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Wood-Armer Calculation (For Plate Elements)
Wood-Armer Calculation (For Plate Elements)
For a full explanation and derivation of the formulae, the reader is referred to either:
1. "Concrete slabs: analysis and design" L.A Clark and R.J Cope (Elsevier Applied Science)
2. "Concrete Bridge Design to BS5400" L.A Clark (Construction Press) Chapter 5 (section entitled "Reinforced Concrete Plates") and Appendix A
By reference to "Concrete Bridge Design to BS5400" Chapter 5 (section entitled "Reinforced Concrete Plates") and Appendix A, the Wood-Armer calculation may be carried
out by following the procedure below. All calculations proceed after the determination of the moment field Mx, My, Mxy. The equations have been amended to suit the sign
convention for stress results from LUSAS, and are described in a form that can be translated directly to a spreadsheet format:
Select the appropriate values from the above for output. Note that if MxT1<0 and MøT1<0, then no top reinforcement is required
Mx(T)=IF(MøT1<0,IF(MxT3<0,0,MxT3),IF(MxT1<0,0,MxT1))
Mø(T)=IF(MxT1<0,IF(MøT2<0,0,MøT2),IF(MøT1<0,0,MøT1))
A simple example may be used to demonstrate the Wood Armer calculation for orthogonally placed (minimised area) reinforcement. A simply supported rectangular slab in
subjected to a uniform pressure: no in-plane forces (Nx, Ny, Nxy) will be generated and a cursory check of the primary results ahead of the Wood Armer calculations is
possible. The example will generate a generally sagging field of moments, however by reversal of the load, all the Wood Armer calculations for orthogonally placed (minimised
area) reinforcement carried out by LUSAS may be checked if necessary.
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5/10/23, 8:48 PM Wood-Armer calculation (for plate elements)
Moment field from LUSAS Modeller, extracted at 4 nodes for calculations to be checked explicitly:
Calculation of Wood Armer moments by hand, determined from the moment field (Mx, My, Mxy) using the procedure explained above. Download spreadsheet calculations
(MSExcel format)
Wood Armer Moments from LUSAS Modeller, extracted at the same 4 nodes for comparison to the hand calculations undertaken:
By inspection the results tabulated above agree closely with those derived by hand calculation and demonstrate that the Wood Armer calculations for this example are
satisfactory.
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