Performance-Based Design of Reinforced Concrete Panels On the WWW

This paper presents a dedicated computer program for analysis of reinforced concrete panels loaded in plane stress. The program can accurately predict the performance of parts of reinforced concrete walls and deep beams. It has been specially developed for routine use by structural designers. It can be used next to code formulae to show that critical parts of a structure fulfil all performance requirements. The material model is based on the modified compression field theory (MCFT). The program has been built in the Java language and is conveniently available on the WWW.