- Author
- Phan, L. T. | Lew, H. S. | McLean, D. I.
- Title
- Punching Shear Resistance of Lightweight Concrete Offshore Structures for the Arctic: Planning of Experimental Study.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NBSIR 86-3440, July 1986, 51 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- offshore platforms | reinforced concretes | arctic structures | experimental investigation | lightweight concretes | prestressing | punching shear | scale models
- Abstract
- This report outlines the planning for the experimental phase of an investigation currently being conducted at the National Bureau of Standards to study the punching shear behavior of heavily reinforced, thick, lightweight concrete plates and shells. The test specimens are representative of structural elements used in Arctic offshore structures. The planning includes selecting dimensions and boundary conditions, materials, reinforcing ratios and patterns, and loading procedures for the test specimens such that behavioral similarity in punching shear is achieved between representative prototpye Arctic structures and the scaled models. Several factors which are considered to affect the punching shear behavior of the prototype structures will be studied.