Twisting Moments in Two-Way Slabs

Concrete International | July 1, 2009| | Copyright

Design methods for torsion in slabs using finite element analysis

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Section 13.5.1 of ACI 318-081 allows slabs to be designed by any procedure that satisfies equilibrium and geometric compatibility, provided that every section has a design strength at least equal to the required strength and serviceability conditions are fulfilled. In traditional strip methods that consider independent spans in two orthogonal directions, there is no defined means of ensuring deformation compatibility or equilibrium between the two directions. In contrast, finite element ...

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