Research Article

Development of Practical Finite Element Models for Collapse of Reinforced Concrete Structures and Experimental Validation

Table 1

Distribution of reinforcement in a quarter of a slab (Figure 2) of the test structure.

Direction (see Figure 2)Lines and separationLength of reinforcement lines

Top layer reinforcement

direction2 lines @ : to ; : to
5 lines @ : to ; : to
2 lines @ : to ; : to
2 lines @ : to ; : to
6 lines @ : to ; : to
2 lines @ : to ; : to
5 lines @ : to ; : to
5 lines @ : to ; : to
10 lines @ : to ; : to

direction1 line @ : to
6 lines @ : to
7 lines @ : to
23 lines @ : to
5 lines @ : to
6 lines @ : to

Bottom layer reinforcement

direction10 lines @ : to
7 lines @ : to
20 lines @ : to

direction44 lines @ : to ; : to
3 lines @ : to