ULTIMATE LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY OF R/C FLOOR SLABS DEPENDING ON THEIR POSITION IN SUPPORTING FRAMEWORK

Abstract

This report estimates the ultimate load-bearing capacity of r/c floor slabs as it depends on their position in the framework supporting them. The estimation resorts to the modified Park method and the Johansen method both based on the yield-line theory, while comparing with available data of the experiment at Illinois University together with the authors' corresponding test results. The report also examines the extent of the effect of compressive membrane stress on the above load-bearing capacity, referring as well to how it differs between the cases of those structures being subject to uniformly distributed loading and concentrated loading.