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“Effect of Openings on the Behavior of R.C. Flat Plates, Part (I): Plates Without Edge Beams,” Proceedings of the Cairo First International Conference on Concrete Structures, January 1996, pp. 10/43-10/56
Proceedings of the Cairo First International Conference on Concrete Structures • 1996
Publication Information
Authors
Torkey, A. M., and Shaaban, I. G.
Keywords
Openings; flat plates; layered finite element; empirical methods; EC-89
Journal
Proceedings of the Cairo First International Conference on Concrete Structures
Publisher
Cairo University
Volume
January 1996
Issue
Not Available
Pages
pp. 10/43-10/56
publication.type
Local
Paper Link
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Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
The most practical technique for constructing large open spaces is the beam-less flat plate system. Openings in flat plates are essential for large spaces in order to pass service ducts and house air conditioning cables.... etc. This paper aims to provide an understanding of the parameters that affect the behavior of reinforced concrete flat plate roofs with openings. A high precision layered finite element computer program has been used to analyze reinforced concrete flat plates with openings under transverse uniformly distributed loads. A comparison is made between the finite element results and those obtained using the empirical method stated in the Egyptian Code of Practice, 1989.