Betomax
Punching shear and bonded reinforcement system
Flat slabs and/or element floors (precast slabs with in-situ structural concrete topping) as used in industrial and commercial buildings are state-of-the-art and allow great freedom in plan design. Design without loadbearing walls considerably reduces the cost of formwork and reinforcement and ensures barrier-free finishing and completion to full story height. Important is here to ensure that flat reinforced-concrete slabs, such as element floors or mushroom slabs that are point-supported on or point-loaded by columns have sufficient bearing capacity. In engineering, shear failure of a slab...
