Span-depth ratios for one-way members based on ACI 318 deflection limits

ACI Structural Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 617-626

  Bischoff, Peter H ^a   Scanlon, Andrew ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c ACI Committee 435 ^*

Author keywords

Beams; Concrete; Deflection; Slabs; Span depth ratio

Indexed keywords

BEAMS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONSTRUCTION LOADS; DEFLECTION; DEFLECTION CONTROL; DEFLECTION-LIMIT; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; INPUT PARAMETER; LIVE LOADS; MINIMUM THICKNESS; MOMENT OF INERTIA; ONE-WAY SLAB; RECTANGULAR BEAMS; REINFORCEMENT RATIOS; SIMPLY SUPPORTED; SLABS; SPAN-DEPTH RATIO; STEEL REINFORCED CONCRETE; SUPPORT CONDITIONS;

BUILDING MATERIALS; COCHANNEL INTERFERENCE; REINFORCED CONCRETE; REINFORCEMENT;

DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES);

EID: 70149104813     PISSN: 08893241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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