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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2011
Muhammad Kalimur Rahman, Dhahran, SA;
Sunil Kumar G. Pillai, Dammam, SA;
Mohammed Hussain Baluch, Dhahran, SA;
Muhammad Kalimur Rahman, Dhahran, SA;
Sunil Kumar G. Pillai, Dammam, SA;
Mohammed Hussain Baluch, Dhahran, SA;
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
The strut and tie method for waffle slabs relates to computer modeling of waffle slabs to predict strength and mode of failure. The waffle slab strut and tie method utilizes a three-dimensional strut-and-tie model, which is applied to distinct structural features of waffle slabs. Individual ribs in the slab form two-dimensional trusses, which are connected with perpendicular trusses at rib intersections. The geometry of the slab defines the location of nodes for finite element analysis.