In this month issue of American Concrete Institute (ACI) Concrete International (May 2019), there is an interesting article (entitled “Shear in Discontinuity Regions”) regarding the upcoming changes in the ACI 318-19 Building Code. The changes are introduced to address many Read More …
Category: Strut-and-Tie Model
Where to Apply Strut-and-Tie Modelling
Extending from my previous post on Principles of Strut-and-Tie Modelling. I will like to share with you more examples and cases on how to define D-regions for strut-and-tie modelling (STM) applications, as well as various actual cases where STM can Read More …
How to select the most appropriate strut-and-tie model in your design?
Unless you are dealing with generic common design cases, I reckon this question would always pop up on almost all designers when they are dealing with STM. As I mentioned briefly in my previous post on the Principles of Strut-and-Tie Read More …
Principles of Strut-and-Tie Modelling
Strut-and-Tie Model (STM) design method has never been favoured by most of our local engineers, primarily due to the lack of coverage in the previous design standards (such as BS 8110 or BS 5400). However, with Malaysia embarking on the Read More …