... method. A parametric study was then carried out to investigate the effects of different connectingbeam designs on the performance of slit shear walls. The results reveal that the depth and reinforcement of the connecting beams directly affect the failure mode and ductility of the slit shear wall...

...R P JOHNSON; H YUAN © Thomas Telford and ICE 1998 WARWICK UNIVERSITY OVE ARUP STEEL SHEETING SHEAR STUDS CONNECTORS TROUGHS PROFILED TESTS PUSH RULES DESIGN STATIC RESISTANCE FAILURES MODES STRUCTURES COMPOSITE SLABS PLATES RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FORMWORK FLOORS...

... models are developed for the seven observed modes of failure. They are shown to predict the results of all 172 of the fully reported test results with a mean error of 2% and coef cient of variation of 10%. Simpli ed empirical design rules of similar accuracy, consistent with the current Eurocode 4...

... PROPERTIES WEBS ORTHOGONAL REINFORCEMENT DEFORMATION BEHAVIOUR ULTIMATE LOADS CRACKING FAILURES MODES STEEL TENSION STRAIN RATIOS SPAN TO DEPTH EQUATIONS CRACKS SPLITTING DIAGONAL LIMIT STATE Shear strength of reinforced and prestressed concrete deep beams. Part II: the supporting...

...N K SUBEDI © Thomas Telford and ICE 1998 DUNDEE UNIVERSITY BEAMS CONCRETE REINFORCED DEEP CONTINUOUS TWO SPAN SPANS STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOUR SHEAR DEPTH WEBS RATIOS MODES FAILURES CRACKS PLATES CRUSHING TESTS PREDICTION ULTIMATE LOADS METHODS ANALYSIS FORCES...

... RATIOS EMBEDDED STEEL REINFORCEMENT STRENGTH DUCTILITY FAILURES STIFFNESS EXTERNAL THEORY SHEAR STRESS SPANS LOWER BOUNDS MECHANISMS FULL CODES PEELING MODES FLEXURAL CRACKS SPACING PREMATURE An insight into the structural behaviour of reinforced concrete beams with externally...

... BEHAVIOUR RINGS BEARINGS ELEMENTS SPANDRELS WALLS STONE BRICKS MATERIALS MODES SNAP THROUGH SHEAR COMPRESSION UK A review of the UK masonry arch assessment methods T. G. Hughes, BSc, PhD, MICE, and M. J. Blackler, BE, PhD Proc. Instn Civ. Engrs Structs & Bldgs, 1997, 122, Aug., 305...

...R P OJDROVIC; M S ZARGHAMEE; CHARPY EARTHQUAKES STEEL FRACTURE MOMENTS CONNECTIONS BRITTLE FRAMES FAILURES MODES WELDS DEFECTS TOUGHNESS TESTING TESTS REPAIRS DESIGN LOADS SEISMIC INVESTIGATIONS THREE DIMENSIONAL DYNAMIC ANALYSIS INSPECTION CRACKS COLUMNS FLANGES WEBS...

... FREQUENCIES FINITE ELEMENTS MODELS MODELLING BEHAVIOUR ANALYSIS IMPULSES LOADS RESONANT SEPARATION VIBRATIONS MODES SHAPE EFFECT SPANDRELS WALLS GRANULAR BACKFILL FILL EXTRADOS DEFECTS DETECTION VOIDS CROWNS FREQUENCIES FUNCTIONS FRF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY STRUCTURES MONITORING...

...C Q LI © Thomas Telford and ICE 1996 MONASH UNIVERSITY STRUCTURES TIME DEPENDENT SYSTEMS RELIABILITY STRUCTURAL COMPUTATION MATERIALS RESISTANCE DETERIORATION FAILURES MODES FORMULATION L1 when the upcrossing concept is introduced for each structural component, and when...

... ROTATION CURVES STRENGTH RESISTANCE MODES FAILURES RIGID RIGIDITY ROTATIONAL STIFFNESS PREDICTION BEAMS DEPTH Verifying the performancoef standard ductile connections for Proc. lnstn Civ. Engrs Structs & Bldgs. 1995,110, Nov., 441-451 semi-continuous steel frames B. Bose,BSc(Eng),PhD, CEng...

.... There appeared to be a number of disagreements about the naturoef the basic mode(@ foafilure and the choice of other primary material and/or geometrical parameters tobe used in developing appropriate design recommendations. The present paper reports details of a simpletheoretical model which(in a systematic...

... BEHAVIOUR LOADS DEFLECTION FAILURES MODES DESIGN CONSTRUCTION CRACKING RESISTANCE Proc. Insin Civ. Engrs Strucis & Bldgs, 1995,110, Aug., 308-321 Flat slabs with fibreor link reinforcement at slab-column Structural and Building Board connections Structural Panel Paper I0789 B. P. Hughes, PhD, DSc...

...Y K CHEUNG; A K H KWAN; X L LU © Thomas Telford and ICE 1993 HONG KONG UNIVERSITY CONCRETE SHEAR TESTS SIMULATION CONNECTING BEAMS REINFORCED WALLS SLIT BEHAVIOUR SPANS DEPTH RATIOS REINFORCEMENT LOADS DEFLECTION CHARACTERISTICS CRACKS PATTERNS FAILURES MODES...

...P S CHANA; BS 8110 © Thomas Telford and ICE 1993 IMPERIAL COLLEGE CONCRETE RESEARCH & INNOVATION CENTRE CONCRETE SLABS FLAT PREFABRICATED SHEAR REINFORCEMENT SYSTEMS REINFORCED LINK HOOPS BARS ASSEMBLY PUNCHING STANDARDS FAILURES MODES COLUMNS RINGS SHEARHOOPS...

...J CAIRNS; Z ZHAO HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY CONCRETE BEAMS BEHAVIOUR EXPOSED REINFORCEMENT CORROSION DETERIORATION REINFORCED EXPOSURE STRUCTURAL TESTS NUMERICAL MODELLING FAILURES MODES FLEXURE SHEAR STRENGTH LOSS MODELS PREDICTION STRAIN EXPERIMENTS RATIOS LOADING...

... place uniformly over the test specimen. with an accuracyof 0.1 mm. 24. Deflectionandrotation. Figure 7 Discussion of results 20. Load-carrying capacity and failure modes. The conventionallyreinforcedtest specimen failed at a loadinglevel of 82.8 kN, represents the load-deflection relationships...

... and loading types. The responosef Department of ments takenand the observed structural the structure to loads with respect to cracking Civil Engineering, behaviour are described. The main modes characteristics, modes of failure and ultimate University ofDundee of failure observed inthe testwere diago...

...Y DAOU; B HOBBS © Thomas Telford and ICE 1992 SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS POST TENSIONED BRICKWORK FINS WALLS MODELS BEHAVIOUR EXPERIMENTS TESTS CANTILEVER LINEAR SCALE RATIOS LOADS DEFLECTION UNBONDED BARS TENDONS MODES FAILURES PRESTRESSING...

... ACTION ONE WAY SLABS STRIP LABORATORIES TESTS CONCRETE WALLS SUBASSEMBLIES COMPRESSIVE NON LINEAR THREE DIMENSIONAL MATHEMATICS MODELS STRENGTH LOADS ENHANCEMENT STEEL ULTIMATE CAPACITY CARRYING AXIAL RESTRAINED INSTRUMENTATION STRAIN GAUGES CRACKS CRACKING FAILURES MODES...