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Figure 29: Determining failure mechanisms for two-span beam<br />

in Fig 29 with reference to a two-span beam.<br />

It has been assumed here that the top layer<br />

column head reinforcement is protruding<br />

beyond the column by at least<br />

Ia min ≥ I . (1 - 1 ) (3.16)<br />

√<br />

1 + λ<br />

2<br />

in an edge span and by at least<br />

Ia min ≥ 1 . (1 − 1 ) (3.17)<br />

2 √<br />

1 + λ<br />

in an internal span. It must be noted that Ia min<br />

does not include the anchoring length of the<br />

reinforcement.<br />

In particular, it must be noted that, if I 1 = I 2,<br />

the plastic moment over the internal column<br />

will be different depending upon whether<br />

span 1 or span 2 is investigated.<br />

Example of the calculation of a tendon<br />

extension:<br />

According to [14], which is substantially in<br />

line with the above considerations, the<br />

nominal failure state is reached when with a<br />

determining mechanism a deflection a u of<br />

1/40th of the relevant span I is present.<br />

Therefore equations (3.13) and (3.14) for the<br />

tendon extension can be simplified as<br />

follows:<br />

Without lateral restraint, e.g. for edge spans<br />

of flat slabs:<br />

∆I=0.075 . d p<br />

(3.18.)<br />

With a rigid lateral restraint, e g. for internal<br />

spans of flat slabs:<br />

∆I=0.05 . (0.025 . 1 + 2 . hp) (319.)<br />

Figure 30: Portion of slab in column area; transverse components due to prestress in critical<br />

shear contrary<br />

3.2. Punching shear<br />

32.1. General<br />

Punching shear has a position of special<br />

importance in the design of flat slabs. Slabs, which<br />

are practically always under-reinforced against<br />

flexure, exhibit pronounced ductile bending failure.<br />

In beams, due to the usually present shear<br />

reinforcement, a ductile failure is usually assured in<br />

shear also. Since slabs, by contrast, are provided<br />

with punching shear reinforcement only in very<br />

exceptional cases,because such reinforcement is<br />

avoided if at all possible for practical reasons,<br />

punching shear is associated with a brittle failure of<br />

the concrete.<br />

This report cannot attempt to provide generally valid<br />

solutions for the punching problem. Instead, one<br />

possibile solution will be illustrated. In particular we<br />

shall discuss how the prestress can be taken into<br />

account in the existing design specifications, which<br />

have usually been developed for ordinarily<br />

reinforced flat slabs.<br />

In the last twenty years, numerous design formulae<br />

have been developed, which were obtained from<br />

empirical investigations and, in a few practical<br />

cases, by model represtation. The calculation<br />

methods and specifications in most common use<br />

today limit the nominal shear stress in a critical<br />

section around the column in relation to a design<br />

value as follows [9]:<br />

(3.20.)<br />

The design shear stress value T ud is<br />

established from shear tests carried out on<br />

portions of slabs. It is dependent upon the<br />

concrete strength f c’ the bending reinforcement<br />

content pm’, the shear reinforcement content<br />

pv’,the slab slenderness ratio h/l, the ratio of<br />

column dimension to slab thickness ζ, bond<br />

properties and others. In the various<br />

specifications and standards, only some of<br />

these influences are taken into account.<br />

3.2.2. Influence of post tensioning<br />

Post-tensioning can substantially alleviate<br />

the punching shear problem in flat slabs if<br />

the tendon layout is correct.<br />

A portion of the load is transferred by the transverse<br />

components resulting from prestressing directly to<br />

the column. The tendons located inside the critical<br />

shear periphery (Fig. 30) can still carry loads in the<br />

form of a cable system even after the concrete<br />

compressive zone has failed and can thus prevent<br />

the collapse of the slab. The zone in which the<br />

prestress has a loadrelieving effect is here<br />

intentionally assumed to be smaller than the<br />

punching cone. Recent tests [27] have<br />

demonstrated that, after the shear cracks have<br />

appeared, the tendons located outside the crlncal<br />

shear periphery rupture the concrete vertically<br />

unless heavy ordinary reinforcement is present,<br />

and they can therefore no longer provide a loadbearing<br />

function.<br />

If for constructional reasons it is not possible to<br />

arrange the tendons over the column within the<br />

critical shear periphery or column strip b ck defined<br />

in Fig. 30 then the transfer of the transverse<br />

components resulting<br />

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