n3jc
Civil/Environmental
- Nov 7, 2016
- 187
Lets say we have a masonry walls with RC slab and a balcony. Since cantilever part of a slab is pretty long and loaded at the end, we get large bending moments above masonry wall (upper zone of a slab needs tension reinforcement). That usually means that we have to do one or both:
- to heavily reinf. a slab (deflections may still be an issue) or
- to make a slab thicker - which is not the best option since we dont need such a thick slab in the midspan.
I was thinking about making RC columns + edge beams that supports this cantilever part of a slab. Im wondering what heappens with bending moments at the end of a beam (at the wall) - does majority of bending moment go to the column since its more stiff and properly reinforced for a moment transfer? How much of this bending moment does RC slab above a wall see in this case?
I apologize for poor language.
What do you think about this solution? Please discuss.
- to heavily reinf. a slab (deflections may still be an issue) or
- to make a slab thicker - which is not the best option since we dont need such a thick slab in the midspan.
I was thinking about making RC columns + edge beams that supports this cantilever part of a slab. Im wondering what heappens with bending moments at the end of a beam (at the wall) - does majority of bending moment go to the column since its more stiff and properly reinforced for a moment transfer? How much of this bending moment does RC slab above a wall see in this case?
I apologize for poor language.
What do you think about this solution? Please discuss.