EXAMPLE 8. SIMULATION & SOLUTION FLAT PLATES

EXAMPLE 8 - FLAT PLATES 18 2.2 Calculation of Loading Lanes According to Annex I of EC2 the flat plate is divided into Loading Lanes. These are areas automatically created by the programon either side of the Support Lines , according to Figure I.1 of EC2. You select the Calculate Load Strips command and the program automatically creates them. Each Loading Strip is divided into sections along its length perpendicular to the Support Line. In each section Scada integrates the internal forces of the finite surface elements of the intersecting sections. From this integration the bending moment about the axis of the section is obtained. This intensive quantity is used to calculate the reinforcement in each individual section. § Instructions for the introduction of support lines on flat slabs 1. The support lines should start from a support column and end in a support (or free end). In all cases they must include at least one support. 2. The support line should only reach the contour of the plate when it is free edge. Otherwise it may stop at the contour or at the node of the column. 3. When the boundary conditions (i.e. what is to the right and left of the support line) change along the line, the line must break at these points. 2.3 Display X, Z You choose to display the Charge Strips in both directions to display them.