Punching of prestressed flat slabs: Experimental analysis,
Ramos, A. M. P., and Lúcio V. J. G.
, International Workshop on Punching Shear Capacity of RC Flat Slabs, Volume 57, Stockholm, p.441–448, (2000)
AbstractThe experimental analysis of nine prestressed flat slab models under punching is described and the results are compared with the recommendations of EC2 and MC90. The tests were performed on specimens at a scale 1/3, prestressed with unbonded high strength steel. In the first set, the specimens (AR2 to AR5 and AR7) were only subjected to in-plane compression, to evaluate the effect of the in-plane forces on the punching resistance. The second set of tests (AR8 to AR11) intended to study the effect of the vertical component of the tendon forces near the column in the punching resistance. This work aims to improve the understanding of the behaviour of prestressed flat slabs under punching load and the evaluation of the punching resistance.
Repair and Strengthening Methods of Flat Slabs for Punching,
Ramos, Antonio, Lucio Valter, and Regan Paul E.
, International Workshop on Punching Shear Capacity of RC Flat Slabs, Stockholm, p.125–133, (2000)
AbstractThe present work reports experimental research carried out on repair and strengthening methods of flat slabs for punching. The repair and strengthening methods studied are: strengthening using transversal prestress, repair by substitution of the damaged concrete; and strengthening using steel beams as a column head, connected to the column and to the slab with epoxy resin and mechanical expansion anchors. Four experimental test slabs (AR1 to AR4) were produced and tested: two with transversal prestress, one only repaired and one strengthened with a steel column head. The execution process, its efficiency and design, are discussed.