Punching shear and composite reinforcement system for reinforced concrete element floors

Flat floors or reinforced concrete element floors are state-of-the-art in the area of industrial and commercial construction and offer the advantage of freedom in designing the floor layout. Formwork and reinforcement are considerably lessened by eliminating load-bearing walls which guarantees that the full storey height can be utilised for barrier-free installations. It is only important to make sure that flat-shaped reinforced concrete slabs, such as element or mushroom floors which are supported at points on pillars or else are loaded at points by pillars, possess sufficient load-bearing force.

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