Moments in Beam Supported Slabs

THE RESULTS OF A STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE STUFFINSS OF THE SUPPORTING BEAMS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF MOMENTS WITHIN TYPICAL INTERIOR PANELS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE FLOOR SLABS ARE PRESENTED. THE RESULTS ARE PRESENTED IN TERMS OF A BEAM STIFFNESS PARAMETER AND THE PANEL SHAPE. IT IS SHOWN THAT ONCE THE BEAM STIFFNESS PARAMETER EXCEEDS 2, AS WILL BE THE CASE IN A LARGE PORTION OF THE SLABS SUPPORTED ON BEAMS ON ALL FOUR SIDED OF THE PANEL, THE MOMENT DISTRIBUTIONS ARE RELATIVELY INSENSITIVE TO FURTHER INCREASES IN BEAM STIFFNESS. /AUTHOR/