Finite element analysis of punching shear behaviour of concrete slabs supported on rectangular columns

2020 ◽  
Vol 224 ◽  
pp. 111189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graeme J. Milligan ◽  
Maria Anna Polak ◽  
Cory Zurell
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Punching Shear ◽  
Shear Behaviour ◽  
Concrete Slabs ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Rectangular Columns

scholarly journals Nonlinear finite element analysis of punching shear strength of reinforced concrete slabs supported on L-shaped columns

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 125-138
Author(s):  
Qing Zhang ◽  
Graeme J. Milligan ◽  
Maria Anna Polak
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Nonlinear Finite Element ◽  
Punching Shear ◽  
Shear Behaviour ◽  
Concrete Slabs ◽  
Shear Stresses ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Slabs

Most current concrete design codes include provisions for punching shear of reinforced concrete slabs supported on columns with L, T, and cruciform shapes. Reference studies verifying the accuracy of these code provisions are typically not provided. Empirical data of punching failures of slabs supported on columns with L, T, and cruciform shapes are limited due to the cost and time required to test specimens with slab thicknesses and column sizes commonly used in practice. In this paper, the punching shear behaviour of five interior L-shaped slab-column connections, one without a slab opening and four with slab openings, subjected to static concentric loading are analyzed using a plasticity-based nonlinear finite element model (FEM) in ABAQUS. The FEM is similar to models previously calibrated at the University of Waterloo and are calibrated considering nine slabs that are tested to study the impact of column rectangularity on the punching shear behaviour of reinforced concrete slabs. The finite element analysis results indicate that shear stresses primarily concentrate around the ends of the L, and that current code predictions from ACI 318-19 and Eurocode 2 may be unconservative due to the assumed critical perimeters around L-shaped columns.

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