Slab-column edge connections subjected to high moments

Abstract

This paper presents test results of eight large-scale reinforced concrete flat plate edge connections. The test specimens consisted of two identical series. Each series consisted of four specimens, two with openings, in the vicinity of the column, and the other two without openings. One of the specimens without an opening contained shear studs as shear reinforcement. The tests were designed to study the effect of high moment-to-shear ratio on the punching shear behaviour of the slab-column edge connections with openings. Each series was subjected to a different moment-to-shear ratio. The test parameters were the location of openings around the column, the shear reinforcement, and the moment-to-shear ratio. The openings in the specimens were square with the sides parallel to the sides of the column. The square dimension of the openings (150 × 150 mm) was 60% of the square column dimension. The slabs contained typical flexural reinforcement (ACI 318-95 and CSA A23.3-94) with the additional reinforcement added on the sides of the openings (equivalent to that interrupted by an opening). The design procedures in the Canadian and American codes (CSA A23.3-94 and ACI 318-95) are discussed and compared with the test results.Key words: columns, edge connections, flat concrete plates, punching shear, shear strength, high moments, openings, failure, shear reinforcement, reinforced concrete.