EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON STRUCTUAL BEHAVIOR OF ONE-WAY REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS SUBJECTED TO REPEATED IMPACT LOADS

Abstract

 Structural behavior of a reinforce concrete (RC) slab subjected to re peated impact loads was investigated through falling-weight-impact tests. As a result of the tests, it was confirmed that the test slabs show punching shear failure after yield of reinfo rcement. It was examined how the repeated impact loads affected dynamic responses of RC slabs. In addition, an influenc e of slab specifications such as reinforcement ratio and thickness on structur al behavior of RC slabs was investigated.