Title:
Sidesway Analysis of Flat Plate
Structures
Author(s):
Ziad M. Elias
Publication:
Journal Proceedings
Volume:
76
Issue:
3
Appears on pages(s):
421-442
Keywords:
beams (supports); columns (supports);pressure; loads (forces); matrix methods; slabs;flat concrete plates; flat concrete slabs; lateral stiffness; structural analysis.
DOI:
10.14359/6953
Date:
3/1/1979
Abstract:
The ACI Equivalent Frame Method is not appropriate for sidesway analysis of flat slab structures. A method is developed for discretizing a flat plate panel into an equivalent beam; practical formulas are presented for computing the stiffness matrix of the equivalent beam. An equivalent frame method for sidesway analysis is developed based on equivalent beams and unmodified columns.