Analysis of Concrete Slabs in Interaction with Subsoil

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 9868
Author(s):  
Radim Cajka ◽  
Zuzana Marcalikova ◽  
Vlastimil Bilek ◽  
Oldrich Sucharda
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Concrete Slab ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Concrete Slabs ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Slab ◽  
Modeling And Analysis ◽  
Non Linear

This article focuses on the analysis and numerical modeling of a concrete slab interacting with subsoil. This is a complex task for which a number of factors enter into the calculation, including the scope or dimension of the model, the non-linear solution approach, the choice of input parameters, and so forth. The aim of this article is to present one possible approach, which is based on a non-linear analysis and a three-dimensional computational model. Five slabs were chosen for modeling and analysis. The experiments involved slabs of 2000 × 2000 mm and a thickness of 150 mm, which were tested using specialized equipment. The slabs included a reinforced concrete slab, a standard concrete slab, and three fiber-reinforced concrete slabs. The fiber-reinforced slabs had fiber volume fractions of 0.32%, 0.64%, and 0.96%, which corresponded to fiber dosages of 25, 50, and 75 kg/m3. A reinforced concrete slab was chosen for the calibration model and the initial parametric study. The numerical modeling itself was based on a detailed evaluation of experiments, tests, and recommendations. The finite element method was used to solve the three-dimensional numerical model, where the fracture-plastic material of the model was used for concrete and fiber-reinforced concrete. In this paper, the performed numerical analyses are compared and evaluated, and recommendations are made for solving this problem.

Analysis on Punching Shear Behavior of the Raft Slab Reinforced with Steel Fibers

2008 ◽  
Vol 400-402 ◽  
pp. 335-340
Author(s):  
Xiao Wei Wang ◽  
Wen Ling Tian ◽  
Zhi Yuan Huang ◽  
Ming Jie Zhou ◽  
Xiao Yan Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Concrete Slab ◽  
Shear Behavior ◽  
Shear Capacity ◽  
Steel Fibers ◽  
Punching Shear ◽  
Concrete Slabs ◽  
Mass Concrete ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Slab ◽  
The Common

The thickness of the raft slab is determined by punching shear. The raft slab is commonly thick, which causes concrete volume is large. Mass concrete can bring disadvantage to the foundation. In order to increase the bearing capacity and reduce the thickness, it is suggested that the raft slab to be reinforced by steel fibers. There are five groups of specimens in this paper. S1 is the common reinforced concrete slab. S2 and S3 are concrete slabs reinforced by steel fibers broadcasted layer by layer when casting specimen. S4 and S5 are concrete slabs reinforced by steel fibers mixed homogeneously when making concrete. The punching shear tests of these slabs were done. The test results indicate that the punching shear capacity of the slab reinforced with steel fibers is higher than that of concrete slab, the stiffness and crack resistance of the steel fibers reinforced concrete slab are better than those of the common concrete slab and the punching shear of the slabs with different construction methods of steel fibers is similar. It analyses the punching shear behavior of the slab reinforced with steel fibers and suggests the ultimate bearing formula. The calculative values are coincided with the measured values well.

Influence of the Parameter of Ductility of Reinforcing Steel on the Behaviour of a Narrow Three-Span Reinforced Concrete Slab Based on Experimental Investigations

2015 ◽  
Vol 240 ◽  
pp. 218-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirosław Wieczorek
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Concrete Slab ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Slab ◽  
Tension Member ◽  
Test Models ◽  
Reinforced Steel

In the time of the exploitation of building structures frequently situations do occur, in which due to failures they are exposed to much higher loads than has been originally predicted. In a state of emergency due to overloading of the structure, significant reserves of load capacity may be appear in the case of a self-acting tension member work. The aim of the paper was to demonstrate the influence of reinforced steel parameters and its quantity on the mechanism of destruction of four three-span models of reinforced concrete strips with the dimensions 7140×500×190 mm. The paper contains the description of the test stand and test models and the results of experimental tests which were compared with the results of the calculations based on traditional methods.

Summary of Study on Composite Concrete Slabs

2013 ◽  
Vol 351-352 ◽  
pp. 695-698
Author(s):  
Lei Wang ◽  
Hong Ya Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Composite Structure ◽  
Concrete Slab ◽  
Engineering Application ◽  
Concrete Slabs ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Slab ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
The Future ◽  
At Home

Reinforced Concrete Slab is one of the important types of composite structure, About the concrete laminated slab of the research and the engineering application are summarized, Point out that the characteristics of Composite Concrete Slabs, the application and development of the laminated slab of recent advances at home and abroad, and look into the future of the Composite Concrete Slabs research.

