Thanks for the help guys!
The reason for asking this is I've heard of buildings reach around 120m in length with no expansion joint, and have no problems. So the 50-60m limit could be a conservative one.
As for the irregularity of the floor plan, what is the relationship? Regular is better...
From what I know in my humble experience, statically indeterminate structures are more robust against accidental or blast loads, meaning the whole structure may not fail due to the failure of any of its elements. While in determinate structures a failure of one element is the failure of the...
Hello
I have a question about the need of expansion joints in concrete structures. I'm involved in designing prototypes and would like to know if you guys have came across any guideline for calculating the maximum length allowed without expansion joints and/or if it possible to a way to...
