University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Abstract
Effective width coefficients for floor systems have been developed for use
in the analysis of frames subjected to lateral seismic loads. The results cover
a wide range of the governing nondimensional parameters, and are applicable to
floor slabs with supporting beams as well as to flat slabs.
The effective width coefficients were derived from a parametric study of
typical interior panels of floor systems using elastic finite element analysis.
An example of the application of the use of the results in seismic analysis
of low-rise building frames is presented.National Science Foundation Grants ENV 77-07190 and PFR 80-0258