A novel finite element method for designing floor slabs on grade and pavements with loads at edges
In the present paper a methodology to design slabs on grade for industrial floors and pavements using bi-dimensional finite elements and integrating the subgrade in the design is presented. The suggested method to design slabs on grade for industrial floors and pavements has been called the Camero F...
- Autores:
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Camero Sanabria, Hugo Ernesto
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2015
- Institución:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Repositorio:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/67667
- Acceso en línea:
- https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/67667
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/68696/
- Palabra clave:
- 62 Ingeniería y operaciones afines / Engineering
Floor slab on grade
industrial floor slab
Portland Cement Association
wire reinforcement institute
slab design on grade
floor design
industrial floor slab
concrete floor
concrete slab on grade
pavement
rigid pavement
Camero finite element metho
Losa sobre terreno
Losa industrial
Diseño de losas sobre terreno
diseño de pisos
placas de pisos industriales
losas de pisos industriales
pisos de concreto
pisos de concreto sobre terreno
pavimentos
pavimentos rígidos
método de elementos finitos
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
| Summary: | In the present paper a methodology to design slabs on grade for industrial floors and pavements using bi-dimensional finite elements and integrating the subgrade in the design is presented. The suggested method to design slabs on grade for industrial floors and pavements has been called the Camero Finite Element Method. An example of an industrial floor designed to be capable of sustaining an infinite number of load applications (or a 50 years lifespan period) is here presented in order to be compared with the results of the Camero Finite Element Method, the PCA (Portland Cement Association), and the WRI’s (Wire Reinforcement Institute) simplified methods. In this example, an industrial floor is designed to be capable of sustaining an infinite number of load applications comparing the results of the Camero Finite Element Method and the simplified methods of the PCA and WRI. The industrial floor or pavement will be able to resist an infinite number of load applications if it is designed with the Camero Finite Element Method. On the other hand, if it is designed using the PCA and the WRI methods, it will last a few years (in this example, in one year period, the number of axle load applications is equal to the number of allowable repetitions). To conclude, if an industrial floor o pavement is designed with the Camero Finite Element Method, it will be able to sustain an infinite number of load applications (up to 50 years lifespan period). |
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