A beam or a slab? Classification of structural members according to the theory of solid mechanics and engineering literature

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Marcin Samborski

m.samborski@pollub.pl

Marta Słowik

m.slowik@pollub.pl

Abstract

The basic solid mechanics definition of a bar-type member and a shell-type member gives rules for the classification of structural reinforced concrete members on beams and slabs. But the definition of a beam and a slab, which we can find in an engineering literature, are not precise and this fact can lead to the incorrect determining of stress distribution in reinforced concrete members.

Keywords:

slab, beam, definition of a bar-type member, definition of a shell-type member, stress distribution

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“A beam or a slab? Classification of structural members according to the theory of solid mechanics and engineering literature” (2017) Budownictwo i Architektura / Civil and Architectural Engineering, 16(3), pp. 103–112. doi:10.24358/Bud-Arch_17_163_10.