Abstract Ribbed slabs have been widely used in buildings due to their many advantages, especially the decrease of concrete below the neutral line. This paper presents an experimental and computational ...

Reading time: 1 minute Stirrups are an integral part of reinforced concrete construction. They provide additional strength to concrete structures, improve stability, increase seismic resistance, and ...

Common construction mistakes encompass issues such as improper placement of main and distribution reinforcement, reinforcement splicing in different areas, misalignment of reinforcement within slabs ...

Reading time: 1 minute Longitudinal skin reinforcement is deformed bars, wires, or bonded prestressed reinforcement placed uniformly on both sides of the vertical face of the tension zone in ...

2 Post-fire Strength Tests 2.1 Test Specimens As discussed in Ref. (Chen, 2022), five beam-slab specimens (4900 mm × 2400 mm × 70 mm) with different reinforcement ratios and layouts were tested. Three ...

The routine presented here consists of: Defining the moment effort being applied to the element. Beam and slab elements are predominantly stressed in bending. Define a concrete class that will be used ...