Pretty Girl
Structural
- Nov 22, 2022
- 90
In BS 8110, Table 3.14 on page 37 mentions the bending moment coefficients for slabs.
Most of the slabs in modern day structures are monolithically casted with beams.
For instance, the following slab monolithically casted with beams around it.
The following slab panel marked with red, is discontinued in one side. So, as per the Table 3.14, the coefficients for it should be taken as "one short edge discontinuous". which indicates no hogging moments will apply at that "short edge"
My question is, although the slab panel marked with red is discontinued in one side, since the beam is monolithically casted under the discontinued edge, should it be considered as a continuous edge? as I see, hogging moments on the slab at the discontinuous edge will be there at the support because of the monolithically casted beam. So, we cannot say that it doesn't have moments (zero moments etc) at the discontinued edge. It has moments as it's fixed to the beam monolithically.
Which one from the Table 3.14 should be selected for the above case?
Most of the slabs in modern day structures are monolithically casted with beams.
For instance, the following slab monolithically casted with beams around it.
The following slab panel marked with red, is discontinued in one side. So, as per the Table 3.14, the coefficients for it should be taken as "one short edge discontinuous". which indicates no hogging moments will apply at that "short edge"
My question is, although the slab panel marked with red is discontinued in one side, since the beam is monolithically casted under the discontinued edge, should it be considered as a continuous edge? as I see, hogging moments on the slab at the discontinuous edge will be there at the support because of the monolithically casted beam. So, we cannot say that it doesn't have moments (zero moments etc) at the discontinued edge. It has moments as it's fixed to the beam monolithically.
Which one from the Table 3.14 should be selected for the above case?