Analytical verification example

In the following example, the moment and shear force distributions of a uniaxially stressed solid slab spanning two spans are determined. A freely rotating support is assumed. The loads consist of the dead load gd = 8.5\,\mathrm{kN/m^2} and a live load qd = 7.5\,\mathrm{kN/m^2} acting across each span.The internal forces are calculated for 3 different load combinations:LC1: gd + (qd in spans 1 and 2)LC2: gd + (qd in bay 1)LC3: gd + (qd in bay 2)A span of 5 m and 4 m is assumed for the two fields respectively. The slab thickness is 0.19 m. The geometry of the solid slab is shown in the…

Numerical verification example

In the following example, the stresses in the sections of a wall are determined under a constant load. The purpose of this example is to check whether the software programmes used are capable of calculating the stresses in accordance with section theory.The wall slab under consideration has a length of l = 5.52 m, a height of h = 1.20 m and a thickness of d = 0.1 m. The wall slab is supported at two points: Point A is supported both horizontally and vertically, whilst point B is supported only vertically. The support stresses are denoted by f1, f2 and f3. A constant uniform load of p = 20 kN/m…