Critical Review of Design Procedures for Reinforced Concrete Slabs as per IRC 112-2011

2019 ◽  
Vol 969 ◽  
pp. 349-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Chithra ◽  
Praveen Nagarajan ◽  
A.S. Sajith ◽  
R.A. Roshan
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Concrete Slab ◽  
Concrete Slabs ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Slab ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Slabs ◽  
Distributed Load ◽  
Uniformly Distributed Load ◽  
Sandwich Model

Nowadays finite element software is used for the design and analysis of reinforced concrete slabs. This paper intends to have a critical review based on a comparison study between the three design methods and to estimate the amount of reinforcement to be provided in each case. The three methods discussed are; the three-layer sandwich model (IRC 112-2011), Wood Armer method (EN1992-1-1:2004) and the conventional design method as per IS 456-2000. In the recently revised code for bridges IRC 112-2011, there is a recommendation to adopt three-layer sandwich model for the design of reinforced concrete slab. In this paper, a critical review of this method is done, and it is used for slabs subjected to uniformly distributed load. This method is illustrated by considering the design of rectangular slab subjected to uniformly distributed load. The results of this method are compared with the results obtained using Wood Armer method and using the moment coefficients suggested in IS 456-2000.

THE EFFECT OF IMPACT LOADS ON PRESTRESSED CONCRETE SLABS

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Youmn Al Rawi ◽  
Yehya Temsah ◽  
Hassan Ghanem ◽  
Ali Jahami ◽  
Mohamad Elani
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Prestressed Concrete ◽  
Impact Loading ◽  
Concrete Slab ◽  
Concrete Slabs ◽  
Shear Mode ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Slab ◽  
Finite Element Program ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Slabs ◽  
The Impact

Many research studies have been conducted on the effect of impact loading on structures, and design procedures were proposed for reinforced concrete (RC) slabs; however the availability of these studies and procedures are limited for prestressed slabs. The proposed research will examine, using numerical analysis, the impact of rock fall on prestressed concrete slabs with equivalent moment capacity reinforced concrete slabs. It is expected that prestressed concrete slabs will have different behavior to resist impact loading compared with traditional reinforced concrete slabs. The thickness of the prestressed concrete slab will be 25cm whereas that of the reinforced concrete slab will be 30cm. The impact loading consists of 500Kg drop weight. The drop height will be 10m, 15m and 20m.The structural analysis is performed using a Finite Element program "ABAQUS". A comparison will be done between both slab types in terms of failure mode, damage, and deflection. It has been found that both slabs failed in punching. However, the RC slab performed better than the prestressed concrete slab with respect to the value of the deflection at mid-span, while both showed punching shear mode of failure.

BEHAVIOR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS UNDER ACCIDENTAL IMPACTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamsoon Fareed
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Impact Loading ◽  
Concrete Slab ◽  
High Mass ◽  
Concrete Slabs ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Slab ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Slabs ◽  
Numerical Predictions ◽  
Operational Life ◽  
The Impact

Loads resulting from activities such as rock fall, heavy drop weights (for e.g. equipment's, heavy machines during installation), missile and aircraft interaction with slabs may results in loading intensity which have higher magnitude as compared to static loading. Based on the velocity of the impacting object at the time of contact, these activities may result in impact loading. Therefore, slabs designed should provide resistance to these accidental loading during their entire operational life. In this study, a dynamic non-linear finite element analyses were conducted to investigate the behavior of the reinforced concrete slabs subjected to high-mass low-velocity impacts. For this purpose, initially an already published impact test results were used to validate the numerical predictions. Following validation, a study was conducted to investigate the influence of the impact velocity on the behavior of the reinforced concrete slab. Based on the numerical investigation, it was found that the velocity of the impacting object has a significant influence on the behavior exhibited by slab under impact loading. Furthermore, it was also found that the behavior of slab under impact is both local and global. Local behavior is associated with the damage caused at the contact area of the slab and the impactor, whereas global behavior refers to the overall deformation of the slab when stress waves move away from the impact zone and travel towards the supports.

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