Optimizing UHPC Layers to Improve Punching Shear Performance in Concrete Slabs

Flat slabs supported by columns without beams are widely used in construction owing to their economy and efficiency. However, brittle punching shear failure at slab–column connections can cause progressive collapse. UHPC has a higher tensile strength than NSC and, when appropriately reinforced with...

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Published in:	Buildings
Main Authors:	Ahmed A. Hassoon, Rafea F. Hassan, Husam H. Hussein
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-01-01
Subjects:	punching shear slab with layers Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) layer thickness optimization column-slab connections
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/2/209