Table 1 Effective slab width in code provisions and existing studies
Codes/existing studies | Equations for \({{\varvec{B}}}_{{\varvec{e}}{\varvec{f}}{\varvec{f}}}\) | Parameters | Beam reinforcement |
|---|---|---|---|
ACI 318 (2019) | b + Min (16ts, L0, Ln/4) | b, ts, L0, Ln | Normal-strength steel |
Eurocode 8 (1996) | b + 4ts | b, ts | |
SNiP code (1997) | Min (L/6, b + 12ts) | b, ts, L | |
Durrani and Zerbe (1987) | b + 2 h | b, h | |
Pantazopoulou et al. (1988) | b + 6d | b, d | |
Zhen et al. (2009) | b + 4 h | b, h | |
Qi et al. (2010) | b + Min (Max(L/5, 3 h), L0/2) | b, h, L, L0 | |
Ning et al. (2016) | b + 5.4 h | b, h |