Title:
Beam with indirect support and loading
Author(s):
Wiryanto Dewobroto and Darl-Heinz Reineck
Publication:
Symposium Paper
Volume:
208
Issue:
Appears on pages(s):
145-162
Keywords:
DOI:
10.14359/12418
Date:
10/29/2002
Abstract:
Inadequate design of indirect supports resulted in a lot of structural damage and near failure of structural concrete beams. Most codes, including ACI 318, do not properly cover this case. However, strut-and-tie models almost automatically lead to correctly reinforcing these critical discontinuity regions. This example combines indirect supports as well as indirectly applied loads and demonstrates the application of strut-and-tie models following Appendix A of ACI 318-2002.