Table of Contents
Chapter 1—Introduction
1.1—General
1.2—Scope
1.3—Objective
1.4—Remarks
Chapter 2—Notation and definitions
2.1—Notation
2.2—Definitions
Chapter 3—Lateral story drift
3.1—Lateral-force-resisting systems
3.2—Limits on story drift ratio
3.3—Effects of gravity loads on story drift capacity
3.4—Design recommendations for flat plates with and without shear reinforcement
Chapter 4—Minimum shear and integrity reinforcements in flat plates
Chapter 5—Assessment of ductility
Chapter 6—Unbalanced design moment
6.1—Frame analysis
6.2—Simplified elastic analysis
6.3—Upper limit for Mu
Chapter 7—Design of shear reinforcement
7.1—Strength design
7.2—Summary of design steps
7.3—ACI 318 provisions
Chapter 8—Post-tensioned flat plates
8.1—General
8.2—Sign convention
8.3—Post-tensioning effects
8.4—Effective compressive stress fpc
8.5—Extension of punching shear design procedure to
post-tensioned flat plates
8.6—Research on post-tensioned flat plates
Chapter 9—References
9.1—Referenced standards and reports
9.2—Cited references
Appendix A—Verification of proposed minimum amount of shear reinforcement for earthquake resistant flat plate-column connections
Appendix B—Verification of upper limit to unbalanced moment to be used in punching shear design
Appendix C—Notes on properties of shear-critical section
C.1—Second moments of area
C.2—Equations for γv
Appendix D—Design examples
D.1—General
D.2—Example 1: Interior flat plate-column connection
D.3—Example 2: Edge flat plate-column connection
D.4—Example 3: Corner flat plate-column connection
D.5—Example 4: Use of stirrups—Interior flat platecolumn connection
D.6—Example 5: Interior flat plate-column connection of Example 1, repeated using SI units
D.7—Post-tensioned flat plate structure
D.8—Example 6: Post-tensioned flat plate connection with interior column
D.9—Example 7: Post-tensioned flat plate connection with edge column
Appendix E—Conversion factor