Experimental and numerical investigations on impact response of reinforced concrete beams with a sandwich panel protective layer

K Liu, CQ Gao, J Yuan, JX Ding, SB Kang - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the response of reinforced concrete beams protected by an
aluminium foam sandwich panel under impact loadings. A series of impact tests were …

Ultimate performance of two-way reinforced concrete flat slabs enhanced by SHCC drop panels mitigating punching failure

M Ghalla, M Badawi, JW Hu, G Elsamak… - Journal of Building …, 2025 - Elsevier
Reinforced concrete (RC) flat slabs are commonly introduced in medium-rise buildings
because of their constructional and architectural benefits. However, the tensile brittleness of …

Real collapse responses of an RC flat plate structure under extreme overloading condition: Reversing load redistribution

Z Yang, X Guo, Y Li, H Guan, M Diao, BP Gilbert… - Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
Progressive collapse research of concrete flat plate structures, typically investigated through
the alternate path (AP) method with a focus on column failure (removal), has often neglected …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and numerical investigation of punching and post-punching shear capacities of post-tensioned flat plate slab-column joints influenced by …

Z Jiao, Y Li, H Guan, M Diao, H Sun, Z Zhao… - Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Post-tensioned slab systems serve as an effective method to enhance the progressive
collapse resistance of concrete flat plate structures by significantly improving the punching …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical modeling of the punching shear behavior of biaxially loaded RC footings

MH El-Naqeeb, J Ungermann, J Hegger… - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, the punching shear behavior of footings under biaxial eccentric loads is
numerically investigated. Load eccentricities usually encountered in practice were primarily …

[PDF][PDF] Numerical Investigation of Failure Mechanisms of Post-Tensioned Concrete Flat Plate Slab-Column Joints

ZY Jiao, H Guan, Y Li, MZ Diao, Z Yang - Concret e, 2023 - ciaconference.com.au
Concrete flat plate structures are exposed to the risk of progressive collapse, which is
normally triggered by an initial failure at a single slab-column joint (SCJ). Using post …

Punching Shear Behaviour of Slab–Column Connections with Prefabricated Spatial Steel Sheets Subjected to Eccentric Load

M Jiang, SHI Qingxuan, H Qi, X Jing - Available at SSRN 4918420 - papers.ssrn.com
In practical engineering, concrete flat plate slab-column connections (SCCs) typically
transmit unbalanced moments along with vertical loads. However, the impact of these …