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Structural performance of partially lateral restrained two-way solid slab

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An experimental program was designed to elucidate the structural behavior of two-way solid slabs with different supporting beams under uniform load up to failure. The experimental program comprised molding and testing nine solid slabs with different supporting reinforced concrete beams (SRCBs) and one solid slab without SRCBs. The beams are different in the dimensions and reinforcements. The flexural performances of the all tested specimens in terms of the ultimate load, first crack load and their corresponding deflections, ductility, cracking behavior, and energy absorption were investigated. In addition, four practice codes were used to determine their flexural ultimate loads capacity. The results of the experimental tests concluded that the specimen with high-inertia SRCBs gives the highest first crack load and ultimate load.

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    Boshra El-Taly, Ahmed Abd Alhy & Magdy Tayel

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El-Taly, B., Abd Alhy, A. & Tayel, M. Structural performance of partially lateral restrained two-way solid slab. Asian J Civ Eng 21, 421–435 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-019-00217-y

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