Testing and evaluation of reinforced concrete beam-column-slab joint

Eksperimentalno istraživanje seizmičkog ponašanja identičnih podsklopova greda-stup obavljeno je ispitivanjem dvaju modela spoja u mjerilu 1:2, pri čemu jedan model ima ploču, a drugi nema. Kvalitativni model kojim se simulira sudjelovanje međukatne ploče razvijen je uspostavljanjem obrazaca pojave pukotina u ploči (linija popuštanja) i stanja deformacije u armaturi ploče. Na bazi kontrolnih rezultata zaključeno je da model spoja dovodi do boljeg predviđanja seizmičkog ponašanja te da taj model omogućava eksplicitno ocjenjivanje djelovanja ploče na spoj.An experimental investigation of seismic behaviour of identical beam-column subassemblies was conducted by testing two half-scale joint models: one without a slab and the other with a slab. A qualitative model simulating participation of the floor slab was developed by establishing the slab crack patterns (yield lines) and the state of strain in slab bars. Based on the verification results, it was concluded that the joint model improves prediction of seismic behaviour, and that this model allows explicit evaluation of the slab effect on the joint