Shear Behaviour of Ligthweight Sandwich Reinforced Concrete Slabs

A new lightweight sandwich reinforced concrete (LSRC) section has been developed using prefabricated autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) blocks as infill in the section where concrete is considered ineffective under bending. This paper presents an investigation into the strength and behaviour of LSRC...

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Main Authors: Wahyuni, Ade, Vimonsatit, Vanissorn, Nikraz, Hamid
Format: Journal Article
Published: Multi-Science Publishing Co Ltd 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24204
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author Wahyuni, Ade
Vimonsatit, Vanissorn
Nikraz, Hamid
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Nikraz, Hamid
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description A new lightweight sandwich reinforced concrete (LSRC) section has been developed using prefabricated autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) blocks as infill in the section where concrete is considered ineffective under bending. This paper presents an investigation into the strength and behaviour of LSRC slabs subjected to shear. Eight tests were conducted on four slabs, one solid and three different types of LSRC slabs. Based on the test results, all LSRC slabs exhibited similar behaviour to the equivalent solid slab and had varying shear capacities depending on the profile of AAC blocks infill. The obtained shear capacities were compared with the design values based on several major design codes and found to be within the safety predictions of the codes. ANSYS was employed to develop nonlinear finite element models of LSRC slabs. The numerical results agree well with the experimental one.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-242042017-09-13T15:52:28Z Shear Behaviour of Ligthweight Sandwich Reinforced Concrete Slabs Wahyuni, Ade Vimonsatit, Vanissorn Nikraz, Hamid sandwich section composite section reinforced concrete lightweight concrete A new lightweight sandwich reinforced concrete (LSRC) section has been developed using prefabricated autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) blocks as infill in the section where concrete is considered ineffective under bending. This paper presents an investigation into the strength and behaviour of LSRC slabs subjected to shear. Eight tests were conducted on four slabs, one solid and three different types of LSRC slabs. Based on the test results, all LSRC slabs exhibited similar behaviour to the equivalent solid slab and had varying shear capacities depending on the profile of AAC blocks infill. The obtained shear capacities were compared with the design values based on several major design codes and found to be within the safety predictions of the codes. ANSYS was employed to develop nonlinear finite element models of LSRC slabs. The numerical results agree well with the experimental one. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24204 10.1260/1369-4332.15.10.1705 Multi-Science Publishing Co Ltd fulltext
spellingShingle sandwich section
composite section
reinforced concrete
lightweight concrete
Wahyuni, Ade
Vimonsatit, Vanissorn
Nikraz, Hamid
Shear Behaviour of Ligthweight Sandwich Reinforced Concrete Slabs
title Shear Behaviour of Ligthweight Sandwich Reinforced Concrete Slabs
title_full Shear Behaviour of Ligthweight Sandwich Reinforced Concrete Slabs
title_fullStr Shear Behaviour of Ligthweight Sandwich Reinforced Concrete Slabs
title_full_unstemmed Shear Behaviour of Ligthweight Sandwich Reinforced Concrete Slabs
title_short Shear Behaviour of Ligthweight Sandwich Reinforced Concrete Slabs
title_sort shear behaviour of ligthweight sandwich reinforced concrete slabs
topic sandwich section
composite section
reinforced concrete
lightweight concrete
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24204