Title:
Truss Model for Edge Column-Slab Connections
Author(s):
Sidney H. Simmonds and Scott D. B. Alexander
Publication:
Structural Journal
Volume:
84
Issue:
4
Appears on pages(s):
296-303
Keywords:
columns (supports); concrete slabs; connections; punching shear; flat concrete plates; moments; reinforced concrete; shear properties; strength; tests; trusses; Structural Research
DOI:
10.14359/1658
Date:
7/1/1987
Abstract:
The truss model, developed to determine the ultimate strength of slab-column connections, is successfully used to predict the failure conditions of 43 edge column-flat slab connections without shear reinforcement reported in the literature. These tests consist of both single and double-column tests by eight separate investigators using a variety of loading techniques and boundary conditions. The effects of different testing procedures and the importance of the placing of reinforcement are demonstrated.