The Failure Mode of Layered Concrete Constructions due to Contact Charges,
Abstract
Conclusions from an experimental and theoretical research program is used with a intermediate layer and the thickness of the directly loaded outer slab is smaller than the critical thickness, then this slab fails in a critical way. This means that a concentrated loading is created by the stream of particles which are ejected through the hole punched in the directly loaded slab. This concentrated load has a high energy content and dominates the failure process in the other parts of the structure. (2) No geometrical damping occurs in the stream of particles. (3) When the concentrated loading is formed, this loading cannot be distributed economically by increasing the stiffness and strength of the second layer, and the lower slab fails as a result of shearing.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADP004846
Entities
People
- G. Opschoor
- J. Weerheijm
- W. Karthaus
Organizations
- Prins Maurits Laboratorium TNO