canadiancastor
Structural
- Apr 13, 2014
- 35
I've been using CSI SAFE and other software that allows the integration of design moments along a strip of a fixed width for my two-way slab design for over 10 years. Someone has asked me today what theory / reference this practice is based on, and to my surprise I was not able to find anything in CSI references or anywhere else on the internet (apparently NOT the same as the strip design method by Hillerborg!). Does anyone know of a reference that states that it's safe to average out moments over a strip for design found by FEA plate analysis for design? Or at least explain why I'm finding it impossible to find such a reference?