Controlling deflection serviceability by Span/Depth limits and long-term deflection multipliers for reinforced concrete beams

American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication

Volumn SP-161, Issue , 1996, Pages 165-195

  Gardner, N J ^a   Zhang, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beams (supports); Compression; Deflection; Reinforced concrete; Serviceability; Slabs; Span depth ratio; Tension; Thickness

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SHRINKAGE;

BEAM (SUPPORT); COMPRESSION; LONG-TERM DEFLECTIONS; NORTH AMERICAN; REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS; SERVICEABILITY; SLAB; SPAN-DEPTH RATIO; TENSION; THICKNESS;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 85112636732     PISSN: 01932527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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