Labib, W A (2008) An experimental study and finite analysis of punching shear failure in steel fibre-reinforced concrete ground -suspended floor slabs. Doctoral thesis, Liverpool John Moores University.

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Abstract

The present research is concerned with investigating the structural effect of using steel fibre-reinforcement on the punching shear behaviour of ground-suspended slabs with internal columns. The main objectives of this research were to develop a constitutive model for steel fibre-reinforcement (SFRC), to study experimentally the punching shear behaviour of SFRC with no longitudinal reinforcement and to develop a finite element model that can accurately predict the behaviour of SFRC slabs subjected to punching shear. In this respect, a literature review of the work undertaken by previous researchers on punching shear behaviour of concrete slabs is presented. After that, a constitutive model for SFRC was developed. This is followed by a preliminary finite element analysis (FEA) and experimental study of SFRC slabs. Finally, a finite element model was developed. The literature review revealed that little work has been carried out to study the effect of fibre-reinforcement on the punching shear capacity of concrete slabs. Furthermore, structures, hence a thorough investigation in this area was mandatory. A constitutive model for SFRC in post-cracking stage was developed. This enables one to estimate the tension stiffening behaviour of SFRC based on a simple beam bending test and a statistical model developed in this research, this constitutive model was used later on in the modelling of the SFRC slabs using FEA. In the preliminary FEA, sufficient information for the size and the design of test specimens that were used in the experimental programme was produced. In the experimental study, eight steel fibre-reinforced concrete slab-column connection specimens were tested. The variables of the test specimens include the concrete compressive strength, fibre dosage and fibre aspect-ration.

Item Type:	Thesis (Doctoral)
Subjects:	T Technology > TH Building construction T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:	Civil Engineering & Built Environment
Date Deposited:	13 Mar 2017 11:29
Last Modified:	03 Sep 2021 23:30
DOI or ID number:	10.24377/LJMU.t.00005893
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/5893

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