Title:
Invention to Control Construction
Floor Loads in Tall Concrete Buildings
Author(s):
Robert J. Wheen
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
4
Issue:
5
Appears on pages(s):
56-62
Keywords:
concrete construction; cracking (fractur-ing);
deflection; failure; flat concrete slabs; floors;
formwork (construction); loads (forces); multistory
DOI:
Date:
5/1/1982
Abstract:
Following a brief discussion of the principles of a system invented by the author, the system’s application in practice is considered. It is based on the use of falsework props with an elastic-plastic load deformation characteristic. While the system requires more sophistication in use, it offers advantages of cost and time savings and a much enhanced quality of floor slab. Ways of using the system are demonstrated by examining three examples covering the usual range of loading conditions in multistory building slabs.*