Structural Engineering and Mechanics
Volume 12, Number 3, 2001, pages 297-312
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2001.12.3.297
An intelligent system for the design of RC slabs
K.M.A. Hossain(Papua New Guinea) and O.O.R. Famiyesin(UK)
Abstract
The accurate finite element (FE) simulation of reinforced concrete (RC) slabs, having different<br />boundary conditions and subjected to uniformly distributed loading, has led to the use of the developed<br />FE models for generating results of ultimate loads from predictions of
Key Words
knowledge-based system; finite element method; RC slabs; material modeling; codes-of-practice; numerical predictions.
Address
K.M.A. Hossain, Department of Civil Engineering, The Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Private Mail Bag, Lae, Papua New Guinea<br />O.O.R. Famiyesin, Department of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK