Arching action strength enhancement in laterally-restrained slab strips

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 461-467

  Rankin, G I B ^a   Long, A E ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); ELASTOPLASTICITY; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

ARCHING STRENGTH;

CONCRETE SLABS;

EID: 0031274902     PISSN: 09650911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/istbu.1997.29834     Document Type: Article

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